85˚C Bakery Café is coming to Haddonfield Road in Cherry Hill with plans on opening later this month (October), and they are actively hiring. 42Freeway first covered these plans in August.
The location is a former Burger King property on Haddonfield Berlin Road at Brace Road in front of the large shopping center which is also home to Hung Vuong Food Market.
Founded 20 years ago in Taiwan, 85˚C Bakery Café features an in-house bakery (pastries, breads, cakes), freshly brewed Guatemalan coffee and milk tea smoothie drinks.
It’s a growing global brand where the idea was first developed when the founder visited a 5-star hotel cafe… while he enjoyed the gourmet pastries and drinks, he just wondered “why did it have to cost so much!?”
And with that experience… 85˚C Bakery Café was born!
While their in-store baked pastries, breads and cakes take the spotlight, 85˚C Bakery Café takes its coffee just as seriously… the name 85˚C comes from the temperature that their espresso coffee is brewed at, which they believe is the ideal temperature!
I stopped at the upcoming Cherry Hill location this weekend when they were conducting a job fair and had a chance to meet with local owner operator Fred. He tells me they are targeting an October 21st opening date… which is less than two weeks away!
I asked if I could take a look inside but was told at that time they were still finishing up interior construction. I have no reason to doubt the 21st Opening Date but I do realize they still have to get final inspections and health department approval!
Outside, the building is basically complete with the signage recently installed.
Typically they develop their stores within a strip mall and this is one of their few locations that will be freestanding and offer a drive-thru.
Now Hiring at 85˚C Bakery Café
Banners hanging at the Cherry Hill site call out 8 different job categories for the new location.
Currently the company careers section of the website list 5 different roles;
- Storefront Supervisor
- Baker/Cake Decorator
- Storefront Shift Leader
- Assistant Manager
- Cashier/Barista.
At the Careers site you simply need to click “Search Jobs” and then search on “Cherry Hill”
85˚C Bakery Café
I have not visited an 85˚C Bakery Café yet (considering this is the first on the East Coast!)… but information provided online says that each location offers more than 50 varieties of pastries, breads, cakes and more… which are all baked in-house fresh each day…
It appears those rotating 50 different options are chosen from a full menu that has over 150 freshly baked product options.
They absolutely feature popular US focused pastry items such as danish and croissants… but the menu also will bring to the area several Asian specialty items such as Japanese milk toast, Taiwanese Taro swirl and Ube bread.
They also offer a variety of more meal/sandwich options such as a Pesto Chicken Sandwich, Tuna Sandwich and more.
And don’t forget the breads, cakes and a full variety of milk tea, smoothies and slushies.
I’ll be back for the opening to share the experience with readers!
Links and Location
85˚C Bakery Café – Expected Opening October 21st
1445 Brace Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034