KUMORI Japanese Bakery & Café now open at SM City Baguio
Baguio City – (November 4, 2022) – Blessing and ribbon cutting were held and led by the four partners Carry and Abby Tumangan, Noel and Colleen Manalastas here owning this branch of the newly installed Kumori Japanese Bakery & Café located at Lower Ground Sunset Terraces, SM City Baguio.
Kumori is the Philippines’ #1 Japanese bakery that has continuously grown since the foreign franchise first opened on local shores in 2015.
In a review of Japanese Bread and pastries from Kumori Japanese Bakery (Philippines)
Big in Japan and now in the Philippines, Kumori Japanese Bakery commits to offering natural, handmade, fresh, and quality bread, cakes, and pastries imbued with true Japanese quality, culture, and tradition. Kumori uses only the finest ingredients from Japan, giving its bread unique flavors and textures. Every ingredient is wholesome and natural, so the fresh tastes and goodness shine through.
In an interview with Ms. Bea Chong the Marketing Manager of Kumori, she said, “Kumori means cloudy, it represents happiness and sunshine and experience when you eat our bread and pastries and one of our taglines is “bite into clouds” when you bite into our bread and pastries you experience like its like flying into clouds.
For bread and pastries, both of our authentic Japanese ingredients are sourced from Japan.
“This is a partnership and franchise branch and we have four partners here owning this branch.
“Kumori Kim is from Malaysia and he franchises it here in the Philippines one of our first branches is in SM Makati, and cited expanding since last year in two provincial areas in SM Sta Rosa, SM Dasmariñas, and now here in SM Baguio.
“We have bestsellers here in terms of pastries are Hanjuku Cheese and Signature Cheese Tart and in terms of bread, it would be a Melon Pan.
According to Archie Gavino the Operation Head, Kumori SM Baguio is in charge of the operation of the outlet bakeshop and dine-in and also in charge of development for crew members.
“We have a manager in-house, chef baker in-house, bakers and front of the house these are the whole entity of the store.
“Majority of our breads are baked freshly every day since daily lang talaga ang pag bake natin at kung meron man leftover ay ito ay ibibigay natin sa iba’t-ibang institusyon na mga tulong and it will be given to poor children and also sold to our own crew members kung gusto nila at ito ay sa murang halaga na lang.
“This Christmas we will have a project starting November 15, a project of give a gift to one child, pwede tayo mag iwan ng gift natin under the Christmas tree and then on December 25 yun mga batang mapapadaan ay mabibigyan natin ng isang regalo coming from the community, “ Gavino concluded.
Photo opportunity with the SM Baguio Mall Manager Rona Vida Correa, AVP Operations, N1 Engr. Marc Jansen Pe and Admin personnels. # Photos by: Mario Oclaman //FNS
