Arizmendi Bakery

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Arizmendi Bakery
Company type Worker cooperative
IndustryBakery
Predecessor Cheese Board Collective
Founded1997;29 years ago (1997)
Area served
 San Francisco Bay Area
Website www.arizmendibakery.coop

Arizmendi Bakery is a network of independent bakeries located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States, including locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Rafael, and Oakland. [1] [2] They are all worker cooperatives which are independently operated but share similar products and recipes. The bakery makes pastries, pizza, bread, [3] and other items such as fruitcakes. [4]

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Arizmendi Bakery were inspired by and supported by the Cheese Board Collective, with the first location, on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, opening in 1997. [3] [5] It was named after Basque priest and labor organizer José María Arizmendiarrieta. [5]

In 2011, Arizmendi was voted the best bakery in the East Bay by the East Bay Express . [6] [7] Food reviewer Tamara Palmer, from SF Weekly , called their Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle the best cookie in San Francisco. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria". Critics' Reviews. Diablo Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Dineen, J.K. "Arizmendi bakery set to open in San Rafael". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 Gold, Amanda (4 March 2012). "49 Square Miles: Arizmendi Bakery tops in the Inner Sunset". Food. SFGate. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Gordon, Megan. "Rejoice: Arizmendi Bakery's Remarkable Fruitcake". Bay Area Bites. KQED. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Arizmendi Bakery and Pizzeria". East Bay Express. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services". Best of the East Bay. East Bay Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Upscale—but Affordable—SF Bakery Forced To Raise Prices Amid Inflation". The San Francisco Standard. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  8. ↑ Palmer, Tamara. "Arizmendi Bakery's Secret Weapon: Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle". Cook E. Monster. SF Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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