This Week's News and Info
Pictured. The Egg Challah at Four Worlds Bakery.
Feedback
Your bread is delicious. A.R. in West Philly
I
saw your emails about the smaller loaves/lower prices. Curious, I did
some math. It seems the new prices are actually higher per pound than
the old ones. And you have quietly eliminated the Wednesday
discounts.... I think the way you've presented it is slightly
disingenuous and I am inclined to call shenanigans. Mind you, I won't
stop ordering the bread because I know of no better source for it. B.C. in West Philly.
This Week's Specials: Whole Wheat Levain, Potato Rye, and Cranberry/Walnut.
Products available every week:
Croissant: plain, raisin, chocolate, almond, and goat cheese
Chocolate Spelt Babka
Bagels: plain, poppy, everything, and sesame
Challah: egg and whole wheat
Breads: multigrain, pan levain, baguette
Granola
Our Customers are the best.
Every so often, I am reminded about how great FWB customers are. Last
week I wrote that we are reducing the size and price of the breads. But
several customers did the math and figured out that the price per pound
actually went up, and "called me out" on it.
My mistake was
not being clear that the price reduction was per loaf, not per pound. I
really didn't intend to mislead, but I was not clear enough. So I
apologize. It's typical that price per pound goes up when the loaf size
goes down. It's more efficient labor-wise to make larger loaves; my
ingredient costs are only part of the mix. That is why a bagel is so
much more expensive per pound; because it's inefficient.
Ideally,
I would make different sized loaves and customer can choose to save per
pound with larger loaves. But I'm not there yet; I need them to all be
the same size now.
So I appreciate the feedback and, most of
all, appreciate how my customers pay attention. I need that reminder
every so often. Please let me know what you think of the recent
changes.
Winter Fun I had a great time Saturday morning
running all the morning croissant deliveries during the snow storm.
Luckily, I grew up in the mid-west and learned how to drive in the
snow. It's amazing too see all the cafe customers working so intensely
to open during the storm...most of them did open.
Contact Information:
Four Worlds Bakery
Michael "Challahman" Dolich, Owner and Head Baker
4423 Chestnut (sharing the location with Kaffa Crossing)Philadelphia, PA 19104215-760-5832
Retail store hours: 10am to 9pm, everyday.
