Today we’d like to introduce you to Taylor Nicholson and Anne Hoyt.
Taylor and Anne, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
We started Unrefined Bakery in April of 2010. Having celiac disease, we began changing family (we are mother/daughter! Anne is the mom, and Taylor is the daughter) recipes in order to create healthier and tastier gluten free food than what we could find commercially available, all free of Gluten and Soy.
Over the years, we have grown to meet our customers’ needs and have evolved into an allergen free bakery, specializing in items free of: gluten/dairy/soy/corn/nuts/peanuts/eggs and more. We have a large Vegan line and a growing Paleo line, and are dedicated to serving non-GMO and organic food that is free of additives, preservatives, and artificial dye (except when requested for cookies/cakes).
We have 6 locations across DFW, with 3 stores in Dallas, 1 in Frisco, 1 in Rockwall, and 1 in Fort Worth.
Unrefined specializes in breads, cakes, cupcakes, treats, breakfast items, and sandwiches, and all sorts of holiday items!
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
We have grown to 7 locations (one being our very own production facility we built in 2016) in our 7 years. Growth always has its challenges, but we love our customers and we love restoring normalcy to people’s lives.
Food is intrinsic to our culture; we celebrate everything with it and it’s a constant part of daily life. When your entire diet changes, you can be helpless and hopeless. We make lives better and easier!
Changing people’s lives and bringing a smile to someone’s face through healthy and delicious food is so worth it!
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Unrefined Bakery – what should we know?
We are so unique in what we do by eliminating so many allergens and by having such ‘clean’ food, that is also delicious. We’ve won countless awards for best dessert, best bread, best cupcakes, etc, all against conventional counterparts.
At Unrefined, we are proud to bring a smile to someone’s face once their favorite foods or staples have been taken away due to food allergies, and love when people choose our food because they love it, no other reason!
Not many players in the GF/Paleo/Vegan/Organic/Allergen-Free community do ALL of them…and we do!
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
We have to always thank our friends and family for the support of allowing us to follow our dreams back when there were just the 2 of us.
And today, we have to thank our customers. They drive us to always do more, to create more products they need and want, and champion us and our crowd favorite products!
Last but not least, our staff. We can’t grow to where we are without the help and hard work of our amazing team. Y’all believe in our dream, and it has become many of y’all’s dream as well! Thanks for helping us to become what Unrefined is today!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.UnrefinedBakery.com
- Phone: 2144142414
- Email: info@unrefinedbakery.com
- Instagram: @unrefinedbakery
- Facebook: facebook.com/unrefinedbakery
- Twitter: @unrefinedbakery
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