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4/4/05 Euro-Bake Breaks Ground, Expands in South St.
Petersburg
Euro-Bake, a wholesale German bakery, has broken ground
on a new, $8-million facility. Located at 1962 Third Ave. S., the 54,000-square-foot
building will be more than twice as large as their current facility. The
new structure will feature state-of-the-art baking equipment and
refrigerated storage facilities. The expansion will also allow the company
to double it workforce in the next three years to 150 employees.
The city of St. Petersburg assisted the company in its expansion plans with land
assembly, environmental issues and permitting. Owner Harty Gerhard stated
he chose to expand his company in St. Petersburg because, “the easy access to I-275 here, the workforce
and the cooperation I have received from the city are just incredible.”
Mayor Rick Baker was proud to assist in the
groundbreaking of a facility that represents additional private investment
in the Midtown area. “Today we are continuing the progress to revitalize
this integral part of St. Petersburg and proving that businesses that locate in Midtown will be
successful.”
Euro-Bake currently produces 18,000 to 20,000 cases a
week of 164 different baked goods in three shifts to meet the demands of
buyers like Walt Disney World, Cisco, and fine hotels such as the Vinoy.
Euro-Bake’s goods are also exported to accounts as far away as Hawaii and Costa Rica.
Began in 1993 with only three employees, Mr. Gerhard
founded Euro-Bake in a quest to reproduce the fine baked goods he enjoyed
growing up in his native Germany.
Euro-Bake follows stringent German baking rules and even imports raw
materials from Europe to maintain quality control.
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