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Nick begins.“ While we have three bakeries on site, we didn’ t have any equipment to do a true 24-hour ferment or a super high hydration, so the combination of having a 24-hour dough, high hydration and the ability to bake it in a wood fired oven really gives us the opportunity to sell this unique product into different channels. On this line, we can now make the products that we fell in love with in Rome, such as the traditional Neapolitan-style flatbreads, focaccias and ciabattas, and we’ ll also be introducing some new products for our own brand in the deli and frozen channels.
“ Our new bakery will be open by the end of the year. It’ s going to be a real state-of-the-art facility; it’ s the only one of its kind in North America and will have technologies and innovations that we could’ ve only dreamt of.”
Continuous improvement
Innovation lies at the heart of Palermo, and the company is committed to driving a culture of continuous improvement, whether it’ s by investing in its operational efficiency or experimenting with new product profiles for its customers.
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