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Going against the grain: How an Ottawa baker adapted to COVID-19

Top StoriesLeave a Comment on Going against the grain: How an Ottawa baker adapted to COVID-19December 8, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ottawa in early spring, the vendors at Ottawa’s many farmers markets scrambled to find new ways to get their product to customers. Andy Lofthouse, the Edinburgh-born owner of Purebread Bakery, found his pivot online. Using …

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Improvise, empathize, grow: how a home bakery in Odisha, India survived COVID-19

StoriesLeave a Comment on Improvise, empathize, grow: how a home bakery in Odisha, India survived COVID-19December 8, 2020

By the end of Odisha’s lockdown in August, Asha’s Gelhi had become a household name.

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How a local bakery used a web store to navigate a global pandemic

FeaturedLeave a Comment on How a local bakery used a web store to navigate a global pandemicDecember 8, 2020

Business was booming until the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ottawa in early March of 2020. Local shops, like the Black Walnut Bakery, were hit hard.

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The Great Pivot is a special publication reported and produced by a class of second-year journalism students at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication as part of our ongoing COVID-19 pandemic coverage. It chronicles how small businesses have adapted, innovated and pivoted to survive and sometimes even thrive during the challenges of the pandemic.

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