“Our philosophy of work life is to enjoy the
way we spend our days. Many of us have
changed professions because we love baking, and have made our passion our
career. We also value a respectful work environment. It is important to us that we treat our
customers, our business associates, and our employees in a professional manner,
with kindness and caring.
Our Mission Statement is: To create a bakery
and café that nourishes the bodies, minds, and spirits of the communities we
serve- our neighborhood, our retail and wholesale customers, and our employees
by:
Making carefully handcrafted foods that taste
as good as they look. We are proud of what we do, and our pride shows in the
beautiful bread and sweets we make each day.
We source our quality ingredients the same way we buy groceries for our
families – using only natural ingredients, with no artificial additives. Our goal is to delight our customers with a
wide range of products – some are healthful and some are indulgent. All of them are treats!
Respecting the craft of traditional
baking. We are proud to have been part
of a movement away from American packaged breads to “real” hand-crafted breads
made with slow fermentation and traditional methods. We’ve always been actively involved in the
Bread Bakers Guild of America, an organization that raises the knowledge and
skill level of American craft bakers.
There is a distinct difference between the real thing, and baked goods
that are “artisan style,” but not really made by hand. At Amy’s Bread, we are committed to baking
wholesome, hand-crafted bread.
Being a good neighbor. As good citizens of our community, we feel a
responsibility to contribute to its health!
Every day we donate our extra bread to Fountain House and City Harvest (8000 lbs per month
gathered from our 3 stores!). We’ve
participated in countless local school fund-raisers, hunger-related charities,
and community events. We are also happy
to offer bread tours to young children of NYC’s public schools.
Staying local.
Supporting local products has recently become a popular topic. We have always been local and remain that
way. We serve the New York City area, and make all of our
freshly baked products every day. We
don’t parbake and freeze, and we don’t pre-package our items. We believe that the best bread and pastries
are made in the Old World way - by hand and
enjoyed within hours of being freshly baked!
Providing service that makes you smile. We want our customers to have a great
experience when calling or visiting Amy’s Bread--an experience that is
pleasurable, and leaves them looking forward to doing business with us again.
Maintaining a professional and congenial
workplace that encourages stability and growth for our employees. Here at Amy’s
Bread, we have always strived to build work relationships that are based on
trust and respect. We have watched many
of our employees develop personally and professionally over the last 19 years,
becoming skilled members of our “bakery family”. Our loyal employees have made our success
possible.
Using ingredients and procedures that sustain
the health of the planet. We use only “green” cleaning products, and we buy
local and organic ingredients, when possible.
We always use local dairy products and eggs, and local seasonal
fruit. Natural kraft paper is used for
our packaging, and our salad containers are made from corn and are
compost-able. We offer Amy’s Bread
re-useable totes to minimize use of disposable shopping bags. The bakery recycles all paper, metal and
plastic --and we compost all of our food waste and coffee grounds. We hope this gives you a sense of Amy’s Bread-
what we value and what we strive for. We
truly enjoy baking our homemade treats for you, and thank you for supporting us
for 19 years! ”.
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