Cathy Grube, Basehor; Christina Merkle, Eudora; and Jenifer Janousek, Lawrence, have become independent consultants with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products.

As consultants, they offer the company’s gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions.

For more information about Tastefully Simple, visit

tastefullysimple.com or contact Grube, at cathygrube1@ yahoo.com; Merkle, at christinamerk@yahoo.com; or Janousek, at jjanousek@ live.com.