Friday, October 17, 2008

PC week 4, TastyKake





Margaret Loughlin, who is "old enough to have sense," has been working for the Tasty Baking Co. - baskers of that Philly institution, Tastykakes - for 55 years. She worked for 40 years in production but moved to the bakery store, now called "Peggy's Place."
When asked why she has been such a longtime employee, Loughlin replies, "I just love it. The people are very nice. It was and is a good company, everyone is like a family here.
"I never married. I got married to the job, fell in love with the job. It's the greatest here," she said.
Many of the employees I encountered during my tour of the factory had been there for many years. The average span of service is 23 years. Loughlin is not surprised.
"When you come here," she says, "you stay."
Butterscotch Krimpets - th popular cake whose production is captured here - are big sellers at the baking store. Tasty Baking produces 439,000 of them every day.

1 comment:

Ronni Moore Photography said...

Nice bokeh in the detail shot and the fourth shot!