Good Morning! 

Duraflame, the company behind brands like B&B, Cowboy, and Western had a fire at their Pleasanton, TX cooking wood products facility at the end of July. Fortunately, there were no injuries, and the fire was contained with only damage to their warehouse and packaging machines.

Through a big effort from their team, they were able to flex their supply chain to other facilities with packaging capacity. They successfully delivered products to customers on-time for Labor Day.

Sponsored By Coyote Outdoor Living

The new Gen 3 Series Grills deliver precision and peace of mind with ceramic briquettes, LED-lit control knobs, and, on select models, advanced thermocouple safety technology. For versatility, the Gen 2 Pellet Grill offers Smart Drop™ pellet feed, dual fans, and customizable cooking surfaces for everything from low-and-slow smoking to high-heat searing.

Coyote Outdoor Living is family-owned and built on a passion for outdoor living, Coyote creates premium grills and accessories designed to last. With innovation, safety, and craftsmanship at the core, every product is made to bring people together around great food.

Big Green Egg’s annual EGGtoberfest fest returns next Saturday. It’s a gathering of fans of the brand and people that just like cooking or eating in general. This year all of the net proceeds will go to benefit the Atlanta Food Bank. I’ve been to EGGtoberfest previously, and I definitely recommend going if you’ll be in the Atlanta area.

The most important hall of fame in Ohio doesn’t have to do with rock and roll or football, it’s The BBQ Central Show Hall of Fame. Every year they vote to add in guests of the show, and this year I was voted in. Three years ago Greg Rempe had me on his show for the first time when CookOut News was new and pretty unknown.

The BBQ Central Show started over 15 years ago and delivers top notch content, so I’m grateful that Greg took a chance and had me on the show. Being voted into the show’s hall of fame is meaningful to me because it's validating that the content that I'm producing is being valued by BBQ fans.

Elon Musk’s xAI just got a new office perk from the world of outdoor cooking. One of the employees at the company complained on X about the pizza choices in the Bay Area. Elon responded and sent a new Gozney Arc pizza oven to the xAI offices. The interaction and resolution was good organic publicity for Gozney.

Solo Stove brought the backyard to NYC this week with a new activation. They had a backyard setup that showed off their new products and the benefits to family from having a bonfire. They also appeared on Good Morning America with the products they’ve released this year.

Finally, Revelyst is closing an Illinois distribution center. They’re moving to DHL Supply Chain to handle their distribution. This is the latest in a series of supply chain optimization activities they started before their sale.

Have a Great Weekend!

Wes Wright

Founder and CEO

Sponsored By Green Mountain Grills

Pellet grills from GMG do things that other grills can't. It's apparent without even having to get to the technical specs. Getting the most out of your grill comes from its ability to cook as many different ways possible. Sure, a GMG pellet grill will make a killer brisket and pork butt, but other food is unlocked with accessories like a side burner, rotisserie, a pizza oven, and a rack system for optimizing space.

Go to a local dealer to see the GMG difference first hand today!

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