OUTSTANDING NEW BUSINESS
BREAKING BREAD Chez Angela Bakery & Café wins 2021 Outstanding New Business Award Chez Angela Bakery & Cafe, which specializes in French cuisine, recently took home the Outstanding New Business Award at the 2021 Brandon Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards.
W
hat started off as a $300 in vestment to purchase a table at a farmers’ market quickly turned into one of Brandon’s
tion – and obtained her business degree
staff members at the front of house. It’s a
from Brandon University. With a dream
little bit bigger than what we have imag
and a business plan in hand, they soon
ined, but we are thankful for what it has
started to make Chez Angela a reality,
become.”
most popular bakeshops and cafés.
and the café now has seating for up to 44
Chez Angela Bakery & Café, located at
people (pre-pandemic), a staff of 26 em
29-C 10th Street in Brandon, officially
ployees, and over 2,000 unique customers
The café originally started as just a bakery, with the idea that people could pop in and grab a coffee and pastry. Almost right
opened their doors on July 27, 2018, ex
a month.
actly one year, one month, and 26 days af
“It was a cool experience, just really awe
ter Angela Chambers started her booth at
some to see her grow all of those things
a farmers’ market. The husband-and-wife
and build a team. We laugh about it be
duo of James and Angela Chambers had
cause in our business plan it says ‘James
the idea for opening their own restaurant
will be in the front of house and if cus
The bakery and café, which specializes in
ever since they were dating as teenagers.
tomers come then he will serve them or
French cuisine, recently took home the
Angela ended up pursuing her culinary
help out’,” says James Chambers, general
Outstanding New Business Award at the
arts diploma from the Manitoba Institute
manager. “Now we actually have five full-
2021 Brandon Chamber of Commerce
of Culinary Arts – graduating with distinc
time staff members and four part-time
Business Achievement Awards. Chambers
away, customers started asking for sand wiches and other meal-type items, so the menu quickly expanded to include items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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