Bloom Bakery
An artisan bakery with a social mission. Now open in the heart of downtown Cleveland! Towards Employment delivers results. We don’t cut corners.
*PERMANENTLY CLOSED*
Learn more about Towards Employment at Towardsemplyoment.org
BLOOM BAKERY – A TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL VENTURE
There’s more than one reason Bloom Bakery’s handcrafted treats are so appealing. In addition to utilizing top-of-the-line baking techniques from European artisan bakery specialist Maurice Chaplais, our breads, pastries, and café meals are prepared by staff on a pat
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11/06/2019
Thank you to employees, funders, partners, and loyal customers for supporting Bloom Bakery.
In a difficult decision, we have decided to end Bloom’s operations this week. Launched in 2016 by Towards Employment, Bloom Bakery served three purposes: prepare individuals who have faced barriers to employment for a career in culinary arts; produce exceptional handcrafted baked goods; and create meaningful career opportunities for individuals beyond Bloom so the Greater Cleveland community can prosper. In almost four years of business, Bloom has delivered on these goals, providing 90 people training, paid internships and employment during its operation. Bloom also had a huge impact on raising awareness of the Towards Employment mission, putting a human face on the importance of creating opportunities for returning citizens and young people with barriers to employment. Towards Employment’s commitment to effectively deliver on a mission to empower individuals to achieve and maintain employment is as strong as ever. See statement at www.bloombakery.com
11/01/2019
Weren't prepared for the first snow in CLE? Shake off the cold with a bowl of our chicken achiote noodle soup for lunch! And grab a cup of Six Shooter Coffee or a hot chocolate on your way out. 🍵☕
10/28/2019
Visit Lock 15 Brewing Company to try their new menu! Bloom brioche rolls, hoagie rolls, and soft pretzels make an appearance in EIGHT menu items. Thanks, Chef John Taylor for always managing to incorporate a piece of Cleveland in the Akron food scene.
10/22/2019
No tricks here...just treats! These cute, sweet pumpkin cut outs would be perfect for the tiny hands of trick-or-treaters or to spread spooky fun at your office. 🎃
Call 330-309-9370 or visit bloombakery.com to place an order today!
10/21/2019
We’re seeking a Head Baker to join our team.
The Head Baker is responsible for leading and participating with bakery staff to define offerings and produce bakery products including breads, pastries, and breakfast/lunch products for retail sales and catering orders. The head baker manages the production flow for the back of house, deals with wholesale clients, ensures consistency of our product line, and trains staff.
Qualified candidates may apply at bloombakery.com/careers.
Know someone who would be a great fit? Feel free to tag them or share with them.
10/20/2019
Chef Lauren Shaffer came and hung out at Bloom on Friday to help us whip up some awesome desserts for the ACF Cleveland Chapter brunch at Portage Country Club today.
10/18/2019
Over halfway through October...where did the time go?! As Thanksgiving approaches, you might find yourself thinking that very same thought so let Bloom help you out! Order everything from pies to dinner rolls on our online shop.
Just visit www.bloombakery.com/holiday-shop/ to place your order.
10/11/2019
We'll be sharing more photos later on, but wanted to share some of our favorites from last night's Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! We were glad to have so many friends and supporters of Bloom and Towards Employment with us!
We want to extend a special thank you to Sysco Foods of Cleveland for sponsoring the event, our amazing chefs John Taylor, John Selick, and James Thornton, Frayed Knot Farm for donating gorgeous flowers, and all of the guests who came out for a night of delicious food and great conversation!
10/10/2019
Getting ready for Signature Chef tonight - Bloom Public Square is looking sharp and smelling Phenomenal!
10/09/2019
🍂 Festive fall items are in stock! 🍂
Beautiful fruit and nut sourdough loaf AND apple tarts...yum! Try some of our new fall menu (including these beauties) at tomorrow’s Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! Event!
