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Our Story
Who is Norm Holthe?
He is a guy that grew up in small farm town in northeast Nebraska with 5 other siblings. He got his love of cooking originated from his mom’s small café in Walthill Nebraska that he worked at a young age. After high school, Norm joined the Marine Corp and “ Yes “ he traveled the world just like his recruiter said he would. He is now married to his wonderful wife Mickey of 30 years with 3 grown children, Nick, Natalie and Nate. Some have asked how did Norm get involved with starting a cannoli business. Well, It all started on July 1st of 2023 when his daughter got married and wanted to have a dessert that went along with the donuts she was having. His wife took to the internet and started looking for ideas. Being that she is Italian, she suggested cannolis. With a lot of help from his family, Norm made over 200 cannolis for his daughter’s wedding. In about 30 minutes all of the cannolis were gone and guest were asking for more. A few weeks later, Norm started receiving calls and text messages asking how they could order some for their functions. He graciously asked some friends and family members to be the test tasters of some of the flavors that he came up with and they were a hit. Norm finally found a commercial kitchen to work out of and started the business what he calls “Normanolis Cannolis”.
He is a guy that grew up in small farm town in northeast Nebraska with 5 other siblings. He got his love of cooking originated from his mom’s small café in Walthill Nebraska that he worked at a young age. After high school, Norm joined the Marine Corp and “ Yes “ he traveled the world just like his recruiter said he would. He is now married to his wonderful wife Mickey of 30 years with 3 grown children, Nick, Natalie and Nate. Some have asked how did Norm get involved with starting a cannoli business. Well, It all started on July 1st of 2023 when his daughter got married and wanted to have a dessert that went along with the donuts she was having. His wife took to the internet and started looking for ideas. Being that she is Italian, she suggested cannolis. With a lot of help from his family, Norm made over 200 cannolis for his daughter’s wedding. In about 30 minutes all of the cannolis were gone and guest were asking for more. A few weeks later, Norm started receiving calls and text messages asking how they could order some for their functions. He graciously asked some friends and family members to be the test tasters of some of the flavors that he came up with and they were a hit. Norm finally found a commercial kitchen to work out of and started the business what he calls “Normanolis Cannolis”.
Norm Holthe – I just want to thank everyone who believed in me and supported me through this whole process of creating Normanolis. I had an idea and a product that I wanted to be able to share with all my friends and family, and it is now something more than just an idea. Some ask, “How did you come up with the name Normanolis?” The first half is my name and the second half is from cannolis. My son’s girlfriend ( Addi ) came up with name and my other son’s girlfriend ( Hailee ) came up with the logo. It took a team effort to make Normanolis what it is today. I am excited to see where this journey takes me and my family, as I could not have done this without all of the support from family and close friends.
I am looking forward to making you some cannolis for you next event!
I found this quote that I have incorporated in my business and it helps me stay focused on what’s in front of me.
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.”
– Mia Hamm