News Release

Bloom Bakery Co-Founders Announce Plan to Reopen Bakery and Continue

Its Social Mission

CLEVELAND, Ohio – November 6, 2019 – Following the announcement by Towards Employment

that Bloom Bakery would close this week, co-founders Logan Fahey and world-renowned baker
Maurice Chaplais are planning to reopen the bakery as soon as possible. The new owners are
committed to continue the Bloom Bakery mission of providing employment opportunities and training
to individuals who face barriers to finding a steady job, as well as offering high-quality, artisan-crafted
baked goods to the public.

While negotiations are pending with Towards Employment and building owners, the new ownership
team hopes to keep operating at its current locations in downtown Cleveland and the Campus District,
with plans to expand to additional locations in the future.

Bloom Bakery opened in 2016 under the ownership of Towards Employment and has provided
employment and training opportunities for approximately 90 people since then. Unexpectedly,
Towards Employment announced on November 5, 2019, that it would be closing Bloom Bakery.

“We were surprised at this announcement and would have been interested in acquiring the business if
we had been given the opportunity,” said Logan Fahey, local entrepreneur and founder of Fahey
Group. Fahey and Chaplais worked on the start-up of Bloom Bakery, including the training of
employees on artisan baking techniques.

“In my years of involvement with Bloom Bakery, I have never been more committed to its social
mission than I am now,” Fahey said. “We have personally worked with so many Bloom
employees whose lives have been changed by this business, and we will not let that mission die.
Our belief is that what we are doing is vital to the community.”

Fahey said Chaplais is planning to return to Cleveland to retrain employees and improve the
quality of the current product offerings. The new management team will be headed by Fahey,
Chaplais and Ellen Bruno, who was the original operations manager of Bloom Bakery and is
now chief operating officer of Fahey Group.

Fahey said the new ownership team’s long-term goal is to expand operations in Cleveland and its
suburbs, and eventually introduce the concept to other areas of Ohio and the country. “We have a
robust group of investors who are eager to ensure that the business will be back up and running
as soon as possible, and we hope to work with current Bloom Bakery staff and board,” he said.

About Bloom Bakery

Bloom Bakery’s social mission is to offer artisan-crafted baked goods, sandwiches, salads and
soups, while allowing individuals to find meaningful employment and a path to self-sufficiency.
Since 2016, Bloom Bakery has offered employment, training and internship opportunities to
approximately 90 individuals who faced barriers to finding a steady job.
About Fahey Group
Fahey Group is a holdings company that owns and operates a series of companies including
Fahey Advisors, Robin Autopilot, Landmark Lawn and Garden Supply, Landmark Automation,
Total Property Contracting, and Chaplais and Fahey. The firm takes an innovation-led approach
to helping businesses solve problems, grow and realize their goals. It is passionate about
addressing challenges head-on and delivering results that last.

For more information, contact:

Ellen Bruno
Chief Operating Officer, Fahey Group
574-524-0364
ebruno@faheygroup.co