London Inc. September 2022 - 10

Upfront Food Services
CHAIR OF
THE BOARD
Launched as pandemic
therapy, a handcrafted
cheese and charcuterie
board business takes on
a life of its own
IT'S A FRIDAY morning and
production is bustling at The Posh
Cheeseboard Co. on Bathurst Street
(www.poshcheeseboardco.com), as
owner Penny Rumming zips around
the small shop.
In the back rooms, her staff busily
assemble the company's handcrafted
cheeseboards and charcuterie boxes,
filled with local cheeses, meats, fruits
and veggies.
As an operation, it has the look of a
well-oiled machine - an accomplishment,
no question, for a business that
has gone from pandemic side hustle to
online business to brick-and-mortar
service in just a couple short years.
" I had been doing charcuterie
and cheeseboard-type things for
friends and family for a couple years, "
Rumming explains. " When Covid
hit, I wondered if people might be
interested in getting the boxes and
contactless porch delivery. I put it out
there - and yep, they did. "
When the pandemic first hit,
Rumming was operating the Posh
Pedicure Lounge, a downtown spa,
and also worked as a customer
service agent for WestJet Airlines -
two industries that came to a rapid
standstill. And like so many upstart
businesses launched in those early
Covid days, The Posh Cheeseboard
Co. was born out of some combination
of earning extra income, bringing
comfort into people's altered lives and
simply filling the hours in a day.
PeP nny Rummminng,g owwneerr of The Poshs Cheheeeseboard Co.
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http://www.poshcheeseboardco.com
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