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FRESHLY BAKED
from Feb. 2021 — NE Leaf
by Northwest Leaf / Oregon Leaf / Alaska Leaf / Maryland Leaf / California Leaf / Northeast Leaf
Freshly Baked Company, one of the newest Veteranowned Cannabis businesses in Massachusetts, is blazing the trail and redefining what it means to be essential. With a business
plan that includes a delivery service and state-of-the art police security technology, Cannabis customers everywhere can rest assured that they will get their hands on top quality infused goodies brought straight to their door. We visited with owners Phil Smith and Jenny Roseman during a tour of the operation to learn firsthand about their industry innovation, expansion plans and personal motivations.
Owners Phil Smith and Jenny Roseman
What items will you be offering for delivery through
your website? For our initial delivery launch, a customer will be able to order gummies, flower, pre-roll and various accessories. In the future, we’ll be partnering with local bakeries to produce Cannabis-infused baked goods. We’re super excited about this plan, as it allows us to bring unique products to our customers while helping local businesses expand.
The Reed and Barton complex is on the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1830. This is a 14-acre property that’s almost 200 years old! Will this be your main cultivating and
manufacturing center? Yes. We strategically chose Reed and Barton to be our home for a few reasons: It has over 1 million square feet of space and this will allow us to grow as needed. Most importantly, Reed and Barton used to be a silver mill that created a lot of jobs in the community. We want to be a key tenant that creates jobs and helps to revitalize the campus – we want to pave the way for other companies to come join us at Reed and Barton! Together as a community, we know we can fill up the entire campus and create a thriving business community.
How has the process been in getting this facility
ready for cultivation and manufacturing? We’ve been working on Freshly Baked since 2018, so it’s definitely been a long, but rewarding process. Our friends, family and community have been a huge help, and have been tremendously supportive throughout our journey – we’re incredibly grateful to have so many wonderful people behind us. We are launching our manufacturing operations now and we’ll start working on the cultivation space later this year.
How do you plan to make these deliveries? What
type of regulations are required? There are very strict regulations around delivery to make sure it is safe for the customer and our delivery drivers. Our vehicles will be unmarked, with two people in the cars at all times – monitored remotely with video and GPS, as well as security within the vehicle. We focused on ensuring every aspect of the operation is safe and compliant, and are confident that our delivery operations will be a great experience for all parties involved.
The technology we use is made for police security by Visual Labs, Inc. and the equipment includes body cameras and vehicle cameras in the cab and rear that will automatically record each transaction. These systems can be costly, but we are the first business of our kind to utilize them in this way.
Are you looking to employ people in the community that are minorities and/or affected by the war on
drugs? 100% – we put together an extensive positive impact plan that outlines all the ways we are going to give back to the community. First and foremost on that list is hiring great people from communities impacted by the war on drugs, Veterans, and other communities of disproportionate impact. As a social equity company, it’s important that we continue to promote diversity in the industry, provide opportunities to people Cannabis laws have harmed in the past, and support other companies who are on our same path.
FRESHLY BAKED COMPANY 144 W. BRITANNIA ST. TAUNTON, MA FRESHLYBAKEDCOMPANY.COM @FRESHLYBAKEDCOMPANY (508) 544-0140
