![]() ![]() 85☌’s delicious and innovatively flavored coffee and tea beverages are a cornerstone of the offering in the US. TO commemorate the first bakery opening in the Northwest, 85☌ offered $0.10 medium Sea Salt Coffees to the customers on the opening day. ![]() Over the past few year current US outlets of 85☌ have served more than two million cups of iced sea salt coffee. “We cannot wait to offer our service and products to the rest of the nation.”Ĩ5☌ Bakery Cafe began in 2004 in Taiwan and quickly spread across Asia, revolutionizing the coffee industry with Iced Sea Salt coffee, balancing out an appealing sweet and salty taste. “This is our first flagship store in the Northwest and we are honored to be baking and brewing in Tukwila, Washington,” says Charles Wu, 85☌ Operating Director. This first outlet in the area is part of an ongoing strategy to bring Asian-inspired innovative and unique flavors in a fresh and fast self-serving concept to American customers. This milestone store, located at 1341 Westfield Southcenter Mall, is not only the first 85☌ Bakery Cafe in Washington, but also the first flagship store in the Northwestern United States.Īlex Carlson Helo, Miss Washington USA 2017, was on hand at the grand opening ceremony as an ambassador for the Washington state to welcome 85☌ Bakery Cafe to the community. “We want to make it convenient for people,” Adamse said.įor more information on 85☌, or to see the menu, go to .85☌ Bakery Cafe, Taiwan’s most famous bakery chain, opened its very first Washington location on Februin Tukwila. 15, the store will start accepting pre-orders, where customers can place a bakery order 48 hours in advance so it is waiting for them when they arrive. to midnight Friday and Saturday and from 8 a.m. “That’s one thing that sets us apart - our variety,” Adamse said.Ĩ5☌ Bakery Cafe is located in Pavilions Centre shopping complex down from H-Mart and Barnes & Noble. In Washington, they are baked daily at the Tukwila location, Adamse said. In addition to bread, the company has more than 30 kinds of cakes and pastries. “So we take our influences from all over the world,” Adamse said.Īdamse said the bread dough is made in California and shipped to the different locations to be baked daily. ![]() ![]() The stores also introduce a new kind each month. The company even uses its own beans that are grown and harvested in Guatemala to brew all of its coffees.Īdamse said 85☌ Bakery Cafe is really known for its breads, however, with more than 60 varieties available and a product and development team creating new recipes based on popularity and trends in different countries. “We’re known as the Starbucks of Taiwan,” Adamse said.Īccording to the company website, the business gets its name because of the belief coffee develops the best flavor when it is brewed at a temperature of 85 degrees Celsius. The store was so successful that more stores were planned internationally. He envisioned opening a bakery and cafe that offers quality items at affordable prices. “We think we’re going to do really well here.”Īdamse estimates the Federal Way store will employ between 80 to 100 employees, including front and back house teams and management.Ĩ5☌ Bakery Cafe was founded by Cheng-Hsueh Wu, a Taiwanese business man, who came up with the store concept after stopping at a cafe in a five-star hotel and realizing the prices were too expensive for people to visit the establishment off the street, according to the company’s website. “It was a long time in the making,” he said. Because Federal Way is intended to be the center of 85☌ Bakery Cafes in the region, the extra space will be used to host all leadership and management classes.Īdamse said organizers are excited to be open in Federal Way, especially after encountering unexpected delays that pushed back the store’s opening. The back of the house, where the baking is done, also has a large area set aside for training. While the entire building is more than 5,000 square feet, the front of the house, with the bakery displays, cash registers, cafe and seating area, takes up a small portion. ![]()
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