General Mills Awards Local Bakery $25K in Sweepstakes
MINNEAPOLIS - General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice awarded the $25,000 grand prize in the "Free for All" Sweepstakes to Kennedy Bakery in Cambridge, Ohio, at the recent American Bakery Expo conference in Atlantic City, N.J.
Grand prizewinner Patty Kennedy said she and her brother were so excited to be named the winner, they couldn't believe they had won. "It took awhile for us to realize we had actually won," said Kennedy. "We were so shocked. It was great."
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The brother and sister business team are the third generation of Kennedys to run the bakery, which was founded in 1925 by their grandfather. The bakery still creates many of their grandfather's signature recipes from scratch. According to Patty, the Kennedys plan to use their prize money toward necessary operating expenses for the bakery.
"General Mills is a strong supporter of the baking community, and we are thrilled to award Kennedy Bakery with the sweepstakes' $25,000 grand prize," said Tommy Hillman, marketing manager, General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice. "Through the Free for All sweepstakes, we've been able to help operators make a positive impact on their businesses."
Grand prizewinner Patty Kennedy said she and her brother were so excited to be named the winner, they couldn't believe they had won. "It took awhile for us to realize we had actually won," said Kennedy. "We were so shocked. It was great."
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The brother and sister business team are the third generation of Kennedys to run the bakery, which was founded in 1925 by their grandfather. The bakery still creates many of their grandfather's signature recipes from scratch. According to Patty, the Kennedys plan to use their prize money toward necessary operating expenses for the bakery.
"General Mills is a strong supporter of the baking community, and we are thrilled to award Kennedy Bakery with the sweepstakes' $25,000 grand prize," said Tommy Hillman, marketing manager, General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice. "Through the Free for All sweepstakes, we've been able to help operators make a positive impact on their businesses."