Welcome to Vivront
We love to cook. BTW, It's so much better with sharp knives.
You’ve found a kitchen place ready to sharpen your kitchen knives - even easily by mail - anywhere in the USA.
At Vivront we love to bring vibrancy to kitchens, meals with family and friends, gadgets, goodies and primarily sharp knives via our store in Edina, Minnesota and mail-in sharpening kits. After all. The sharpener, "near by," is actually in your mailbox and your USPS truck with Vivront.com.
We started Vivront (It's French for “they will live") with the observation that dull knives are in nearly every kitchen passively working against home cooks and cooking successes. We set out to make it as easy as we could to sharpen your knives with your mobile phone.
No one buys dull knives but nearly everyone puts up with them. The current sharpening models are broken for ~95% of our households that have dull kitchen knives. With regularly serviced knives, meals at home are easier, more joyful, more flavorful and take less time. We make having well serviced kitchen knives easy.
Further, with each sharpening order you make you also support bettering school lunches - primarily by paying down individual student nutrition account balances. 75% of schools report debt on their student accounts. The average debt is $170. And, it follows students from year to year to graduation in many districts. Together we can make meaningful impact on that debt as well as enjoy our meals at home all the more. More details on school nutrition debt challenges here.
The Program
Our founder, Joseph, very gratefully grew up with "reduced" lunch. Things were tight. He resolved to one day build a company that would work in support of school lunch efforts for awareness and in paying off school lunch debt. With Vivront, that day is today.
Funds
For every sharpening order we service we also donate to our partner districts to pay down student account balances. We also assist with kitchen knife skills classes for school teams. We're glad to to help out, it's our mission. Join us by running a fundraiser or simply by sharpening your knives with Vivront.
So, how do we go about all of this?
We’re a bit like a poodle in that we’re pretty attentive but also really eager to be with and help people.
If we had a famous spokesperson, it might be someone like Mrs. Paltrow, because she engages the world aspirationally, with authenticity and intentionality.
If we picked out the perfect outfit to represent us, we would be wearing a hip-ish apron (you know the one), over a white or black shirt or dress and a pair of simple kicks, in the kitchen with confidence.
5 Vivront Beliefs
- Vibrant cooking = cutting (not smooshing or tearing) nourishing food.
- Knives are for food. Box cutters are for packages.
- Food supports family and community.
- Better lunches drive better minds.
- Job skills drive vibrant lives.
What Now?
We're glad you asked. Order your knives serviced and we'll ship your mailing kit - complete with packaging and postage to return to us. This is true for home cooks and for pros in restaurants too. We'll pay for Priority Mail shipping (three ways), insure them in transit and turn them around sharp, guaranteed!
Happen to be in Minnesota? Stop in and see is in Edina.
And consider joining our email list at the bottom of the page. We share stuff like how to sharpen knives, how to keep your sharp longer and more!
It's great to meet you. Welcome again.