Tickets 🎟 are still available at www.bloombakery.com/chefseries
10/07/2019
Cinnamon rolls, pumpkin cookies, and apple pie -- oh my! You can taste some of these fall favorites AND place your order for the holidays at Bloom's October 10th Signature Chef Event! 🎃🍂🥧
www.bloombakery.com/chefseries/
10/04/2019
Don't forget to grab your tickets for Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! coming up on October 10th (aka Battle of the Johns)! We're excited to see what kind of Fall Favorites chefs John Taylor and John Selick will be bringing to the table! Tickets available via the event page or at www.bloombakery.com/chefseries/
We're sad to report that Chef Alex Najar will no longer be able to be a guest chef at the Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! event due to another commitment, but we are excited to welcome back Chef John Taylor of Lock 15 Brewing Company to take his place. If you attended the last event back in May, you'll know that John comes ready to serve it up! He was also one of our celebrity bartenders at the TE annual event a few weeks ago.
We hope to have Alex on for another event in 2020!
10/01/2019
You can get a taste of Bloom at Wolf Creek Tavern with our delicious pretzels! You can also get a taste of Wolf Creek at our Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! event where Chef Alex Najar of Wolf Creek will be whipping up some of his favorite fall-inspired fare!
Have you tried our new Bloom Bakery “Everything Pretzel” yet?
Comes with beer cheese and whole grain honey mustard. Yum 😋
Though the weather is unseasonably warm, we're almost into October! Which means that we have special fall offerings in our online shop at www.bloombakery.com/holiday-shop/. Many of these will also be available with MUCH more to taste at the Signature Chef - Fall Favorites! event featuring chefs Alex Najar of Wolf Creek Tavern and John Selick. Join us to sample fall favorites -- both sweet and savory, and place your holiday order while you sip and support Bloom at this exclusive event!
09/17/2019
Bloom Bakery, Sales Manager, Kristina Clark helped WKYC Channel 3 - Cleveland kick of their Brownie Bash this morning! What a way to celebrate a win! Watch to hear about the Towards Employment Annual Event Get in the Game raffle and the upcoming Bloom Signature Chef Series - Fall Favorites!
Looking for that Bloom brownie recipe? Find it here: https://bit.ly/2lSmckr
Looking for raffle tickets? Find them here:
www.towardsemployment.org/annual-event/
Celebrating the Cleveland Browns with a special brownies recipe from Bloom Bakery Sept. 17, 2019: Here we go, Brownies! Here we go! Cleveland Browns fans are celebrating their first big win of the season after beating the New York Jets 23-...
09/17/2019
Here we go brownies!
In celebration of our first Brownies win of the season, Bloom will be on WKYC Channel 3 - Cleveland in the morning sharing our famously decadent brownie recipe!
TE and Bloom love our Cleveland Browns and their commitment to criminal justice reform. So much so that Towards Employment will be honoring the Browns with the first ever Hometown Hero Award at their annual gala.
Want to support TE’s work? Visit www.towardsemployment.org/annual-event/ and purchase a raffle ticket. If you win, you could end up with prime seats to see the Browns vs Bengals game! Plus, packages to see the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers. 🧡🏈🐶
09/16/2019
Our friend Pete from Six Shooter Coffee was on CLE Chain Reaction this morning! You can get their nitrous brewed coffee and bags of ground coffee at Bloom. And if you stop in to see them, you can get one of our pastries!
This morning we featured Six Shooter Coffee and learned about its growth plans for Collinwood.
09/12/2019
Stop on over and visit the talented ladies over at Saucisson who are now carrying Bloom bread! Hand cured meats and fresh bread, a match made in heaven! 🍞🥩🌭
09/11/2019
Chicken and rice grab n’ go lunches are available at our public square location this week! Get them before they’re gone for only $5.99.
09/10/2019
Come get some “all star” worthy food from Bloom and learn about how you can support Towards Employment and their annual event at the same time!!
If you’re a sports fan, you won’t want to miss out on these 3 over-the-top CLE sports experiences. Hotels, great local grub, and each of our CLE teams! Plus, 3 DREAM experiences. Super Bowl, World Series, and NBA Finals...think any of them will make it? If they do, you can be there!
www.towardsemployment.org/annual-event/
This little one was a huge fan of Vanessa’s Sesame Street Elmo cookie sandwiches. In addition to our usual stock of bakery goods, we like to experiment with limited runs of specialty treats too!
Want something you don’t see? Just ask and we’ll try to accommodate with a custom order!
We don't want to spill the beans, but one of those MVPs *miiiiight* be a Bloom Bakery retail staff member. All of our employees are MVPs in our eyes, but we hope you'll join us to celebrate Laurel's highlights at the Towards Employment Annual Event!
Can't go, but still want to support? Consider buying a Get in the Game raffle ticket at www.towardsemployment.org/annual-event/
08/30/2019
Challah for days! Fresh out of the oven and ready for you to take home!
08/30/2019
We will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day and thinking of all of the hard workers in addition to our Bloom bakers and employees! Have a great holiday weekend!
08/27/2019
If you walk into Bloom with your eyes closed and take a really big whiff, you’d think it’s fall already! We’ve got chicken noodle soup and cabbage rolls, available at both locations!
08/26/2019
We have grab n' go lunch specials going on for the next few weeks for $5.99. All homestyle, pre-portioned meals cooked at Bloom and ready for you to enjoy!
This week, try our cabbage rolls -- a hearty meal that will make you crave more of that fall weather! Available now through Friday.
08/14/2019
We have grab n' go lunch specials going on for the next few weeks for $5.99. All homestyle, pre-portioned meals cooked at Bloom and ready for you to enjoy!
Get cabbage and noodles -- a classic comfort food with Bloom's famous bacon! Available now through Friday.
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About Bloom
There’s more than one reason Bloom Bakery’s handcrafted treats are so appealing. In addition to utilizing top-of-the-line baking techniques from European artisan bakery specialist Maurice Chaplais, our breads, pastries, and café meals are prepared by staff on a pathway out of poverty. That’s why we proudly use the slogan: “Creating jobs is our secret ingredient.”
Bloom Bakery is a business with a heart. We bake to provide jobs for low-income and disadvantaged adults in Greater Cleveland. We are a benefit corporation owned by Towards Employment, a non-profit organization founded in 1976 that has helped more than 122,000 people prepare for jobs, get jobs, keep jobs, and move up the career ladder.
Towards Employment delivers results. Job placements increased from 245 in 2009 to 465 in 2014, and 290 of those placed had a criminal background. In 2014, TE provided 1,234 supportive services to help people overcome employment barriers like transportation, childcare, and access to tools and uniforms. Towards Employment opened 1,027 legal cases—clearing criminal warrants, resolving child support cases, preventing evictions and foreclosures, and resolving credit issues. Thanks to TE’s support, 128 people were able to advance on the job with average wage increases of over $2/hour.
11 years ago, Towards Employment added programming specifically designed to give people with involvement in the criminal justice system a second chance through gainful employment.
In Cuyahoga County, 6,000 people return from state prison each year. Bloom Bakery helps returning citizens find jobs by employing graduates from Towards Employment’s reentry job readiness training programs, allowing even more people to continue on the path to success.
In baking, bloom is the golden brown color of the crust of well-baked bread. It also represents the ultimate goal we have for our employees—to blossom and to thrive. Our employees’ training and experience will provide the “bloom” on their resume—a recognizable symbol that they have met the exacting standards of production and customer service that the baking industry requires. At Bloom Bakery, we are not only passionate about providing jobs to people who most need them, but we are also passionate bakers serving the highest quality in handcrafted breads, pastries, and café meals.
We don’t cut corners. Through Maurice Chaplais’s guidance, we harness the unique science of slow baking, including a 3-day yeast fermentation process that produces unparalleled flavor. Our breakfast and lunch offerings are made with primarily locally sourced ingredients. Once you taste our food, you will become a customer for life. Profits earned from Bloom Bakery give graduates the opportunity to earn a wage, learn a new skill, transition into a full-time career, and hand over their oven mitts to the next job readiness graduate from Towards Employment. Together, we bloom.
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