Rubicon Bakers

7.9 / 10

Wholesale bakery Café Shop

Rubicon Baker's began handcrafting baked goods in 1993 and continues to Bake a Better World today. Rubicon was founded in 1993 as a social enterprise by Rubicon Programs, a non-profit based in Richmond, California that is dedicated to providing employment, housing, mental health, legal and other supportive services to Bay Area low-income individuals. Read more Rubicon started Rubicon Bakers to provide employment and job training skills for the hardest to employ. The nonprofit operated the business for 16 years and then decided to focus their efforts on their core competency—managing their non-profit and providing social services. They launched a search for a buyer with the caveat that the new owner would maintain Rubicon’s social mission. Andrew Stoloff, a Berkeley resident with a finance background and experience in the restaurant industry, was tapped to sell the company. At the time, the bakery was losing significant money and was reduced to a workforce of 14 people working part time. After failing to find an interested buyer he decided to buy it himself. In three years, he has grown the company’s revenues by 400% and at the same time has increased its employee base to nearly 100 full-time staff with health benefits, living wages, paid vacation and sick leave and a unique employee loan program. In doing so, he continues to fulfill Rubicon Programs’ original mission. Rubicon Bakery continues to work closely with the non-profit-organization that refers job applicants to the bakery from its many social programs. The company’s 18,000 square foot facility is headquartered in Richmond, California, a city with one of the highest unemployment rates in the Bay Area (14%). Rubicon Bakery is a natural wholesale baking company with two areas of focus: a branded product line and a private-label baked goods line. Rubicon Bakery produces all-natural cakes, cookies, brownies, tarts, sweet breads and hand-made marshmallows. Each of Rubicon’s products is still finished by hand. Rubicon’s baked goods line the shelves of independent grocers and Whole Foods throughout Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and most recently, the Rocky Mountain States. Rubicon Bakery Branded Products While Rubicon doesn’t don’t divulge the products they make for private-label customers, they are proud to list the products th Update description

Address:

154 S 23rd St
Richmond

Telephone:

(510) 779-3010

Web site:

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Rubicon B. 2017-05-11
We are proud to be a BCorp and were happy to share our cupcakes

Rubicon B. 2017-04-03
Food jobs are often a great place to train, support and employ people who need a second chance. At Rubicon we do that every day. Here's another example of good work by Daniel Patterson, Roy Choi and LocoL. https://story.californiasunday.com/cooking-lesson

Rubicon B. 2017-03-31
We always knew we loved baking for you; now we have an explanation why: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/baking-for-others-psychology_us_58dd0b85e4b0e6ac7092aaf8

Rubicon B. 2017-03-14
It's pi day (3.14). Here's a song about Pi by Lucy Kaplansky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJkwlnN7VII

Rubicon B. 2017-03-14
Today we delivered cupcakes to the Warriors. We think of cupcakes as a compliment and hope these make Kevin Durant and the whole team feel better.

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Rubicon Bakers has a total of 200 visitors (checkins) and 2008 likes.

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