Sunrise Bakery and Coffee Shop

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Sunrise Bakery and Coffee Shop
FoundedMay, 1980
FounderManny and Joseph Amaral
HeadquartersNew Bedford and Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Number of locations
1 stores
Website http://sunrisebakeryandcoffeeshop.com/

Sunrise Bakery and Coffee Shop was a chain of bakeries in New Bedford, and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

Growth, and decline

The first store was opened at a strip mall in the Russells Mills Village Historic District of Dartmouth, Massachusetts in 1980. It originally only had 4 or 5 employees and was founded by Manny, and Joseph Amaral. [6] The store also opened a location in the larger city of New Bedford. In the 1990s the company opened up another store at 571 Dartmouth Street. Their first store, which operated on property owned by Cumberland Farms, was told its license would not be renewed in October 2012, and subsequently closed. That store was filled with primarily Regulars and operated as a community hub for that area of Dartmouth. [7] [8] [9]

Robbery

In April 2017 the bakery's New Bedford location was robbed of an indeterminate amount of cash at gunpoint, the suspects were later identified as Isaiah Garcia Jr, and Cesar Berroa who were also connected to robberies in Dartmouth, Somerset, Fall River, and Seekonk, Massachusetts. [10] [11] [12]

Sale

The business was put on the market in January 2023, Manny Amaral, Inez Pacheco, and Joe Amaral announced that the business did have a potential buyer. [9] [6] [13]

The stores second Dartmouth location closed on May 27th 2023 - leaving only their New Bedford location. [14]

Schwartz fundraiser

Sunrise Bakery routinely held radiothons to benefit the Schwartz Center. A non profit charity that operates programs for children with special needs. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Portuguese connections

The business is known for selling confections of Portuguese origins. Including Malasadas, Pastel de Nata, Easter Sweet Bread, as well as other traditional baked goods. [19] [20] [21] [22]

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