In the News

Rise Baking Company Announces Acquisition of Table Talk Pies, Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Leading bakery manufacturer Rise Baking Company (Rise) announced today that it has acquired Worcester, MA-based Table Talk Pies, Inc. (Table Talk).  

The Pie Store Joins the Worcester Public Market Food Scene

WORCESTER, MASS., (February 20, 2024) – Table Talk celebrates the grand opening of The Pie Store at the Worcester Public Market on Green Street in the canal district. The store features Table Talk’s perfectly imperfect dessert- and snack-sized pies as well as popular Table Talk merchandise. Additionally, for the first time in the company’s 100-year history, the store will offer crumb cakes in varieties including blueberry, cinnamon, and New York style. The store will be open Tuesday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 7pm.  Tuesday’s will be Senior Day. The Pie Store closed … Continue reading The Pie Store Joins the Worcester Public Market Food Scene

Best Store Bought Pecan Pie for the Easiest Holiday Dessert

Sporked.com 2023 – I’m happy to say that you do not have to make your kitchen into a gigantic, sticky mess this holiday season. Because the best store bought pecan pie is really, very good and no one will notice that you didn’t spend an hour plus chopping nuts. We lined the Sporked countertops with six different pecan pies in search of the best pecan pie to buy from the grocery store and were impressed by four. Each one brought something unique to the table—like a caramelized layer of nuts or an incredible amount of goo—but they all had a few things … Continue reading Best Store Bought Pecan Pie for the Easiest Holiday Dessert

Table Talk Pies’ new president looking ahead to the future

WORCESTER, Mass. – Isaac Long took over as president of Table Talk Pies in June and is excited and optimistic about the future of the Worcester pie manufacturing company. “I’m not sure there’s really anyone else who can really give us a run for our money,” Long said. After battling inflation all of last year, Long said all eyes are on the pies of the future. Inside their headquarters in Worcester, dozens of employees are hard at work handling dough and filling, making sure each pie is just perfect. “We are so efficient in our production that relative to our … Continue reading Table Talk Pies’ new president looking ahead to the future

Table Talk names new president as Kokkinis becomes chairman

Worcester food manufacturer Table Talk Pies has named Isaac Long as its new president, effective immediately. He takes over for Harry Kokkinis, a third-generation leader of the company who will become executive chairman. Table Talk was founded in 1924 by Kokkinis’s maternal grandfather and his business partner, both Greek immigrants. Long has been in a relationship with Table Talk as a strategic advisor for several months, according to a Tuesday release from the company. He was most recently an operating partner at Truck 9 Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm in Boston. Prior to Truck 9, he led … Continue reading Table Talk names new president as Kokkinis becomes chairman

Table Talk Pies debuts two specialty WooSox pies for Polar Park opening day

Masslive.com By Tom Matthews | tmatthews@masslive.com Table Talk Pies is debuting two specialty WooSox pies just in time for Polar Park’s opening day. The iconic Worcester company announced the two new pies Tuesday morning just hours before the Worcester Red Sox’s first-ever home game at Polar Park at 3:05 p.m. The flavors, Boston Crème Woo-Pie and Strawberry Shortcake Woo-Pie, will be sold exclusively at The Pie Store on Green Street. click here for more

Worcester bets on new ballpark to spur development (Boston Business Journal)

By Grant Welker  –  Projects Reporter,  May 10, 2021, 2:03pm Tuesday will be the first game for the Worcester Red Sox in their new home city. For Worcester, whether the team's move is a win will take far longer to play out. The brand new city-owned ballpark, Polar Park, was built not so much only with the idea of drawing the top affiliate of the Boston Red Sox to town as it was an ambitious play: That Worcester’s Canal District neighborhood and the rest of the city would benefit from new interest from developers wanting to build apartments, restaurants and other space next … Continue reading Worcester bets on new ballpark to spur development (Boston Business Journal)

As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Table Talk Pies in Worcester is giving away free snack-size pies to educators

masslive.com By Michael Bonner | mbonner@masslive.com Table Talk Pies in Worcester is updating the tradition of bringing a teacher an apple before class. Instead, this week, the company’s Pie Store on Green Street is offering free pies to teachers. The promotion is part of Teacher Appreciation Week and runs through Friday. Teachers can stop by the Pie Store at 153 Green St. and receive a free 4-inch snack pie of their choice. The Pie Store is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of this week. click here for more

