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"It's night and day from where it was at the beginning of COVID" for one Black-owned business

by Andie Corban
Sep 30, 2020
Nearly four months after a list of Black-owned businesses in Utah was published, Rita Magalde's bakery is booming with new customers.
Rita Magalde with some of her sweet treats. Her business boomed during the holiday season.
Carlos Linares/Photo courtesy of Rita Magalde
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Nancy Silverton is not an entrepreneur or a chef. She is a cook.

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Jun 24, 2019
Restaurant entrepreneur Nancy Silverton on 30 years of La Brea Bakery.
Nancy Silverton founded La Brea Bakery in 1989.
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Shelf Life

Inside the sweet business of Zingerman's Bakehouse

by Adriene Hill and Bridget Bodnar
Dec 26, 2017
The bakery has an outside-the-box business model, but it works really well.
A sliced Zingerman's chestnut baguette.
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Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 5, 2017
The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in the case of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He said a state law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual discrimination forces him to act against his Christian beliefs. Supporters of the couple argue that if you go […]
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Revamping a billion-dollar brand: Cinnabon

by Daisy Palacios
Dec 27, 2016
The maker of gooey rolls wants to attract millennials with its new look.
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Philadelphia's Italian market lures holiday shoppers

by Emma Jacobs
Dec 23, 2015
Generations of customers stand in line for specialties like cannoli and ravioli.
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Don't mess with my pepperoni roll

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 18, 2015
A convenience store chain learns of West Virginians' passion for the baked item.
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Greeks in crisis

Athens bakery owner doesn't dwell on the present

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Aug 5, 2015
'Things can start getting better for all of us, not only my shop.'
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Greeks in crisis

Sweet treats in the midst of economic fallout

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 14, 2015
Bakery shop owner Olga Karastathi hasn't seen profit from her business, but she's still optimistic.
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Small businesses work to keep up on social media

by Kenny Malone
May 14, 2015
For mom and pop, the Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram can be tricky.
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