Crumbs Bake Shop Co-Founders Jason and Mia Bauer Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New York Award Winners
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Retail and Consumer
Products Category
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Crumbs Holdings LLC (OTCBB: CRMB), 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.
About Ernst & Young
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advisory services. Worldwide, our 141,000 people are united by our
shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a
difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities
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ICR for Crumbs
Bo Park, 646-277-1222
Bo.Park@icrinc.com
Source: Crumbs Holdings LLC
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