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wholesale
advantage
Wholesaling provides retail bakeries new
streams of revenue, but that's not all.
BY JOHN UNREIN
Eighteen percent of Culprit Café & Bakery's gross

within the wholesale arena to get the most from their

Above: Sell restau-

revenue comes from its wholesale accounts. The

efforts. "Selling product wholesale is a big commit-

rants bakery fresh,

Omaha, Nebraska, bakery café currently supplies

ment," Mabie says. "Your accounts will want to deter-

artisan bread and

bread to seven Omaha restaurants and bars, and one

mine your baking schedule, but you have to look at

increase revenue

in Harlan, Iowa.

the long term goal and try to find the buyers that fit
into your wholesale plan."

streams. Photo:
blurAZ/Shutterstock

While a full breakfast, lunch and dessert menu make
up the bulk of the business, Culprit's wholesale

To set itself apart, Culprit starts preparing its whole-

accounts provide a nice income stream and an alter-

sale products in the afternoon and has them ready by

native form of advertising, says Luke Mabie, owner

dinner. "Which means that we wouldn't be delivering

and baker.

bread until 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. (just before service), but
that also means that our product is almost eight to

Getting Started

12 hours fresher than most other wholesalers," Mabie

To start wholesaling products out of an existing retail

says. Another important part of Culprit's wholesale

bakery takes work ethic and dedication. Bakeries

success came by proving to restauranteurs that

must know themselves and what it is they want to do

it was capable.

"Selling product wholesale is a big commitment. Your
accounts will want to determine your baking schedule, but
you have to look at the long term goal and try to find the
buyers that fit into your wholesale plan."
Luke Mabie, owner of Culprit Café & Bakery

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bake - September 2015
Editor's Note - French Evolution
Table of Contents
News Bites - IBIE calls for speakers for 2016 show
Honeyville to launch two ancient grain flours
Corbion Caravan introduces egg white replacer
My Favorite Things
Management - How to Set Up a 401(k)
Labor Front - Wage Increases?
Ingredients - Put Some Chocolate In It
Equipment - Cool Tips for Cakes
A New Standard
Get into Grocery
Wholesale Advantage
Clean and Legal
Pretzels still kickin'
Pie Reinvented
Add Tortes
Great Things Come in Small Packages
Cafe - Luna Acquires Boyer’s
The Versatile Waffle
Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Management
Bakemark's Panaderia - September 2015
INTRODUCCIÓN - Póngale Diversión al Sabor
INTRODUCTORY LETTER - Put the Fun in Flavors
SABOR PARA LLEVAR - Bocadillos Individuales
PASTELES Y DECORACIONES - Los Pasteles Personalizados Tienen Alta Demanda
Explorando en Busca de Nuevos Sabores
PROMOCIÓN DIRECTA - Comercialización Visual
TENDENCIAS DEL CONSUMIDOR - El Poder del Servicio Alimenticio
PERFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
Arandas Bakery
Panadería Tierra Caliente
La Michoacana
PRODUCTOS DESTACADOS
BREADS AND BAKING - Single Snacks
CAKES AND DECORATING - Custom Cakes in High Demand
The Quest to Add New Flavors
MERCHANDISING SPOTLIGHT - Visual Merchandising
SHOPPERS INSIGHT - Foodservice Power
PROFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
Arandas Bakery
Panadería Tierra Caliente
La Michoacana
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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bake - September 2015 - Editor's Note - French Evolution
bake - September 2015 - 4
bake - September 2015 - 5
bake - September 2015 - Table of Contents
bake - September 2015 - 7
bake - September 2015 - Corbion Caravan introduces egg white replacer
bake - September 2015 - 9
bake - September 2015 - My Favorite Things
bake - September 2015 - 11
bake - September 2015 - Management - How to Set Up a 401(k)
bake - September 2015 - 13
bake - September 2015 - Labor Front - Wage Increases?
bake - September 2015 - 15
bake - September 2015 - Ingredients - Put Some Chocolate In It
bake - September 2015 - 17
bake - September 2015 - Equipment - Cool Tips for Cakes
bake - September 2015 - 19
bake - September 2015 - A New Standard
bake - September 2015 - 21
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bake - September 2015 - 27
bake - September 2015 - Get into Grocery
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bake - September 2015 - 31
bake - September 2015 - Wholesale Advantage
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bake - September 2015 - 36
bake - September 2015 - 37
bake - September 2015 - Clean and Legal
bake - September 2015 - 39
bake - September 2015 - 40
bake - September 2015 - 41
bake - September 2015 - Pretzels still kickin'
bake - September 2015 - 43
bake - September 2015 - Pie Reinvented
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bake - September 2015 - 46
bake - September 2015 - 47
bake - September 2015 - Add Tortes
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bake - September 2015 - 50
bake - September 2015 - 51
bake - September 2015 - Great Things Come in Small Packages
bake - September 2015 - 53
bake - September 2015 - Cafe - Luna Acquires Boyer’s
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bake - September 2015 - 57
bake - September 2015 - The Versatile Waffle
bake - September 2015 - Products
bake - September 2015 - Product Showcase
bake - September 2015 - 61
bake - September 2015 - Classifieds
bake - September 2015 - 63
bake - September 2015 - 64
bake - September 2015 - 65
bake - September 2015 - 66
bake - September 2015 - Management
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bake - September 2015 - Blank - 1
bake - September 2015 - Blank - 2
bake - September 2015 - Bakemark's Panaderia - September 2015
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 2
bake - September 2015 - INTRODUCCIÓN - Póngale Diversión al Sabor
bake - September 2015 - INTRODUCTORY LETTER - Put the Fun in Flavors
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 5
bake - September 2015 - SABOR PARA LLEVAR - Bocadillos Individuales
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 7
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 8
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 9
bake - September 2015 - PASTELES Y DECORACIONES - Los Pasteles Personalizados Tienen Alta Demanda
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 11
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 12
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 13
bake - September 2015 - Explorando en Busca de Nuevos Sabores
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 15
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 16
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 17
bake - September 2015 - PROMOCIÓN DIRECTA - Comercialización Visual
bake - September 2015 - TENDENCIAS DEL CONSUMIDOR - El Poder del Servicio Alimenticio
bake - September 2015 - PERFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 21
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 22
bake - September 2015 - Arandas Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 24
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 25
bake - September 2015 - Panadería Tierra Caliente
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 27
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 28
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 29
bake - September 2015 - La Michoacana
bake - September 2015 - PRODUCTOS DESTACADOS
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 32
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 33
bake - September 2015 - BREADS AND BAKING - Single Snacks
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 35
bake - September 2015 - CAKES AND DECORATING - Custom Cakes in High Demand
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 37
bake - September 2015 - The Quest to Add New Flavors
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 39
bake - September 2015 - MERCHANDISING SPOTLIGHT - Visual Merchandising
bake - September 2015 - SHOPPERS INSIGHT - Foodservice Power
bake - September 2015 - PROFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 43
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 44
bake - September 2015 - Arandas Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 46
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 47
bake - September 2015 - Panadería Tierra Caliente
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 49
bake - September 2015 - La Michoacana
bake - September 2015 - FEATURED PRODUCTS
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