Wednesday February 10, 2016 12:01 AM- Reading Eagle By Jamie Klein, Reading, PA Sherrie Krick slowly made her way through the milking barn on a foggy February night, softly prodding some of the 40 Holsteins in front of her, which was enough to encourage them into their milking slots. Once the animals settled, Sherrie, her […]
Desserts with Berries! Bursting with Possibilities!
Just how popular are berries in American households? Well, consider the fact that they’ve now surpassed both apples and bananas in grocery sales as reported by the Global Berry Congress 2015. The growing consumer demand for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and other “soft fruits” creates a huge opportunity for restaurant operators as well. Not surprisingly, desserts […]
Children’s author delights students with stories and songs
Reading, PA. The laughs, cheers, stomps and claps reverberated throughout the gym at Glenside Elementary School. There, Joe Consiglio sang his unique songs and told stories about sharks, dogs and an “evil, sinister and wicked” ice cream truck driver who just wouldn’t stop for kids on Sweet Street. Consiglio, a children’s author, musician and ninth-grade […]
La Dolce Vita
I like to imagine early man’s first discovery of sweetness. Perhaps he saw honey dripping from a comb, or maybe his arrow pierced a tree and out dripped a sticky, delectable sap. He tasted the stuff and – eureka! What a transcendentally delightful experience that must have been. Like primates the world over, we humans […]
Cakes are made to be celebrated.
What is it about cake that seems to make it synonymous with celebration? The modern tradition of enjoying cake on birthdays is believed to have originated in Germany during the 1,400’s. And brides and grooms have celebrated with cake on their wedding day for at least as long. It makes perfect sense when you think […]
Welcome to Luscious
[Editor’s note– We’ve been posting about our delectable desserts for ages, but it’s time we let you hear directly from our Founder and CEO, Sandy Solmon. Just as our products have long been distinctive in the world of desserts, Sandy is becoming a distinctive voice in the wider and wilder world of food. Stay tuned […]
Sweet Street takes caramel to a whole new level of cravable.
The debate over how to pronounce caramel may rage on forever. Is it CAR-mull? Or CARE-uh-mell? Either way, one thing’s for sure: caramel is a hugely popular treat that mixes perfectly into a host of decadent dessert possibilities. To fully appreciate the magic of caramel, let’s start with a brief chemistry lesson. According to Wikipedia, […]
Sweet Street takes custard from throwback to thrilling.
Custard is first found in ancient Roman Empire cookbooks, some say because it was the first time chickens were kept for laying eggs, and the abundance led to experimentation and ideas borrowed from the Greeks’ cooking knowledge. At its advent, custard was considered a health food, according to Platina’s De Honesta Voluptate, published in 1475. […]
Female Entrepreneur Earns Honorary Degree from Alvernia University
Posted: Monday, December 1, 2014 11:54 am | Updated: 12:00 pm, Mon Dec 1, 2014. From Alvernia University From humble beginnings in a two-car garage, Sandy Solmon turned her entrepreneurial dream into one of the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen gourmet desserts and the leading innovator in the dessert industry — Sweet Street Desserts, headquartered […]
A Few More Irresistible Reasons to Adore Chocolate
Chocolate is the leading baked-good flavor in the top 500 limited- and full-service restaurants. It’s also the leading pudding flavor and top solo ice cream flavor, according to Technomic MenuMonitor. In MenuTrends DIRECT, Datassential reports that 64.7% of all restaurants feature chocolate—a percentage way beyond other flavors. But you already knew that. Just had to […]
Sweet Street Desserts to Celebrate the Re-Opening of their Café Concept
Amazed at the power of good food shared, Sweet Street expands to the front of the house. Reading, PA, October 14, 2014 – Sweet Street Desserts is known worldwide as the leading innovator in the dessert industry, baking for restaurants and cafés in over 60 countries, on every continent. Rooted in Sandy Solmon’s, Founder […]
Sweet Street research and development chef and manager inspired by travel
Jim Churchman’s taste buds have been shaped by his travels around the world. He seeks inspiration as a research and development chef and manager at Sweet Street Desserts, 722 Hiesters Lane, where he has worked for the last 22 years. He has an affinity for certain places, like Peru. His trip in November will mark his […]