Worcester is one of the top 10 cities in the country poised to recover stronger post-pandemic, Bloomberg analysis finds

WCVB5 Chronicle Worcester is one of the top 10 cities in the country poised to recover stronger post-pandemic, Bloomberg analysis finds Worcester's population is once again growing thanks to billions of dollars in public and private investment. With increasing development, how does the city plan to retain life-long residents and those looking for a fresh start? NEEDHAM, Mass. — Worcester’s Printer’s Building has become a hub of innovation. City Manager Edward Augustus toured the building with Chronicle and met everyone from artists to radio personalities. He even enjoyed a performance by Crocodile River Music. Harry Kokkinis is the third-generation owner … Continue reading Worcester is one of the top 10 cities in the country poised to recover stronger post-pandemic, Bloomberg analysis finds

5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester

This Week in Worcester.com by TWIW Staff | April 30, 2021 In today’s daily 5 Things You Need to Know feature, ThisWeekinWorcester.com explores five important items and stories that Worcester and Central Massachusetts residents should keep a close eye on. These five things can cover a whole range of subjects and issues that we feel are pertinent to understanding what’s going on in the city and the cities and towns surrounding Worcester. In today’s edition – Friday, April 30 - bring your vaccination card to The Pie Store for a free Table Talk Pie, click here for more

Table Talk Pies Celebrates National Blueberry Pie Day

This Week in Worcester by TWIW Staff 4/28/2021 WORCESTER - Table Talk Pies celebrates National Blueberry Pie Day, Wednesday, April 28, with a special offer at The Pie Store at 153 Green St. in Worcester. Get the four of Table Talk Pies 4” Blueberry Pie, on National Blueberry Pie Day only, for just $1. The Pie Store is open between 9-5 PM. this here for more

5 Things you Need to Know Today in Worcester

by Patrick Sargent | February 10, 2021 In today’s daily 5 Things You Need to Know feature, ThisWeekinWorcester.com explores five important items and stories that Worcester and Central Massachusetts residents should keep a close eye on. These five things can cover a whole range of subjects and issues that we feel are pertinent to understanding what’s going on in the city and the cities and towns surrounding Worcester. In today’s edition – February 10, 2021 – the FBI warns of online romance scammers, the Worcester Fire Department receives a state grant for student fire safety education, get a chocolate-covered strawberry … Continue reading 5 Things you Need to Know Today in Worcester

Table Talk Pie Store Celebrates 4 Years with 2 New Pie Flavors

 WHIS WEEK IN WORCESTER by Patrick Sargent | Jan 25, 2021 WORCESTER – The Table Talk Pie Store in Worcester’s Canal District is celebrating their four-year anniversary all week long. The week is highlighted by the release of two new pie flavors, available beginning Tuesday, January 26 at the Pie Store only. The new pies – Southern Buttermilk Pie and Blueberry Lemon Pie — are available only until Saturday, January 30 [while they last]. The pies are just 50¢ each. The Pie Store is open for in-store shopping and pre-order and curbside pick-up from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 AM … Continue reading Table Talk Pie Store Celebrates 4 Years with 2 New Pie Flavors

August 2020

Table Talk Pies, Chacharone Properties and the City of Worcester Celebrate Groundbreaking of Table Talk Pies’ New State-of-the-Art Bakery at 68 Gardner Street in Main South Worcester

Table Talk Pies donates 10,000th pie to UMass Memorial Health Care as part Hometown Heroes campaign: MassLive.com

By Michael Bonner | mbonner@masslive.com For more than two months, every Thursday meant an opportunity to grab free pies for first responders and health care workers within Worcester. Table Talk Pies launched its Drive By Pie program at its pie store in April. Individuals on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic could stop by the pie store and receive a free pie or take a box full for their colleagues. Read more

Press Release: ‘10,000 PIES FOR OUR HOMETOWN HEROES’ TABLE TALK PIES TO DONATE 10,000TH PIE TO UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE

