Shoofly Vegan Bakery and Cafe, one of Portland’s most popular wholesale bakers, suddenly went quiet on Friday, May 2, after workers walked out due to alleged late paychecks and dissatisfaction with the bakery’s new owner.
Shoofly opened in 2016 and provided vegan pastries to many coffee shops around town, including Guilder, Stumptown Coffee, Case Study Coffee, and Caffe Umbria. A reliable source of vegan goodies in many neighborhoods, the bakery is particularly renowned for its giant vegan cinnamon rolls, pecan sticky buns, and savory and sweet hand pies in offbeat flavors like vegan cheesesteak. Its 11th Avenue cafe opened in 2021.
The primary motive for the walkout was delayed
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