Canadian baker to buy Koffee Kup, Vermont Bread Co. facilities
A Koffee Kup Bakery truck outside the Vermont Bread Co. in Brattleboro on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
The Koffee Kup Bakery in Burlington, seen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, abruptly laid off most of its employees and shuttered the plant. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
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Atlantic Canada’s largest family-owned bakery is buying the recently closed Koffee Kup Bakery of Burlington and subsidiary Vermont Bread Co. of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Dunster’s, a New Brunswick distributor of baked goods across the Maritime Provinces and in Maine, announced its purchase Thursday just hours after receiving approval for incentive money from the Vermont state government to reopen the nearly century-old business.
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Bakeries were suddenly closed April 26, new owners will reopen both locations, retain brands. Courtesy photo of Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop owners of Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery.
Vermont Business Magazine Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop, “couplepreneurs” from Sussex, New Brunswick, who are the owners of Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery, announced Thursday their intention to purchase all the assets of the Koffee Kup Bakery in Burlington, Vermont.
“We are thrilled to announce today that we have formed a new company, called North Atlantic Baking Company.” said Co-CEO Blair Hyslop, “We have been advised that North Atlantic Baking Company is the preferred purchaser of the Koffee Kup assets & we are focused on moving quickly to conclude negotiations which will lead to restarting operations very soon.
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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Labor announced the recipients of the 2021 Vermont Internship Program today, awarding a total of $462,500 to 20 organizations throughout Vermont.
The Department of Labor promotes internships by providing grants to organizations that support or connect Vermont employers with student-interns from regional technical centers or postsecondary educational institutions.
“Internships play an important role in growing Vermont’s labor force by connecting students with employers as they gain experience and skills that will prepare them for future careers,” said Governor Scott. “By allowing a student to get their foot in the door with Vermont employers, these connections can help keep them here in the state for their careers.”
(The Legislature adjourned May 21; this represents the most recent report from the VDOL.)
Figure 2 shows the spike in suspected fraudulent claims.
Peak was April 25, 2020, and last bar is May 15, 2021
VDOL tables as prepared for the Legislature. Click HERE to see full report.
During the benefit week ending May 15th there were 28,406 weekly claims filed. This is a decrease of 3,750 continued claims filed over the previous benefit week. During the week ending May 15, $9,040,843 in benefits were paid out to claimants.
Claimants have started to enter work search information on weekly claims if they do not qualify for an exemption. Earlier last week, an issue prompted some claimants to enter work search information when they should have been exempt (e.g. self-employed, independent contractor, etc.) and others who were not prompted to enter work search information when they should have been.