***MEDIA & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY*** 11:30A.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 ‘10,000 PIES FOR OUR HOMETOWN HEROES’: TABLE TALK PIES TO DONATE 10,000th PIE TO UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE WHO: Join Dr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care and Harry Kokkinis, President of Table Talk Pies and along with Table Talk team members and health care personnel as they receive the 10,000th Table Talk Pie as a thank you to Worcester’s hometown heroes for all that the frontline workers and first responders do and continue to do during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT: On Thursday, June 11th, Table Talk Pies will donate its … Continue reading Press Release: ‘10,000 PIES FOR OUR HOMETOWN HEROES’ TABLE TALK PIES TO DONATE 10,000TH PIE TO UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE

Table talk: Pumpkin pour released at Wormtown Brewery (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

By Ashley GreenTelegram & Gazette Staff Posted Oct 1, 2019  WORCESTER - The release party for Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale at Wormtown Brewery on Tuesday featured a pie eating contest. This is the fourth year the baker and the brewer teamed up to create a seasonal beverage using real pumpkin pies. More photos from Worcester Telegram and Gazette

1958 Boston Building Permit

Jared from Brighton sent on a great find:  His curiosity about a building in his neighborhood led to this piece of Table Talk history. This building permit is for a sign that was installed at 12 Griggs Street in Allston in 1958, the location of a former Table Talk outlet. It looks a lot like the one that was at Green Street for many years ago.

Table Talk Pies giving away free pies today to Worcester’s health care providers, first responders (Mass Live)

By Michael Bonner | mbonner@masslive.com Posted Apr 09, 2020 Worcester County’s health care providers and first responders can grab a free pie Thursday at the Table Talk Pie Store on Green Street. As part of the company’s Drive By Pie Donation program, free pies will be available from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 143 Green St. Healthcare providers and first responders in the area can stop by and grab a single pie or an entire case for their colleagues. Table Talk Pies said the pie donations are a way to thank Worcester County’s health care provider and first responders as they … Continue reading Table Talk Pies giving away free pies today to Worcester’s health care providers, first responders (Mass Live)

Good deeds: On Thankful Thursday, a show of appreciation at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

By Julie Craven, Special to the Telegram & Gazette Posted Apr 9, 2020 at 3:04 PMUpdated Apr 9, 2020 at 6:55 PM WORCESTER - Businesses and residents are acknowledging the staff at St. Vincent Hospital for its work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, medical workers received food donations from Godiva, Table Talk Pies, Wicked Good Cookies and Lakeside Bar & Grill, among other merchants. Staffers showed their appreciation on social media during Thankful Thursday, writing: “We are thankful for the support from our community.” Read more

Table Talk Pies celebrates Pi Day 2020 with Studio10 on WJAR-NBC10 Providence

Math = Pie!!! It doesn't have to be 3.14 to enjoy a Table Talk Pie but National Pie Day is a perfect reason to indulge! This 3rd generation family have been making fresh baked pies since 1924 and have no plans on slowing down. They are always in the community making life just a litter sweeter! Back in the early 2000s they partnered up with a handful of schools to donate pies in honor of education on 3.14 and today they supply over 170 schools including over a dozen in Providence with Pies as a way to support education and … Continue reading Table Talk Pies celebrates Pi Day 2020 with Studio10 on WJAR-NBC10 Providence

2020 Worcester Business Journal, Business Leaders of the Year Award

Harry Kokkinis’ Award Profile View Award program

I ate the Table Talk Snozzberry Pie to see if it really tastes like snozzberries (Mass Live)

Updated Feb 14, 2020; Posted Feb 14, 2020 By Nick O'Malley | nomalley@masslive.com I don’t know what Gene Wilder was thinking about when he said that the “snozzberries taste like snozzberries,” but the new limited edition Snozzberry Pie from Table Talk Pies in Worcester is probably pretty close. It’s a mystery medley melding multitudes of merry muddled monosaccharides. Matter of fact, it might be the most mirthful mishmash of miscellaneous material my mouth may meet -- minus my mother’s magnificent makings. The mini-pie was the product of a partnership with the Hanover Theatre ahead of their venue’s upcoming musical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is … Continue reading I ate the Table Talk Snozzberry Pie to see if it really tastes like snozzberries (Mass Live)

Table Talk Pies and Chacharone Properties Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Bakery in Main South (Perishable News)

