Press Release:
QVC! Dockside is going to be on QVC. Stay tuned for airing dates.
We are pleased to announce the merger of Dockside Cakes and Reel Heat. On July 15, 2007 the companies merged and formed a new company, Dockside Market. This is an exciting blend of two companies with superior gourmet food products. With the history of the famous Key Lime cakes and the award winning hot sauces the new company Dockside Market will be an instant hit. The lure of the Keys with dramatic sunsets, swaying palms and kick-back-and-relax attitude is the heart and soul of both companies. We would like to provide our customers a perfect compliment of all your island foods and moods. The taste of key lime and other island flavors will continue to be a tradition with Dockside Market. Let Dockside Market put paradise on your plate and the taste of the islands on your table.
Thank you,
Donna
Coconut Telegraph:
Many of our regular customers have been sending Dockside Cakes for so many years that we have gotten to know all their friends and family here at Dockside! We have been a part of all the birthdays, graduations, new jobs, new homes, thank you gifts, weddings, and parties. Many of you will call and start by asking me (especially in the winter when everyone else is freezing!) "Well is it warm and sunny down in the islands?" or "Did that last hurricane stay away from the bakery?".
It seems many of you would like to know a little more about how we are doing down here in our tropical paradise so we decided to dedicate a page of the site to some special milestones we have had. Our own version of the Coconut Telegraph is that tried and true way to pass on information from our island to yours.
2009 Calendar of events for Dockside Market, please visit us!
- Islamorada Nautical Market 02/21/09 and 02/22/09 Plantation Key
- Marathon Seafood Festival 03/12/09 and 03/23/09 Marathon
- Cooking and Entertaining Show 03/28/09 and 04/29/09 West Palm Beach
- Summer Fancy Food Show 06/28/09 thru 06/30/09 New York City
- Fairchild Gardens Ramble 11/20/09 thru 11/22/09 Miami
- 10/01/09 - Dockside Coconut Almond Brownies. A rich chocolate brownie topped with real coconut flakes and almonds.
- 10/01/09 - Dockside introduces new Calypso Coconut Cake. This cake is made with creamy coconut milk for a rich coconut flavor.
- 11/15/08 - Dockside introduces new cookie. Try our new Honeybell Orange cookie with gourmet chocolate chips. A sweet Florida treat!
- 09/06/08 - Dockside wins multiple awards at the Zest Fest! Winner of the Peoples Choice Award Best Hot Sauce at the Show! Hurricane Citrus! Try this awsome hot sauce, you'll be hooked!
Dockside took 4 more awards:
Best Meduim Hot Sauce (Hurricane Citrus), Third Place Best Asian Hot Sauce (Wasabi Wave), Third Place Chipotle Salsa (Chipotle Citrus Salsa), Third Place speciality sauce (Island Jerk).
- 07/13/08 - Featured on AOL Food 2008. Featured our Key Lime Cake and wrote a feature story. Awarded top honors for best product at the Fancy Food Show New York City by the AOL Food Editor.
- 11/15/2007 – Dockside Market launches its new website featuring the new line of products. We are ready for the holiday season.
- 11/1/2007 – Dockside Market goes to print with its first catalog featuring all the new products. Mailing is scheduled to begin for the Holiday season of 2007
- 10/19/2007 – The new Dockside Market introduces its new line of Hot Sauces, Salsas, and Sauces to the patrons of Gardner’s Market in Miami. Gardner’s Market has carried Dockside products for over 15 years. They will introduce the new line in their stores.
- 9/120/07 - Dockside Sauces are born. Caribbean Catsup with its island ginger and apricots is the perfect addition to any burger or fries. Island Jerk sauce compliments chicken and fish with fiery scotch bonnet peppers and tamarind juice.
- 8/15/2007 – Dockside Market introduces its new line of Salsas – On the mild side is Tomatillo Cilantro. Medium lovers can choose Black Bean and Corn. Our Chipotle Citrus will light a fire on your chips! All Salsas are laced with our favorite ingredient – Key Lime juice!
- 8/01/2007 - Island inspired Dockside Market Hot Sauces roll off the line for the first time! Hurricane Citrus, Mango Tango, and Wasabi Wave are born.
- 07/15/2007 – Dockside Cakes teams up with Reel Heat Hot Sauce and Salsas in a merger of the two companies. The result is Dockside Market. A true gourmet market of tropical inspired products.
- 7/01/2006 – Reel Heat 3 hot sauce gift pack wins best packaging/ gift from the 2007 Scovie awards.
- 7/01/2006 – Reel Heat logo with the fiery sailfish wins best logo 2007 Scovie Awards.
- 11/01/2005 – Wailing Wahoo wins prestigious 2006 Scovie awards for best fruit based hot sauce.
- 08/01/2005 – Too Hot Tuna hot sauce labels wins Americas Zesty Best award for best hot sauce label 2006.
- 07/01/2005 – Too Hot Tuna wins second place in the 2006 Golden Chili Awards in the Asian inspired division.
- 07/01/2005 – Meltdown Marlin wins coveted Golden Chili Award for Best Medium Hot Sauce 2006. This award is sponsored by the Food Network and has over 800 entries.
- 03/01/2005 – Reel Heat has debut at the famous Bass Pro Shops across the country with 3 hot sauces: Meltdown Marlin, Too Hot Tuna and Wailing Wahoo.
- 10/1/2004 – Dockside Cakes updates it website to add special promotions, new packaging, new products, and most of all – an improved shopping cart! Many of our regulars have asked and now we have it! Our new shopping cart will allow you to create your very own gift list, update it from year to year with changes in address, and order much quicker and easier.
- 8/120/2004 – Dockside seeks to expand its distribution channels in the specialty food and catalog industry. We are currently looking for Sales Representatives and Distributors to help us bring our island treats to other parts of the United States.
- 7/15/2004 – Dockside Cakes expands its central distribution and fulfillment operation into a larger facility to service its growing mail order and internet business. We now have 2000 square feet more space dedicated to fulfillment of orders. With all this extra space we are now able to come up with more varieties of gifts, boxes, and even new products.
- 6/1/2004 – Dockside Cakes expands its production capacity with the addition of space, and equipment. We are now able to service more of our customers that buy from specialty/gourmet stores, and catalogs.
- 4/16/2004 – Dockside adds real Honeybell orange juice to its already zesty Orange Zest cake for a Florida experience like no other.
- 1/1/2004 – Dockside Cakes discounts shipping cost on multiple cake orders shipping to the same address. Send 1 cake at the regular price and receive a $5.00 discount on the shipping cost of each additional cake. A good reason to order more than just one!
- 6/20/2003 – Dockside Cakes ventures into the world of Cookies! Dockside Cookies Key Lime Breezers are our natural first step. More flavors are in the works in our kitchen.
- 12/1/2000 – the official website for Dockside Cakes is launched!. Suddenly it is easier than ever to order Dockside Cakes and have them shipped to yourself or your family and friends.
