South Craig Street will get a bit more delicious in the coming weeks when Dozen opens a branch store in Oakland.
"The market of Oakland has been probably the largest single location
market for us. We just decided that it was time for us to have presence
in that area," says James Gray, who owns
Dozen, along with Andrew Twigg. "We could do greater volume and be in
greater proximity to the people who already want our product."
The Craig Street location is the result of a merger between the
Southside and Squirrel Hill stores. In turn, those locations will
ultimately close and the Oakland store will be the central provider for
those areas.
Since its opening four years ago, Dozen has been named one of the "Best
cupcakes in the country" by
MSN City Guides and "Best cinnamon roll in
the city" by
Pittsburgh Magazine, among numerous other honors. All
baking is done in their main Lawrenceville store and doled out to its
five locations. Oakland will be its sixth satellite store.
Located next to Starbucks, there is still no official grand opening for
Dozen's newest site. Gray said they hope to open its doors within the
first few weeks of August. Dozen's full menu will be offered.
"We're very excited to be a part of Oakland," says Gray. "The stars
aligned, and there was a space there. Everything kind of worked out for
us."
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Source: James Gray, Dozen Bake Shop
Writer: Alex Audia