WENDY ACHATZ
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Learn How to Make Pies and Run a Business on my YouTube Channel
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My husband Dave and I started Achatz Handmade Pie Company from our home 29 years ago. Every week we’d bake a few dozen pies and set up at the local farmers' markets.
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​Today, we and our team of over one hundred, run six beautiful pie shops serving the Metro Detroit area and our 20K square foot Bakehouse creating tens of thousands of pies in small batches each week. Yes, we’ve grown some! Our special Achatz artisanal pies are still made the old fashion way and are distributed to over 1,000 grocery stores and restaurants across the US and Canada. 



Take Your Product from Kitchen to Commerce 

Every week I produce another video sharing our business story. I speak of our humble beginnings baking from scratch in our home and  converting our back room into a certified commercial kitchen.  And I’ll talk about the decisions we had to make when we moved the operation from home to our first real Pie Shop/Bakery and how we hired taught and trained our first employees through trial and error. As our business progressed throughout the years, I landed an appointment at
Whole Foods Market along with a few other major grocery chains. I'll tell you how things unrolled from there and the chains we said yes to and the ones we said no to. We’ve made a lot of decisions, some good, some bad and I look forward to sharing the lessons I have learned over my 27 years in the pie business. I hope it will inspire you in some way whether you are starting your own business or are just interested in our pie story.
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All My Best,
- Wendy 

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Achatz Handmade Pie Company

In 1993 when we started this little business from our home our children were ages 8, 6, 4, 2 and Zack was a newborn! Since then, they’ve all grown into wonderful, intelligent, and talented adults and moved away. Today, they all have come back and live within two miles of Dave and me. The circle of life!

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​Achatz Handmade Pie Co. has been featured on:
The Food Network

The Rachel Ray Show
The Today Show
Good Morning America

Bon Appétit
Food & Wine

Food Network: Top Pie Shops in the Country - Michigan Four Berry Pie from Achatz Handmade Pie Co.

Bon Appétit: Thanksgiving Pie-Baking Tips From Wendy Achatz of Achatz Handmade Pie Co.
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 ​Bon Appétit:  Tart Cherry Pie Recipe from Achatz Handmade Pie Company. 

Achatz Family Projects

In addition to Achatz Handmade Pie Company, Wendy and her family are involved
​in these businesses and nonprofits. 
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Pasture-raised laying hens on our
10-acre 18th century farm.
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Offering affordable, organic produce
​while educating on sustainable living. 

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  • Home
  • YouTube
  • Recipes
    • Wendy Achatz's Perfect Flakey Pie Crust
    • Homemade Apple Pie From Scratch
  • Social Media
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
  • Journal
  • Press
  • Contact
    • Achatz Pies
  • Coronavirus Resources