Hatboro
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Hatboro-based Company Exports American Snacks Around Globe
Hatboro-based Pretzel Pete has managed to quadruple its business over the last five years by focusing primarily on exporting American snacks around the globe, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Karl Brown founded SB Global Foods after visiting London and realizing that he was unable to find any hard pretzels in one of the…
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Bakery Owner in Hatboro: Last Several Months of Neverending Price Increases ‘Far Worse’ Than Pandemic
Bakeries in Montgomery County are seeing rising prices on nearly every item they need to operate, forcing them to pass on some of these extra costs to consumers, writes Justin Backover for WFMZ 69 News. Kathleen Lochel, co-owner of Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro, sees these neverending rises in price as a bigger issue than the…
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Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen Passes Away From Bee Sting-causing Heart and Brain Trauma
Officer Ryan Allen has passed away from the brain trauma and heart attack that resulted from a bee sting last year, on October 14, 2021, writes the 6abc Digital Staff in a new report. Today, James Gardner, Hatboro Police Chief, announced that Officer Allen passed away, surrounded by his friends and family. “Officer Allen will…
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Hatboro K-9 Police Officer Not Expected to Recover From Bee Sting
Officer Ryan Allen suffered a bee sting last year, which led to a heart attack and then a serious brain injury on October 14, 2021, writes the 6abc Digital Staff in a new report. Officer Allen has been on the Hatboro Police Force since 2013 and helped start Hatboro Police Department’s first police K9 program…
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Founder of Hatboro’s Manncorp Most Prized Possession is a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Among His 60 Cars
Henry Mann, a Huntingdon Valley resident and founder of Hatboro-based Manncorp, owns many cars, but his most prized possession is still a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, like the one he used to drive to high school decades ago, writes A.J. Baime for The Wall Street Journal. A good part of his extensive collection is tied…
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Gail Mirabella, Hatboro Dog Lover, Quit Pharmaceutical Job to Join the Circus; Now She’s Bringing Her Performing Dogs to National Dog Show
Gail Mirabella of Hatboro had a job. Her pharmaceutical career paid the bills. But it took a career swap to dog training to truly ignite her heart. She’s now one of America’s most accomplished performance dog trainers. From Pastime to Performance While forging her career at Pfizer and later Schering-Plough, Mirabella started competing with her…
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Longtime Hatboro Police Officer in Coma from Bee Sting, Community Rallies to Support Him, His Family
Ryan Allen, a longtime Hatboro police officer, is in a coma after a severe reaction from a bee sting, writes Christopher Dornblaser for OFFICER.com. Now, the community is rallying to help both the officer and his family get through these difficult times. Allen is currently at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. His condition is stable but…
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Individuals in Mental Health Crisis Facilities Need Hope; “Tend to Hope” Fills that Need
Tend to Hope, Inc., a new nonprofit organization launched in March of 2019, caters to individuals in mental health crisis facilities in Bucks County and Montgomery County by providing them with “Seeds of Hope” boxes and bags, filled with self-care items and hope-building resources. “The intent of these boxes,” according to Tricia Stafford, co-founder of…
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This Timeless Hatboro Diner Unlocks all Types of Nostalgia
Much like the rest of America, Montgomery County loves a good diner. Perhaps it is the timeless quality, writes Katie Kohler for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. Daddypops in Hatboro unlocks all types of nostalgia and is also one of the best diners in Montgomery County. It is also probably one of…
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VFTCB Hospitality Hero: Kathleen Lochel, Owner at Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro
Each week, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is recognizing hard-working hospitality employees, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. To honor the travel industry, and share inspiring and positive stories, the VFTCB is currently putting a particular spotlight on folks in Montgomery County’s food and beverage industry. This is ahead of the Board’s upcoming Crave Montco…
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Three Local Manufacturing, Machining Companies Merged Into Hatboro-based KMM Group When Their Leaders Decided to Retire
To the surprise of many, three successful, family-owned local manufacturing and machining companies merged into Hatboro-based KMM Group last year when their two owners decided to devise a plan on how to phase into retirement, writes Brent Donaldson for the Modern Machine Shop. Hatboro-based M&S Centerless Grinding and Meron Medical were led by John Shegda,…
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ASM Global Names Hatboro Native New General Manager of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis
ASM Global has named Hatboro native John Drum as the new general manager of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, writes Rochelle Olson for the Star Tribune. Before the official appointment, Drum was already serving as acting general manager at the stadium for eight months. However due to the pandemic, most of that time was…
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National Attention of Lochel’s Bakery Illustrates the Power of Small Businesses
Businesses in Montgomery County have been working around the clock to stay afloat, while keeping employees, and customers safe during the COVID-19 crisis. Their hard work and innovation has not gone unnoticed. Each week, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is sharing their stories. Lochel’s Bakery earned national attention for their “presidential cookies.” The Hatboro bakery, which…
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Hatboro-based Clean Earth Records Significant Increase in Aerosol Can Recycling
Clean Earth, the Hatboro-based specialty waste company, has recorded a significant increase in aerosol can recycling, writes DeAnne Toto for the Recycling Today. So far this year, the company’s Clean Earth Aerosol Recycling System has processed close to 1 million cans each month, and expects to reach 13 million by the end of the year.…
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Fox News: Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro Announces Winner of its Unusual – But Delicious – Election Poll
Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro has announced the winner of its deliciously unusual cookie election poll and this year Donald Trump came out as the overwhelming winner, writes Alexandra Deabler for Fox News. According to the final tally, the bakery sold 31,804 Trump election cookies and 5,750 Biden cookies. Still, the biggest winner of the poll…
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Hatboro Bakery Featuring Election-Themed Cookie Poll Gets a Visit from Eric Trump
Lochel’s Bakery, which has been running an election-themed cookie poll for the last four elections, has now garnered national attention and a visit from President Trump’s son, Eric, writes Doug Gross for Yahoo!News. The “cookie poll” has been running since September. Customers can show their support for one of the presidential candidates by purchasing red-and-white…
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Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro Offers Sweet Spin on Traditional Presidential Poll
Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro is putting a sweet spin on the traditional presidential poll by offering election cookies that represent each of the candidates, writes Matt Petrillo for CBS Philly. “We started our election cookie poll,” said Kathleen Lochel, the Bakery owner. Customers can show their political preferences by purchasing Trump or Biden butter cookies.…
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The Persian Grill in Hatboro Shares Recipe for Easy-to-Make Khoresh Karafs Stew
Before the pandemic started, many healthcare workers were regular customers at The Persian Grill in Hatboro, writes Cassie Owens for The Philadelphia Inquirer. So when COVID-19 hit, the restaurant’s owners Bimal Moktan and Binod Moktan decided to bring food directly to frontline workers, giving away meals at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery and other local sites.…
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