Worcester, MA – Table Talk Pies, Inc. plans to build a new state-of-the-art, energy efficient 120,000 + square foot bakery to produce dessert pies within the former Crompton & Knowles Complex in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood.  Partnering with Chacharone Properties, the 95-year old Worcester company will move its Kelley Square bakery on Washington Street to an underdeveloped plot of land in a revitalized area of the City. “My father and his partner—two Greek immigrants—moved to Worcester and started Table Talk here because it was a city where they could build a life for their families and a business,” said Mary T. Cocaine, Table Talk Pies, … Continue reading Table Talk Pies and Chacharone Properties Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Bakery in Main South (Perishable News)

Leaving Kelley Square: Table Talk to focus on producing 8-inch pies at new Main South Worcester factory (Mass Live)

By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com For Harry Kokkinis and Table Talk Pies, the dream of a brand new bakery came with the 95-year-old bakery’s expansion in South Worcester. Since the 2017 opening of a second factory for the iconic Worcester business, which brought new life to the South Worcester Industrial Park, Kokkinis started to consider a new headquarters. “We’ve just seen how that’s met all of our expectations and then some there in terms of efficiency, reduction of waste and just the ability to manage our process and I think we were inspired by that new building to take a serious look at … Continue reading Leaving Kelley Square: Table Talk to focus on producing 8-inch pies at new Main South Worcester factory (Mass Live)

Worcester Making Strides Towards Redevelopment And Building Polar Park (CBS Boston)

WORCESTER (CBS) — A big bang in Worcester marked a new milestone on the way to Polar Park and the revitalization of an important area of the city. Workers have begun demolishing the last building standing on the property that will become the new home of the Woo Sox, and right next door, a longtime Worcester institution is moving to a new home, clearing the way for more development in Kelley Square. Full Story

Table Talk leaving Kelley Square for $22-million Main South facility (Worcester Business Journal)

By Thomas Grillo Table Talk Pies Inc., the third generation dessert manufacturer, plans to leave its Kelley Square location and build a $22-million facility at the former Crompton & Knowles campus in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood, the company said Thursday. In collaboration with Chacharone Properties, the Worcester real estate management company, the 95-year-old pie company  will move its operation to an 8-acre site. Plans call for hiring 50 more employees, bringing its total to 180 at the new facility. Table Talk proposed a 120,000-square-foot plant that would include production space, a warehouse, and offices. Full Story

Table Talk to Build New Facility in Main South, Add 50 Jobs (This Week in Worcester)

by Tom Marino  WORCESTER – Table Talk Pies announced Thursday it will build a new 120,000 square foot bakery in the former Crompton & Knowles Complex in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester. The new state-of-the-art and energy efficient facility is expected to open in June 2021. It will replace the company’s current and largest operation operation on Washington Street in Kelley Square which opened in 1942. Some 130 current full-time production staff will move to working at the new facility with 50 new full-time positions added over the first three years. 60% of Table Talk’s current employees live in Worcester. … Continue reading Table Talk to Build New Facility in Main South, Add 50 Jobs (This Week in Worcester)

Table Talk Pies to build a new 120,000-SF bakery in Worcester (Boston Real Estate Times)

WORCESTER, MA – Table Talk Pies, Inc. plans to build a new state-of-the-art, energy efficient 120,000 + square foot bakery to produce dessert pies within the former Crompton & Knowles Complex in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood. Partnering with Chacharone Properties, the 95-year old Worcester company will move its Kelley Square bakery on Washington Street to an underdeveloped plot of land in a revitalized area of the City. “My father and his partner—two Greek immigrants—moved to Worcester and started Table Talk here because it was a city where they could build a life for their families and a business,” said Mary T. Cocaine, Table Talk … Continue reading Table Talk Pies to build a new 120,000-SF bakery in Worcester (Boston Real Estate Times)

Table Talk Pies HQ to leave Kelley Square (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. Telegram & Gazette Staff Posted Jan 16, 2020 at 6:46 PM Updated Jan 17, 2020 at 12:28 PM WORCESTER – Table Talk Pies plans to move its headquarters from Kelley Square to the South Worcester Industrial Park area, the city and the company announced Thursday. The iconic bakery and longtime Kelley Square mainstay has been shopping around for a new home, and in partnership with Chaharone Properties has proposed a new 120,000-square foot production headquarters at six contiguous parcels in the industrial park area on the former Crompton & Knowles factory complex near the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. “Staying in Worcester was very important … Continue reading Table Talk Pies HQ to leave Kelley Square (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

