Specialty Wholesale Baking
How Uptown Bakers blends wholesale and artisan baking
As the number of specialty wholesale bakeries steadily grows, foodservice and retail food operators in many metropolitan markets find themselves sitting...
Saint Agnes buns ice the deal
Baker Curt Stave pulls a hot rack of Saint Agnes hamburger buns from the oven.Hamburger buns as dry as hockey pucks. A problem for Minnesota hockey fans...
How Scholars Inn diversified for growth
Lyle and Kerry Feigenbaum have grown Scholars Inn Bakehouse to three locations and $3.5 million in sales.Branding is important to most bakery operators....
How The Pastry Chef overhauled its business
Owner Alex Gori, here with his wife Teresa, designed his new bakery to fit his custom needs.Taking over an existing bakery and remodeling a retail space...
Tammie Coe Cakes and MJ Bread form a perfect marriage
Partners in business and marriage, Tammie and M.J. Coe share a 1,600-sq.-ft. production facility for her Tammie Coe Cakes and his MJ Bread.Conventional...
Gran Forno expands beyond its ciabatta niche
In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., locals and visitors may look forward to days of la dolce vita, but many prefer to start the day with something a little less...
Schwartz Brothers: no sleeper in Seattle
Specialty wholesale bakeries, those smaller wholesalers who pursue tightly defined marketing niches, commonly evolve from the ranks of full-line retail...
How Franklin Streets expansion tripled sales
by Marilyn Odesser-Torpey, contributing editor Franklin Street AT A GLANCE Company name: Franklin Street Bakery Location: Minneapolis Primary business:...
Build your plan for bakery wholesaling
Making a terrific product is no guarantee of success in any bakery. And, the business of wholesale bakery products is no different. The reality of wholesaling...
Specialty wholesalers ride NATURAL PRODUCTS WAVE
Two decades ago, getting mainstream consumers to buy her French Meadow Bakery organic breads was more than just a hard sell for Minneapolis entrepreneur...
How Wild flour connects with its community
by Katherine Martin, associate editor Dolly Mertens Wild Flour Bakery Caf, located in a downtown Milwaukee shopping mall, offers wrapped products, such...
Celebrity Cheesecake gains business by cutting sugar
Celebritys turtle cheesecake Celebritys low-carb Cheesecake Truffles are custom packaged for safe shipping. Celebrity management (from left) Anita Phillips,...
Miel Patisserie Fills the Dessert Void
by Beth D'Addono, contributing editor Miel Patisserie AT A GLANCE Primary business: 50% specialty wholesale, 50% retail Number of locations: 2 Market...
How Red Hen Bread got a grip on its business
Chicagos gentrifying Wicker Park neighborhood proved to be a prime choice for Red Hens first location. Robert Picchietti (left) and Nancy Carey, here...
Andrej's potica finds untapped niche
Andrej's European Pastry at a glance Location: Chisholm, Minn. Primary business: 99 percent wholesale Market served: 100 mile area around Hibbing, Minn.;...
