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CHABASO TIMELINE
1975 - Charles Negaro opens Atticus Bookstore in
the Yale Center for British Art building in downtown
New Haven.

at $25 plus shipping. Initial offerings include a gift box of the

1981 -Negaro opens Atticus Bookstore Cafe. Included
on its menu of quality comfort foods are fresh
baguettes baked with care.

four original ciabatta ﬂavors, as well as an Energy Grain Bundle
(featuring all whole-grain products), a collection of slightly
sweet breads (including Chocolate and Fig & Oats) and more.
In 2019, the company plans to offer consumers the chance to

1995 - After a voracious tour of western Europe,
Negaro decides to expand his bread offerings and
opens Chabaso Bakery, named after his children
Charlie, Abigail and Sophia.

receive advance samples of new concepts and be part of the
product development process.
Breaking new ground

1998 - Chabaso expands its distribution to include
grocery stores throughout Connecticut, New York City
and New Jersey.

Two years ago, Karter joined as the new CEO of Chabaso, after
having served as co-founder and chief deer of Dancing Deer
Baking Co. in Boston.

2001- Chabaso expands from its initial 5,000
square-foot bakery to a 40,000 square-foot facility
in New Haven.

"One of the reasons I said yes to Charles's invitation to help him
reinvent Chabaso was his already signiﬁcantly philanthropic
and innovative history," Karter says. "I saw an opportunity to

2005 - Chabaso wins its first Best Bread in
Connecticut award from Connecticut magazine.

take this wonderful company and do much more with it on the
social impact front while expanding its track record in product
excellence and market leadership. I believe in values-driven

2009 - Chabaso expands distribution throughout
Massachusetts and the Northeast.

companies but also in transparency and advocacy for what we
believe in. We want our customers to know the whole story
and choose us not only for our wonderful baking, but for the
principles we bake into our choices."
Negaro praises Karter for new inspirational ideas and motivational approach to leading a business.
"Trish brings more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship, operations, sales, brand building and doing good in this
world," Negaro says. "She was co-founder and chief deer of
the much-loved Dancing Deer Baking Company. Plus, she's an

2012 - New Haven Farms is founded by Chabaso and
a group of New Haven community organizations
with the mission of promoting health and community
development through urban agriculture. The first farm
site is located at Chabaso and uses excess heat from
baking operations to heat a hoop house greenhouse.
2016 - Charlie Negaro, Jr., son of founder Charles
Negaro, takes the helm of sister business Atticus
Bookstore Cafe and launches a bread program focused
on regional grains.

artist and an athlete who holds an age group record for cycling
up Mt. Washington and across the US. Her creative energy is
infectious and inspiring, and our entire team is over the moon
to welcome her to the Chabaso family."

2017 - Trish Karter joins as the new CEO of Chabaso.
During her first week of vacation from the job, she
sets a record with her 4-woman team for biking across
America, raising money for a women's health center.

Chabaso, a family-owned bakery, was founded more than
30 years ago by Negaro, when he started baking breads for
his business Atticus Bookstore Cafe, located in the iconic
Yale Center for British Art building in downtown New Haven.

2017 - Updated branding and packaging help to
communicate Chabaso's flavor profiles, ingredients and
processes and colorful personalities.

Chabaso uses carefully-sourced non-GMO ingredients, more
than 20 hours fermentation on all breads, hand-ﬁnishing and
traditional hearth ovens. Chabaso breads are sold in grocery
and specialty stores throughout the eastern US.

2018 - Chabaso launches Bread Breakers, a project
that fosters dialogue between people with differing
viewpoints on divisive issues.
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