Worcester’s Table Talk Pies moving out of Kelley Square, building new bakery in Main South (Mass Live)

By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com Table Talk Pies, an iconic 95-year-old Worcester business, has announced that it will move its Kelley Square bakery to an underdeveloped plot of land, building a brand new, state-of-the-art bakery in the city’s Main South neighborhood. Table Talk is partnering with Chacharone Properties to build the new 120,000-plus square foot bakery to produce dessert pies within the former Crompton & Knowles Complex, the company wrote in a news release Thursday. Full Story

January 2020

Table Talk Pies and Chacharone Properties announce plans to Build a State-of-the-Art Bakery in Main South. For more information, click here

Press Release: Table Talk Pies and Chacharone Properties Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Bakery in Main South

Historic Worcester Pie Company Strengthens its Commitment to the City and its Employees Worcester, MA – January 16, 2020 – Table Talk Pies, Inc. plans to build a new state-of-the-art, energy efficient 120,000 + square foot bakery to produce dessert pies within the former Crompton & Knowles Complex in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood.  Partnering with Chacharone Properties, the 95-year old Worcester company will move its Kelley Square bakery on Washington Street to an underdeveloped plot of land in a revitalized area of the City. “My father and his partner—two Greek immigrants—moved to Worcester and started Table Talk here because it … Continue reading Press Release: Table Talk Pies and Chacharone Properties Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Bakery in Main South

A chocolate eclair Milkshake? Here’s your definitive ranking of the top Table Talk Pie milkshakes made at company’s Worcester shop (Mass Live)

By Sarah Connell | Special to MassLive Whether you’re trying to beef up for the football team, recover from a tonsillectomy, or find maximum indulgence in a cup, there’s a milkshake waiting for you at the Table Talk Pie Store in Worcester. Manager Caitlin Enck finds herself fielding the same question over and over again: “Does the Table Talk Pie Store sell anything besides — pie?” The answer is: not really. It’s a better business model than you think. American psychologist Barry Schwartz built his entire career on the finding that offering consumers fewer choices makes them happier. The Table Talk … Continue reading A chocolate eclair Milkshake? Here’s your definitive ranking of the top Table Talk Pie milkshakes made at company’s Worcester shop (Mass Live)

Plant Openings & Expansions: November 2019 (Food Engineering)

Tippmann Innovation will begin work on a 1.4 million-cu.-ft. freezer expansion for Mattingly Cold Storage in Zanesville, Ohio, with completion set for spring 2020. Phillips Foods Inc. is expanding its seafood manufacturing plant in Baltimore, Md., by 15,000 sq. ft. to produce soup. Tippmann Innovation and Table Talk Pies celebrated the opening of a new cold storage warehouse in Worcester, Mass. CP Kelco is expanding its gellan gum production capabilities at its facility in Okmulgee, Okla. Cargill in its joint venture with Puris invested $75 million to double its pea protein production at its 200,000-sq.-ft. facility in Dawson, Minn. Kroger and Ocado will build a 350,000-sq.-ft. fulfillment center in Dallas, … Continue reading Plant Openings & Expansions: November 2019 (Food Engineering)

Arthur Ray Perkins and Norman Perkins

Arthur Ray Perkins and his father—Norman Perkins—were long time employees of Table Talk Pies and members of the Table Talk family in the 1950’s-1970’s. Thank you to their family for sharing this photo and their memories!

Worcester’s Table Talk Pies to Release Pancake Pie (This Week in Worcester)

by Patrick Sargent | Oct 20, 2019 | Entertainment, Dining, Headlines WORCESTER – The time is nearly upon us. The moment where it’s socially acceptable to feast on pancakes at breakfast in the unconventional form of a pie. And we have Worcester’s Table Talk Pies to thank for that. On Friday, Oct. 18, the local snack pie company announced that it will be releasing the Pancake Pie soon. Full Story

With a secret spice blend created by two Worcester favorites, Wormtown Brewery and Table Talk Pies pumpkin pie ale is back for fall (Mass Live)

By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com What happens when you dump 30 8-inch pumpkin pies, more than 100 pounds of pumpkin puree and a secret spice recipe into a 30-barrel batch of beer? You get the most Worcester ale ever. With summer in the rearview mirror, Worcester companies Table Talk Pies and Wormtown Brewery have once again teamed up to release the Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale. Full story

