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Article: Eli's whips up a world of cheesecake and more
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 8, 1996
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Production line workers at Eli's Chicago's Finest Inc. are
well-trained in sliding cooled cheesecakes from baking pans onto
storage trays, piping on decorative toppings and packing them in
boxes.
Now they are learning to perform their jobs in front of an
audience.
With the Oct. 16 opening of its new manufacturing facility, the
Northwest Side is no longer just home to the cheesecake baker. It is
home to Eli's Cheesecake World.
Not only will dessert lovers be able to learn the history of
Eli's, tour parts of the production process that uses 3 million
pounds of cream cheese annually, and have a sample of one of Eli's 50
types of cheesecake (plain and chocolate chip remain the two best ...