Seattle’s Top Artisan Bread Maker, The Essential Baking Company, Becomes First Certified Organic and Non-GMO Bakery in Pacific Northwest
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 02, 2014 -- The Essential Baking Company, one of the nation’s leading producers of organic bread, is pleased to announce its retail breads and crackers will now proudly display the Non-GMO Project’s certification.
Non-GMO Project’s Product Verification Program requires that products be subjected to third party evaluation of traceability, segregation, and testing of high-risk ingredients at critical control points. The Essential Baking Company is already USDA certified organic, but the top artisan bread maker isn’t stopping there.
Offering food products that exclude “all genetically modified ingredients is a no-brainer,” according to Fox News online in an article titled "Brands You Didn't Know Were GMO Free." While national brands such as Cheerios®, already actively promote their Non-GMO status, finding freshly baked products that are both organic and Non-GMO will be more challenging, but no less important.
“We don’t take shortcuts while making our bread. We let the dough ferment naturally and hand-form each loaf,” said Leslie Heller, marketing manager at The Essential Baking Company. “We pride ourselves on being a top choice among ‘ingredient detectives’ who read food packaging labels very thoroughly. Obtaining the Non-GMO Project Verification is exciting because as a company we support the program and have afforded every effort to produce delicious, good-for-you bread. Our customers should feel pride knowing they made the right choice for the health of their families and sustainability of the community.”
Many of the European-style breads offered by The Essential Baking Company are made with only four ingredients. Their popularity spread from being a highly-trafficked stand at farmers’ markets to becoming an in-demand product with local and national retailers. Each day, head baker George dePasquale takes meticulous care to maintain the company’s commitment to taste and wholesome quality as the brand grows from being a Seattle favorite to a nationally distributed household name.
The Essential Baking Company makes rustic loaves, whole wheat & multi-grain loaves, specialty loaves, such as their rosemary bread, baguettes, rolls & buns, gluten-free loaves, and new bake-at-home loaves that can be shipped across the country.
Locals can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner at any of their four café locations.
About the Company:
In 1988, while both living in Seattle, George DePasquale and Jeff Fairhall met through mutual friends. Six years later, their common passion for great bread led them to open The Essential Baking Company and start selling organic, artisan loaves at local farmers' markets. Since then, The Essential Baking Company has grown to become the largest artisan bakery in Seattle whose commitment to organic, sustainable and socially responsible practices is among the best in the industry. Many breads are Certified Kosher by Va’ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle. Get your bread fix at http://www.essentialbaking.com.
Leslie Heller, The Essential Baking Company, http://www.essentialbaking.com, +1 206-545-3804 Ext: 105, [email protected]
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