PRESS RELEASE: Table Talk Pies Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Facility – Armory Street Cold Storage in South Worcester Industrial Park

Worcester (September 12, 2019)— Just recently finished,  “Armory Street Cold Storage,” a new cold storage facility, will be opening Thursday the 12th of September with a private, invite-only ribbon cutting ceremony at 65 Armory Street, Worcester at 4 p.m.   Armory Street Cold Storage is a separate company but is part of  the Table Talk Pies, Inc. family of companies. The new freezer sits adjacent to Table Talk’s 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on Southgate Street. Table Talk Pies will now have dedicated cold storage space and will be able to store a large portion of their finished goods at this location, enabling … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Table Talk Pies Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Facility – Armory Street Cold Storage in South Worcester Industrial Park

September 2019

Table Talk, along with partners —Chacherone Properties, Tippman Innovation, H&M Bay and the City of Worcester–celebrate the opening of Armory Street Cold Storage. 9/12/2019

Take a Bite out of Iconic Worcester Food (Pulse)

by Maria Connors It’s no secret that Worcester is a burgeoning food hub, with an endless list of options for dining on every scale. Included in this myriad are a variety of successful businesses native to the city, all of which have seen their products thrive both locally and outside of their hometown. This month we’ve chosen to highlight four local businesses that have come to be staples in the stomachs of Worcester residents, each with a distinctly different path to success. Table Talk PiesIf you’re on the hunt for a dessert that can serve one person or a whole … Continue reading Take a Bite out of Iconic Worcester Food (Pulse)

Worcester’s Table Talk Pies wins 8 first-place ribbons at 2019 APC National Pie Championships

Masslive.com by: Michael Bonner April 19, 2019   In a state that’s celebrated a World Series and a Super Bowl within the last year, Worcester-based Table Talk Pies continued the winning tradition at the 2019 APC Nation Pie Championships earlier this month. The commercial pie producer took first place in eight divisions over three categories at the national pie championships in Orlando, Florida. Hundreds of pies were judged by 200 judges during the two-day competition. In the Family Category, Table Talk’s won blue ribbons in the cherry and nut flavors with the Cherry Almond Crunch Table Talk Pie and Pecan … Continue reading Worcester’s Table Talk Pies wins 8 first-place ribbons at 2019 APC National Pie Championships

Worcester News Tonight Celebrates Pi Day 2019

Gretchen LaRosa reports: Table Talk Pies help local school student celebrate PI Day with a tasty treat.   March 14th, 2019

Table Talk Pies teaming up with Rocco’s Doughnut Company

Table Talk Pies teaming up with Rocco’s Doughnut Company for another batch of special donuts By Tim Jones | tjones@masslive.com What could make an already-great pie better? Turning it into a donut, of course. Thankfully two Central Massachusetts businesses had the same idea. Worcester’s Table Talk Pies is once again teaming up with Millbury-based Rocco’s Doughnut Company to bring back donuts based on Table Talk’s popular pie flavors. read more

Table Talk Pies Breaks Ground On New Warehouse

theshelbyreport.com Table Talk Pies Breaks Ground On New Warehouse In Worcester, Mass. Table Talk Pies and Tippmann Innovation broke ground in late February on a new cold storage facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. Cold storage contractor Tippmann Innovation of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is constructing a -10°F freezer warehouse that maximizes energy efficiency, according to the companies. The freezer sits adjacent to Table Talk’s 150,000-s.f. manufacturing facility, which will enable the facility to streamline the production and distribution processes. The facility now is able to produce at full capacity and store finished goods on-site instead of using outside public cold storage. read more

Wormtown Brewery and Worcester Red Sox celebrate partnership

By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com A toast to the new partnership between Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery and the Worcester Red Sox Triple-A baseball team was particularly special Saturday as members of both organizations raised a can of local beer brewed with baseball bats. Wormtown and the Worcester Red Sox recently announced that Wormtown would be the team’s home town brewery, an announcement that called for a celebration. The Shrewsbury Street brewery was decked out with baseball-themed decorations and games Saturday as dozens of people filed in to taste the specialty brew alongside Worcester favorites like Table Talk Pies and pigs in a … Continue reading Wormtown Brewery and Worcester Red Sox celebrate partnership

