NEW YORK — Crumbs Holdings LLC, a national neighborhood bakery and the largest US-based retailer of cupcakes, which operates under the name Crumbs Bake Shop, announced today that its co-Founders Jason and Mia Bauer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New York Award in the Retail and Consumer Products category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Jason and Mia were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Marriott Marquis on June 8, 2011.
“We are honored to be recognized by Ernst & Young as forward-thinking leaders who embody the entrepreneurial spirit,” said Jason Bauer, CEO of Crumbs. “Mia and I would like to thank all of our dedicated employees for their hard work and our enthusiastic patrons and fans for making Crumbs so successful every day.”
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Past award winners have included Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc., Maxine Clark of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone Inc., Matt Szulik of Red Hat, Inc., and last year’s national winner, Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Capital Partners, Inc.
As New York award winners, Jason and Mia are now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12, 2011. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held November 9–13, 2011.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor.
In New York sponsors include Marsh, Scherzer International, SAP America Inc, HSBC, SolomonEdwardsGroup, Empire Valuation Consultants, WithumSmith +Brown, Murra Devine, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and RR Donnelley.
About Crumbs Holdings LLC
The first bake shop opened its doors in March of 2003 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan by co-founders Mia & Jason Bauer. The design of CRUMBS Bake Shops is inspired by old-time neighborhood bakeries, creating a warm and friendly environment with wall-to-wall treats. Recently ranked the largest retailer of cupcakes nationwide and one of Inc.’s 10 Breakout Companies of 2010, CRUMBS currently has 35 locations, including 25 locations in the New York Metro area, six locations on the West Coast, three locations in Washington D.C. and one location in Chicago. The specialty of the house is cupcakes; however the menu also adds an irresistible blend of comfort-oriented classics and elegant baked goods. There are more than 60 varieties of cupcakes baked fresh daily with a new cupcake of the week debuting each Monday.
About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.
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Source: Crumbs Holdings LLC
