While Sheehan didn’t see himself wholesaling when he began the business, he’s been approached by a number of local cafés asking to carry his pies whose “standards, mission, and integrity aligned with ours.” The company produces 3,000 pies a week and sells them at local farmers markets and cafés. But, so far Sheehan says The Humble Pie Company has “blown financial projections out of the water.” Currently Sheehan and his staff are based out of the shared kitchen at Crossroads RI, but they’re actively looking for a kitchen of their own. Big cities might have a bunch of different businesses all doing the same but Providence has one of everything and there wasn’t a pie company.” Three years later the city has it: The Humble Pie Company.Īlong with a small state, however, came worries about a small economy for pies. ![]() Furthermore, a pie bakery was a niche yet to be filled in Providence, “There was no dedicated pie bakery in Providence,” explains Sheehan, “I thought there would be wriggle room. Having his own bakery came hand in hand with the baking career Sheehan had been aspiring towards. Working at their warehouse, Sheehan helped receive local produce and got to know the local farmers who he describes as “doing an excellent job with produce in Rhode Island.” But Sheehan also noticed that while much of the produce was going to local area restaurants, almost none was going to local area bakeries, and he started to wonder how he could use fresh produce in a bakery setting, “I don’t remember exactly when it came to me, but it was ‘Oh yeah, pie obviously.’” While working at Seven Stars, Sheehan also volunteered with Farm Fresh Rhode Island. When Sheehan moved back to Providence in 2011, he began work at Seven Stars Bakery. Eventually, Sheehan found himself on the other side of the pastry counter, working first at Grand Central Bakery and then Café Besalu. Guided by his sweet tooth, Sheehan would explore the area around job sites for local bakeries during lunch hour. Sheehan graduated from Roger Williams University with a degree in architecture after college, Sheehan moved to Seattle where he worked as a carpenter and project manager. The path towards owning his own bakery was paved by Sheehan’s sweet tooth and a passion for baking and hands-on work. ![]() Founded in 2013, the Humble Pie Company is based in Providence and is dedicated to serving New England the finest quality pies made from locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. ![]() Tesla founder Elon Musk has compared starting a company to baking: “You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.” For Daniel Sheehan, founder and head baker at The Humble Pie Company, Musk’s is a philosophy that rings close to home - both literally and figuratively.
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