Andrea Cossette

Proudly Serving: Sobeys #323 Barrington Passage, NS

Position: Bakery Manager

Core Value: Always Place the Customer First

Anyone who has spent time on the South Shore of Nova Scotia knows that brown bread is as essential to the weekly grocery order, as are staples like milk and butter. “It’s been a thing here for as long as anyone can remember – you had brown bread and beans on Saturday night,” says bakery manager Andrea Cossette. So when the bread was recently discontinued, Andrea found another way to serve her customers. She and her bakery team developed a recipe that was as good – if not better – than the original and cost about the same. The bread started flying off shelves and is now sold all along the South Shore. Andrea, who has worked for Sobeys for 10 years, says her passion for baking comes from spending hours in the kitchen with her grandmother and mother. “Baking is cathartic for me,” says Andrea. “It is such a pleasant experience. It will always be my happy place.”