Avalon International Breads
Avalon International Breads in January 2015
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| Industry | Bakery |
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| Founded | June 1997 in Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Founders | Ann Perrault and Jackie Victor |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Michigan |
| Products | Baked goods, sandwiches, and coffee |
| Website | www |
Avalon International Breads is a bakery located in Detroit, Michigan, that produces a wide variety of baked goods, including breads, rolls, pizzas, cookies, and pastries, as well as sandwiches and coffee. It was established in June 1997 by Ann Perrault and Jackie Victor in Detroit's Midtown/Cass Corridor neighborhood. The bakery serves both individual customers and wholesale clients such as grocery stores and restaurants.
Avalon International Breads adheres to a triple bottom line philosophy, which it interprets as consisting of "Earth", "Community", and "Employees". As of February 2015, it employs a total of 56 people, 90% of whom are Detroit residents. The bakery has three locations: its original building at 422 W. Willis in Midtown/Cass Corridor; its Eat Well, Do Good Cafe at Henry Ford Hospital in New Center; and its Avalon City Ovens production facility on Detroit's East Side. Financially, the bakery has grown steadily, recording profits of $60,000 in 2006 and $2.2 million in 2011.
Avalon International Breads produces a wide variety of baked goods, including breads, rolls, pizzas, cookies, and pastries, as well as sandwiches and coffee. In 2014, it became the first establishment in Metro Detroit to serve toast bar-style artisan toast. The bakery also sells a wide variety of foods and beverages made by other Michigan-based companies, including products from Ann Arbor's Garden Works, Lansing's Apple Schram, and Trenton's Chartreuse Organic Herbal Tea.
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