Semifreddis

I had no idea that Semifreddi’s does tours. We were lucky enough to get a guided tour by the owners. I love tours. Usually when it comes to food, the tour only consist of looking at the machines and the guide explaining what each one is used for. There is usually no activity.
To my surprise Semifreddi bakes round the clock. We were able to see hamburger buns, Cinnamon rolls, Morning buns and variety of rolls in the making. They let us try their classic Sourdough bread, right off the rack. If you haven’t tried fresh sourdough, you are missing out. We made a pizza using the focaccia bread and now that I know the bread is made fresh, we are new fan of Semifreddi.
The owners gave us a run down on the facility from the flour/​sifting room, yeast refrigerator, massive oven and several prep stations. The smell of bread and pastries baking was AMAZING!
The breads have the basic 4 ingredients… Flour, water, salt and yeast. Which makes them Vegan! Yes HOLLA AT ME! The only bread that isn’t Vegan is the Challah, Cinnamon Twist, and Brioche. They do not offer any Vegan pastries.
I found out they deliver to all the bakeries/​stores every morning. Any bread that did not sell, will be removed from the racks and brought back to the facility and broken down as chicken feed. So if you are buying a Semifreddi bread, know that it is fresh.
If you plan to do a tour here, there are a few rules no dresses (long pants), closed two shoes, no earrings, no jewelry with stones (bands are ok) and I recommend you wear a t-​shirt (not long sleeve) or a thin long sleeve shirt. This place is hot, due to the oven being on all day long.
The owner of the company is hilarious. I don’t know how to describe his character… lets just say very interesting and out there. LOL. He made the tour a lot of fun. I definitely recommend Unilocal CM’s coordinate a tour here. It’s one of the best food tours I’ve been to.
In the end we received an awesome Schwag bag which contained (2) Biscotti, baguette, Rosemary Focaccia or Challah, Reusable shopping bag, French pastry (mines was a blueberry muffin), temporary tattoo, and a menu of their café.
Thanks Semifreddi for the awesome tour! Check out the awesome video below. This isn’t fast forward, they really move this fast. Way Cool!

Semifreddis wholesale division makes all sorts of breads and pastries. I however know the chocolate dipped biscotti. You can buy large cases or sets of boxes ehich can be cery dangerous to your diet. Semi bitter dark chocolate, almods and crispy cookie. They come in small individually wrapped packaging but im not sure thats a deterrent for some. For me it’s perfect to keep at it one at a time. Looking to try some of the other baked goods at one of their retail stores