bright bread co
Chloe Zakhour (pictured above, bread in mouth) and I hop on a zoom call the week after Thanksgiving. It’s pitch dark for me, sunny and vivid for her. We make small talk about the time difference, the upcoming holidays and her recent graduation from the University of San Diego.
She starts at the beginning of Bright Bread Co., a family-run baking business launched during the pandemic. Chloe, the oldest of four children, lost her father suddenly three days before Christmas in 2018. Her mother took on work to provide for the Zakhour children, her youngest brother just nine-years-old. She lost her job due to pandemic layoffs, and the Zakhour family found themselves at a crossroads.
what’s on the menu?
You guessed it- bread. Grandmother Angela Bright, head baker at the Bright Bread Co., is famous for her 5 ingredient bread loaves, all hand knead and prepared in the Zakhour family kitchen. The clean ingredients are conducive to customizations, add-ons and dietary restrictions, including gluten allergies, vegan and dairy free options.
When asked how Grandma is adjusting to the Bright Bread Co., success, “she’s doing great,” laughed Chloe. “She thinks she’s famous.”
The Zakhour’s take a lot of pride in their identity as a woman-owned and operated business, but the inspiration behind Bright Bread Co. remains their late father and husband.
“We relied so heavily on my dad for his guidance and wisdom, and to lose him suddenly was so hard,” Chloe said. “But now we’ve built this huge thing all by ourselves, and I like to think we’re making him proud.”
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