– Lila Colello

Flakely LLC

Overview: Before being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Flakely founder & Executive pastry chef Chef Lila Colello worked for Wolfgang Puck, The Food Network, and in some of the country’s best restaurants. Now, Chef Lila works tirelessly to create her own versions of pastries and breads that gluten-free foodies miss the most. TMF supported Flakely with a $10,000 grant to help purchase a new freezer and hire a new baker.

Impact: “[The loan] allowed us to hire a baker, which allowed me as the owner to step out of the kitchen some of the week and actually work on building the business from the backend. This greatly impacted me by allowing me more of a work/life balance! This grant [also] greatly assisted us in a huge jump in growth last year, and now we are once again growing” -Lila Colello; Owner