Georgetown Edition | December 2023

Business

BY KAMERYN GRIESSER

After changing ownership a few times, the company was passed onto Rachel Banhart in 2022.

Some popular items Texas Treats includes in its gift boxes and baskets are Susie’s South Forty’s peppermint bark from Midland, Gourmet Texas Pasta from Round Rock and Mikey V’s hot sauce from Georgetown.

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Texas Treats facilitates locally sourced gift giving Every December, the Texas Treats oce lls to the ceiling with hundreds of boxes. Owner Rachel Banhart receives shipments of chips, dips, sauces, candies and pastas from all over the state to create customizable gift collections. The big picture decades, the company was passed onto Banhart, a self-proclaimed gift lover, in 2022.

Custom-designed gift boxes make up the majority of Texas Treats’ sales.

“I like unique gifts. I don’t want something that everybody else has that’s mass manufactured,” Banhart said. What changed? Banhart said she’s dedicated to maintaining Texas Treats’ pre-existing relationships with local vendors; however, she is also focused on growing the business. While Banhart said 95% of her sales are done online, she was the rst owner in the company’s history to establish a front-facing headquarters. One day she hopes Texas Treats can have a shop on the Georgetown Square.

Texas Treats is a gift shop based out of George- town that sells gift baskets and boxes, wine racks, and locally sourced food products that highlight

Texas vendors. The backstory

The shop began in 1991 as a small business oper- ated out of founder Jackie Schwitter’s garage. After changing ownership a few times throughout the

4869-1 Williams Drive, Ste. 103, Georgetown www.texastreats.com

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