Buying a 60-Year-Old Swiss Bakery with Dane Sawyer, Owner of Roland’s Swiss Pastry & Bakery

Описание: When Dane Sawyer bought Roland Swiss Pastry & Bakery, he wasn’t looking for a food business. In fact, he told every broker he wanted nothing to do with one. But Roland—a 60-year-old Houston institution founded by a Swiss pastry chef—was too special to pass up.

In this conversation, Dane shares how he became the third-generation owner of a bakery that supplies pastries and desserts to Houston’s hotels, convention centers, and stadiums. We get into how he’s keeping Roland’s recipes authentic while modernizing the business behind the scenes—from managing a 24-hour production schedule to keeping quality high across thousands of danishes, muffins, and sheet cakes each week.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Origin Story of Roland’s Swiss Bakery
1:53 What Makes Swiss & European Pastries Unique
3:30 Why Buy a Bakery
5:04 How Wholesale Became 95% of Revenue
7:01 Supplying Houston’s Stadiums & Hotels
8:23 A Day in the Life at the Bakery
10:04 Production Volume & Operations
12:36 Managing Costs & Delivery Logistics
14:06 Building Culture with a Longtime Team
17:16 Optimizing Inventory & Standing Orders
19:53 Lessons from Owning a Bakery

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