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From flea market to fine dining.

Publication: Crain's Detroit Business
Publication Date: 12-SEP-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: From flea market to fine dining.(News)(Wendy Achatz and Dave Achatz of Achatz Handmade Pie Co.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Anjali Fluker

Wendy Achatz remembers sitting all day at the Armada Flea Market, waiting for someone to buy one of her homemade pies for about $7.

But it's been nearly a decade since Achatz has had to sell her wares in such venues. And it turns out the personal touch and long days eventually won customers over.

She and husband, Dave Achatz, now run a business that posted $3.5 million in 2004 revenue, supplying pies to grocery stores and restaurants; the couple expects to have five storefronts by the end of this year. Pies now range from $10.95 to $16.95.

Wendy Achatz said she and her husband started out as the lone bakers for Armada-based Achatz Handmade Pie Co. Nearly 12 years later, the company has expanded to...

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