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Cohen Hardware, Metuka Bread are coming together to make a difference

Monday, March 15, 2021

108-year old hardware store Cohen & Co. helps launch bakery Metuka Freshly Baked

Old World bread meets old school hardware store. A brand-new Philadelphia baker has popped up at one of the oldest hardware stores in the country.Cohen Hardware and Metuka Bread, old world bread meets old school hardware store.

Philadelphia -- At Metuka Freshly Baked, old World bread meets old school hardware store, with a new baker popping up at one of the oldest hardware stores in the country.

Ran Betite moved here from Tel Aviv. His bread-making skills were just a hobby he picked up in college, but he began baking more seriously during the pandemic and decided to open a bakery.

He started Metuka Freshly Baked in September 2020.

Mitchell Cohen is the fourth generation owner of Cohen & Co. Hardware. The store has been in Philadelphia since 1913. He invited Betite to sell bread at the hardware store. The pop-up has been so successful Cohen & Co. has become the only place to buy Metuka Bread.

Metuka Freshly Baked | Facebook | Instagram

Cohen & Co. Hardware Store | Facebook | Instagram

615 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147

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