Day One:  March 23 / 3pm - 7pm ET   

Day Two:  March 24 / 8am - 4pm ET 

Day Three:  March 25 /8am - 4pm ET 

3728 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor, MI

Join us in Michigan this spring for Bread & Butter—three days of essential education in the business of baking. 

March 23-25 at ZingTrain, 3728 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor, MI. 

Designed for early-stage bakery owners and operators—but open to all—this in-depth, interactive conference will cover: 

• Bakery Finances 

• Smart Operational Choices 

• Creating Good Jobs and Building a Strong Team 

• Menu Design, Optimization, and Pricing 

• Choosing your Coffee Partner

You’ll leave with actionable concepts, practical tools, and fresh ideas to implement in your business, setting your bakery on a clear path to thrive. 

The Full Schedule 

Day One: Sunday, March 23 - 3:00 - 7:00 pm 

• Welcome to ZingTrain, our host 

• Zingerman's Bakehouse Tour 

• Keynote Address from Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman's co-founder: Creating a Vision of Greatness 

• Light Dinner 

Day Two: Monday, March 24 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

• Bakery Finance 101, with Amy Emberling and Ron Maurer of Zingerman's 

10 Rules of Finance 

Profit & Loss Statements 

Cash Flow Statements 

Balance Sheets 

Putting Finance 101 to work in your bakery

• Breakfast & Lunch served 

Day Three: Tuesday, March 25 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

• The Good Jobs Strategy:  Smart operations and investments in people make for a strong, profitable business, with Sandhya Mahadevan of the Good Jobs Institute 

• Choosing your Coffee Partner & Crafting the Best Guest Experience, with Evan DeVries of La Colombe

• Dough to Dollars: Menu Design, Optimization & Pricing, with Ederique Goudia of In the Business of Food 

• Breakfast & Lunch Served 

For more information, visit the Bread & Butter webpage. 

Read about our cancellation policy here.

Bread & Butter is sponsored by: