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Alessi Bakeries turns 100
A century of success revolves around customer service and quality.
BY BOB SIMS PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEAH MILLIS This month Alessi Bakeries will celebrate 100 years of doing business in Tampa, FL. Much has changed in the bakery industry since 1912. From the equipment used to the goods produced, but some things never change. Nicolo Alessi arrived in Tampa, FL, from Italy with a strong knowledge of baking and an equally strong ethic. He delivered fresh Italian and Cuban bread to his customers by horse and wagon. His insistence on quality remains ingrained in the Alessi family and is still the standard for baked goods in Tampa. “Mr. Alessi’s big thing is quality. If the quality is not there, we’re not going to do it,” says Tiffany Pennington, general manager of Alessi Bakery and Deli. The anniversary party For the 100 year anniversary, Alessi will roll back the prices on select items to what they were in 1912. “It’s a tradition. We do the guava turnovers, one of our most popular items, brownies, éclairs, coconut macaroons, sweet breads and the Cuban sandwiches,” The Alessi family Alessi Bakeries was founded by an Alessi and has remained a family business for its 100 years of operation. The sons and grandsons took over and it will stay in the family into the future. But family means more to the business and those who carry the Alessi name. “We’re a family…the employees. It’s not just the Alessi family. All of the employees, we look out for each other, we all get along, we’re sisters,” Pennington says. Some employees have been with the company Pennington says. The guava turnovers come out of the oven continuously and production and packaging don’t stop, Pennington says. “It is a lot of fun. There’s a line out the door and it’s a very popular day. It used to be one day, now we do the whole weekend. This year we’re doing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.” There will also be cars from 1912 at the bakery and deli. “It’s going to have some fun twists this year,” she says. The date is set for some time at the end of September.

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bake - September 2012
Editor's note - Dime Management
Table of Contents
News Bites - Breakfast in the Classroom
Research Debunks Gluten-free Weight Loss
Organic Trade Association Supports Labeling Campaign
Zakowski Sells Out Whole Grain Baking Class for BBGA
Chocolate Shows Debut at Navy Pier
Management - Lower Your Phone Bill
Tax Tips - Tax-Free Inheritance?
Labor Front - All in a Day's Work
Calorie Counting
Ingredients - Phasing Out Trans Fats
Alessi Bakeries turns 100
Sandwich Success
Curated by Cakegirls
Kickstart Your Bakery
Holiday Cheer
Pie: Reinvented
Opening Your Bakery
Chain News
Cafe - Platters for Profit
Products
Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
Carta De Introduccion
Introductory Letter
Pan Y Horneo - Pan de Muerto
Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Pastelitos “Cupcakes” festivos
Tendencias Del Consumidor - La nutrición surge como clave en ventas al consumidor
Mercadeo para dias feriados
Perfiles - Panadería Super Mercado
Perfiles - Panadería Araceli’s
Perfiles - El Rancho Tapatío
Perfiles - La Plaza Tapatía
Ideas De Mercadeo Especiales
Productos
Breads & Baking - Pan de Muerto
Cakes & Decorating - Festive Cupcakes
Shoppers Insight - Nutrition emerges as key sales driver
Holiday Merchandising
Profiles - Panadería Super Mercado
Profiles - Panadería Araceli’s
Profiles - El Rancho Tapatío
Profiles - La Plaza Tapatía
Merchandising Tips
Products
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bake - September 2012 - Editor's note - Dime Management
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bake - September 2012 - Table of Contents
bake - September 2012 - Organic Trade Association Supports Labeling Campaign
bake - September 2012 - Chocolate Shows Debut at Navy Pier
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bake - September 2012 - 9
bake - September 2012 - Management - Lower Your Phone Bill
bake - September 2012 - 11
bake - September 2012 - Tax Tips - Tax-Free Inheritance?
bake - September 2012 - 13
bake - September 2012 - Labor Front - All in a Day's Work
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bake - September 2012 - Calorie Counting
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bake - September 2012 - Ingredients - Phasing Out Trans Fats
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bake - September 2012 - Alessi Bakeries turns 100
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bake - September 2012 - Sandwich Success
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bake - September 2012 - Curated by Cakegirls
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bake - September 2012 - Kickstart Your Bakery
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bake - September 2012 - 39
bake - September 2012 - Holiday Cheer
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bake - September 2012 - 43
bake - September 2012 - Pie: Reinvented
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bake - September 2012 - 46
bake - September 2012 - 47
bake - September 2012 - Opening Your Bakery
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bake - September 2012 - Chain News
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bake - September 2012 - Cafe - Platters for Profit
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bake - September 2012 - Products
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bake - September 2012 - Showcase
bake - September 2012 - Classifieds
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bake - September 2012 - Ad Index
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bake - September 2012 - Carta De Introduccion
bake - September 2012 - Introductory Letter
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 5
bake - September 2012 - Pan Y Horneo - Pan de Muerto
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 7
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 8
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 9
bake - September 2012 - Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Pastelitos “Cupcakes” festivos
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 11
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 12
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 13
bake - September 2012 - Tendencias Del Consumidor - La nutrición surge como clave en ventas al consumidor
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bake - September 2012 - Pan - 17
bake - September 2012 - Mercadeo para dias feriados
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 19
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 20
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 21
bake - September 2012 - Perfiles - Panadería Super Mercado
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bake - September 2012 - Perfiles - El Rancho Tapatío
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 27
bake - September 2012 - Perfiles - La Plaza Tapatía
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 29
bake - September 2012 - Ideas De Mercadeo Especiales
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 31
bake - September 2012 - Productos
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 33
bake - September 2012 - Breads & Baking - Pan de Muerto
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 35
bake - September 2012 - Cakes & Decorating - Festive Cupcakes
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 37
bake - September 2012 - Shoppers Insight - Nutrition emerges as key sales driver
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 39
bake - September 2012 - Holiday Merchandising
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 41
bake - September 2012 - Profiles - Panadería Super Mercado
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 43
bake - September 2012 - Profiles - Panadería Araceli’s
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 45
bake - September 2012 - Profiles - El Rancho Tapatío
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 47
bake - September 2012 - Profiles - La Plaza Tapatía
bake - September 2012 - Pan - 49
bake - September 2012 - Merchandising Tips
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