Elmvale Bakery, located in the town of the same name in Ontario cottage country, is almost as old as the town itself. It has become a family business as current owners Chris and Carol bought the business twenty years ago from Chris' father...See moreElmvale Bakery, located in the town of the same name in Ontario cottage country, is almost as old as the town itself. It has become a family business as current owners Chris and Carol bought the business twenty years ago from Chris' father, who bought it in 1989. Like his father before him, Chris is the baker - currently the sole one - they putting a Bavarian twist in whatever they bake and sell, while Carol, a non-baker, handles everything else. It is largely a seasonal business with the influx of the summer cottagers, business dropping off drastically during the off season, with many of the newer full time local residents stating that didn't even know the bakery existed in being easy to miss. While Carol cannot fill those shoes, Chris needs full time help in the kitchen due to health issues exacerbated by being around the flying flour, but their year 'round revenue, the bakery their only source of income, insufficient for them to hire another baker full time. Steve knows they have to take measures to attract more of that local clientele twelve months out of the year, part of his strategy to introduce new items that stay true to nature of the "Bavarian" twist, and that are simple enough to produce that even Carol could make them and that they could teach to anyone they hire. In Chris and Carol admitting they had no money to deal with front of house, Tiffany has her work cut out for her not only in brightening up both the exterior and interior, the latter which is all wood and wood panel making the place look dark, but that she is dealing with a one hundred year old building which may have some structural issues. Written by
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