Member Spotlight: Andrea Rizvi
My path to founding and operating a baking business has been far from direct. Just like the recipes that inspire Boomerang Bites, I am a transplant from Australia. Trained as a civil engineer, I arrived in the US in my 20s to pursue graduate study and built a career at the World Bank, spending much of the last twenty years traveling to remote corners of the globe providing advice, and more recently teaching graduate students - on how to deliver essential services (water, sanitation, electricity, roads, public transport) to underdeveloped communities in low-income countries. Although an immensely satisfying career, over time I knew I had to find a job that kept me closer to my growing family while also allowing me to have a positive social impact.
I launched Boomerang Bites in the Spring of 2017, to bring together my passion for baking, my desire to share unique and delicious Aussie recipes, and my commitment to promoting sustainable change through socially responsible business.
Boomerang Bites is an artisanal bakery on a social mission. We hand craft, authentic Australian 'slice' recipes made with the finest ingredients into bite sized treats. We wholesale our bites to select cafes, provide catering services, and sell customized gift boxes online for corporate clients and individuals. Our mission is simple and twofold - Be good, do good. We are passionate about sharing our love of our delicious Aussie treats - but baking great products is only part of what drives us. Boomerang Bites has been built to also do good by giving generously to our people and our communities through fair workplace practices and a charitable contribution component. We give back no less than 10% of our profits to causes suggested by our customers. So far, our contributions have benefited local homeless shelters, animal rescue shelters, after school programs, book programs for low-income school children, cancer cure fundraisers and many more!
I learnt about the Co-Co through an existing member Jalpa Pandit. Her enthusiasm for the warm, connected, and engaged group of women that form the Co-Co intrigued me. I joined the membership last month, and have already been very impressed! The professionalism of the content, and generosity of its members have been truly inspiring and I look forward to becoming an engaged and contributing member of the crew.
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