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Check Out the Companion Community Van!

Posted Jun 25th, 2010 | News

Keep your eye out around town for the brand new Companion community van! You won’t miss it when you drive by it, that’s for sure. We’ll be cruising around making deliveries, setting up at the Farmer’s Markets, and stopping by community events. Get the first look at the pics below:

Check Us Out At Farmers’ Markets!

Posted Jun 21st, 2010 | News

We’re proud to be participating in some of St. Louis’ finest Farmers’ Markets for the season. Find our booth at Tower Grove Market, Tower Grove Downtown Market and Webster Groves Market, and pick up your favorite breads and sweets! Full details about days of the week, locations and times are below. Webster Groves Farmers Market Every Thursday May through October 3pm-7pm South Old...

Up to the Challenge

Posted Jun 3rd, 2010 | News

Today, civic leaders, business owners and residents of Clayton gathered for the official launch of the EPA Green Power Community Challenge at the City Fire Station. Companion was there to show our support – and to feed the masses a tasty lunch. The Green Power Community (GPC) Challenge is a community-wide effort to reduce Clayton’s carbon footprint, to protect the environment, to increase community...

A Peek Inside The Early Bird Outlet

Posted Mar 16th, 2010 | Bread Guy VideosNews

Companion has opened the doors of its South City bakehouse! Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can come down to buy your breads and sweets straight from the source. Open from 7am – Noon, the Early Bird Outlet features a variety of Companion’s artisan breads, pastries, rolls and Bavarian pretzels! Check out the video below to see what it’s like, and stop by this weekend. For more...

Early Bird Outlet Opens: a lot of bread for a little dough

Posted Mar 3rd, 2010 | News

We’re inviting St. Louis into the place where all the fermentation magic happens…and since we don’t have to load our goods onto the back of a truck and drive it out of South City, we can offer them to you at incredible prices. Come on down to our Early Bird Outlet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings for great deals on our freshly baked breads and sweets. Located at our South City Bread Factory...

STL Today- January 2010

Posted Jan 18th, 2010 | News

Soft-pretzel lovers shouldn’t miss these, which are almost as big as a mini-loaf of French bread but still have that distinctive dark-brown crust and pretzel flavor. They’re salty, but not overly so. Be sure to share, if you can resist eating a whole one: Official serving size is a half pretzel. Read the full article…

A Note from Companion

Posted Jan 8th, 2010 | News

I wanted to take a minute to comment on some of the chatter I’ve been hearing regarding the closing of our Central West End café. Some of it has suggested we “abandoned” the City. I really want to share the truth about our decision. In 2007, we chose to open a showcase bakery/café in the City of St. Louis in the Central West End. We invested nearly $750,000 in a location that had been abandoned...

Sauce’s “The List”- December 2009

Posted Dec 7th, 2009 | News

Grilled Cheese Thursdays: Every Thursday, Companion’s lunch special ups the ante on a classic pair, teaming its thick and creamy tomato bisque with any of the bakery-cafe’s four grilled cheese sandwiches. Go Mediterranean with a mozzarella-basil-tomato, French with Brie-apple-apricot jam or old-school with the unabashedly simple- and unashamedly gargantuan- Cheese on Cheese… Read...

Alive Magazine – Dec. 2009

Posted Dec 3rd, 2009 | News

“You don’t see too many chefs encouraging diners to visit another person’s restaurant. That is, unless you’re Josh Allen, co-owner of Companion and creator of CollaBREADtive, a program that brings together eight St. Louis chefs to create custom breads and use them in special menu items to serve in their restaurants. The series…” Read the full article.

Design Speak highlights Companion as “Featured Project”

Posted Nov 24th, 2009 | Awards

Design Speak, St. Louis’ online design community, strives to both promote design and St. Louis. They educate consumers about design trends, environmental issues and local events, promote emerging design talent in St. Louis, and expose St. Louis to outside design influences. Companion is proud to be displayed on the Design Speak website as the “Featured Project.” Read More…