DAVIE, Fla. – A Davie couple forced to make major career changes after they both lost their jobs took their passion for frozen bananas and turned it into profit.
"The bananas, as they ripen, they go from a green to a complete yellow, and then they begin to spot," Chuck Pheterson told Local 10's Jen Herrera.
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Pheterson, a former product manager of a high-tech company, never imagined he would know all there is to know about bananas.
"It was a global company. I was traveling the world. I wouldn't have left that job if it hadn't disappeared on me," he said.
But it did. In fact, he and his wife lost their jobs at the same time. But instead of losing all hope, they had an idea.
"I happen to love chocolate-covered frozen bananas, and I bounced it off a few friends, and then I decided to give it a shot," Pheterson said.
And that leap of faith is paying off. In its small warehouse in Davie, the barely 2-year-old company goes through at least 1,000 bananas a day. They are cut, frozen, dipped and covered with toppings before being packaged and sent out to wholesalers. There are four flavors to choose from: chocolate, coconut, rainbow sprinkle and peanut.
"What's not to like about a sweet banana?" Pheterson asked Herrera.
Business is booming and taking the husband and wife on a wild and unexpected ride.
For more information, including where to purchase the bananas, visit www.totally-bananas.net