Bakery

Sweet Sam’s Baking Company Corporate Office

Sweet Sam’s Baking Company was founded in 1996 in the Bronx, New York, by David and Lyn Grogan. The company is mainly a pie and cake bakery operation. Lyn began by perfecting her pound cake recipe and selling it out of their apartment kitchen.

The company grew very quickly, with the first store baking for 3 days a week, then delivering the next three days. Within a few years, the company had to move to an 80,000 square foot facility to accommodate their growing business. Sweet Sam’s is known for using premium ingredients and using recycled materials for containers, such as boxes and paper.

Sweet Sam’s Baking Company sells to both wholesale and retail customers and is best known for their cakes. Both Google and Yelp review sites give Sweet Sam’s a 4 or 4.5 star rating out of 5 possible stars. Company headquarters remain in the Bronx, New York.

Sweet Sam's Baking Company

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Fairy Cakes Cupcakery Corporate Office

Fairy Cakes Cupcakery, often referred to as simply Fairy Cupcakes, was founded in 2011 in Buffalo, New York, by three friends, Kelly Audette, Andrea Janetske, and Mo Torpey. The company operates a custom bakery for cakes, cookies, and cupcakes.

The bakery originally began as a catering service for weddings and other types of parties. Demand for cupcakes, however, grew substantially in the following years. After being featured on the Martha Stewart show, the owners decided to open the location to the general public. The recipes come from the owners’ families, using premium ingredients. Approximately 10 varieties of cupcakes are rotated, with 7 signature flavors of the day and another 8 standing flavors that are made each day.

Fairy Cakes was featured in a bake off contest on The Cooking Channel and won first place in December of 2016. In addition to special orders, catering, and every day bakery items, the company also offers a large party room for special events.

Fairy Cakes Cupcakery

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Danish Pastry House Corporate Office

Danish Pastry House was founded in 2005 by Kathleen Flahive and Ulla Winkler in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company operates a small chain of pastry and cafes. Winkler is a Danish native and had always wanted to open a Danish pastry. Winkler also owns the flower shop next door.

The company operates two locations, one in Medford, which has both a bakery and a cafe, and one in Watertown, which operates as a bakery only. The company offers catering, as well as wholesale accounts. The Watertown location offers a full range of Danish baked goods, as well as cakes. The company even makes a traditional 9 grain bread that most children find appealing.

Danish Pastry House has a 4.7 star rating on Yelp at this writing. Headquarters are located at the Watertown location.

Danish Pastry House

Danish Pastry House has a 4.7 star rating on Yelp at this writing. Headquarters are located at the Watertown location.

History

Perkins Restaurant Corporate Office

Perkins Restaurant was founded in 1958 by brothers Matt and Ivan Perkins in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Perkins Pancake House, the company began franchising in the early 1960’s. The company purchased another chain of cafe’s, Smitty’s, and renamed themselves, Perkins Cake and Steak. In 1987, the company renamed itself Perkins Family Restaurants.

Today, Perkins also owns Marie Callender’s restaurants. There are currently about 400 Perkins restaurants in 33 states, as well as 5 Canadian providences and 68 Marie Callender’s restaurants in 6 states. In 2005, the company had annual revenue of $352.3 million, as well as 25,000 full time employees. The company has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and was acquired by the private investment firm Wayzata Investment Partners. The company has closed 65 locations, including all restaurants in Western New York, and laid off approximately 2,500 employees.

Perkins Restaurant

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Pepperidge Farm Corporate Office

Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin in Fairfield, Connecticut. The company name comes from the family farm, which was named after the Pepperidge trees that grew there. The company manufactures and sells baked goods, many of them frozen.

The company was acquired by Campbell Soup Company and now operates as a subsidiary. The company makes a wide range of baked goods, including bread, crackers, including the popular Gold Fish crackers, cakes, frozen desserts, and cookies.

Pepperidge Farm appeals to consumers by offering as “natural” a product as possible, with a minimum of additives. The founder was known for her non-allergen bread, a recipe she made herself after she found that her son was allergic to wheat.

Pepperidge Farm