Wormtown tapped as official brewery of Worcester Red Sox

www.telegram.com Telegram & Gazette Staff Feb 12, 2019 WORCESTER — Wormtown Brewery has been named the official hometown brewery of the Worcester Red Sox and will produce a specially-brewed beer in honor of the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate. The beer is called “Welcome to Worcester, $1.25,” a spin on Adam Sandler’s bit “Toll Booth Willy” about a Worcester toll taker collecting a $1.25 toll. “For us, Wormtown has always been about quality and local,” said Ben Roesch, brewmaster/founder of Wormtown Brewery. “Putting the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate in a brand new downtown ballpark is as local and quality as it … Continue reading Wormtown tapped as official brewery of Worcester Red Sox

On Pi Day, Table Talk delivers to Worcester schoolkids (Telegram & Gazette)

By George BarnesTelegram & Gazette Staff Posted Mar 14, 2019 at 2:59 PM WORCESTER – On Pi Day, Table Talk Pies handed out thousands of its iconic treats to public schoolchildren, and it was much appreciated. “I like this the best,” said Douglas Monteroza, a pupil at Canterbury Street Elementary School, holding a chocolate eclair pie that he and friend Maytham Abdulkareen received from Table Talk Pies President Harry Kokkinis. “The cream is so good and it is perfect with the chocolate.” Mr. Kokkinis visited the school Thursday morning, accompanied by several pallets of Table Talk pies. Mr. Kokkinis, along with employee Tara Tula, who was … Continue reading On Pi Day, Table Talk delivers to Worcester schoolkids (Telegram & Gazette)

Phantom Gourmet

Phantom Gourmet Jan 28, 2019 Dan Andelman gets a tour of the brand new Table Talk Pies factory in Worcester, MA . Plus, a visit to “The Pie Store”, selling discount pies and pie shakes right down the street. see video  

Pie Company Has A Rogue Twitter Impostor, But Decides To Be Totally Cool With It

techdirt.com Wednesday Jan 23rd, 2019 7:30 PM In the dual golden ages of internet and snark, individuals and companies are offered many opportunities to decide how to deal with people using social media to have fun at their expense. In most cases, this goes exactly how you’d imagine: strong-arm tactics to shut down social media accounts, lawsuits to silence fake or parody accounts, and even entire government agencies getting upset over one of its own tweeting against the agency line. Missing in all of this, as you may have noticed, is any sense of humor or fun about this sort of thing. But level heads do … Continue reading Pie Company Has A Rogue Twitter Impostor, But Decides To Be Totally Cool With It

Table Talk Pies’ recipe for the future

cecn.com Friday, Feb 2, 2018 Table Talk Pies’ Recipe for the Future How hard is it to hire employees? And what’s in store for the future at Table Talk Pies? President and owner Harry Kokkinis weighs in. (Published Friday, Feb 2, 2018) Talking with the Regions Top CEO’s & Business Leaders

What’s up with Worcester

Chronicle 5 WCVB Published on Jan 3, 2019 After ailing for decades, the heart of the Commonwealth arises with a strong, steady beat. more 

15 Massachusetts businesses, including MGM Springfield, CRRC, Table Talk Pies, Wayfair, win economic impact awards

Masslive.com by Peter Goonan A state organization has awarded its annual “Economic Impact” honors to 15 companies statewide recognized for outstanding contributions to the state economy. MassEcon, the state’s private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts, honored the businesses with the Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards for contributions of investment, job growth, facility expansion and community development, MassEcon stated in a news release. read more

Tips for having a stress free Thanksgiving

NECN.COM Wednesday 1/21/18 Lifestyle expert Alyssa Stevens shares tips on how to have a stress-free Thanksgiving. view here   

Rocco’s, Table Talk Pies team up to create pie doughnuts

www.masslive.com By Aviva Luttrell Rocco's, Table Talk Pies team up to create pie doughnuts just in time for Thanksgiving Two iconic Worcester County businesses are teaming up to create the ultimate Thanksgiving treat. Millbury-based Rocco's Doughnut Company is joining forces with Worcester's Table Talk Pies to create their first-ever pie doughnuts. "This has been in the works for over a month now and we are so excited to finally be able to share it with you guys," Rocco's wrote on Facebook. read more

Phantom Gourmet segment – Table Talk Pies

Phantom Gourmet segment WBZ-TV’s News Friday 11/16/18 view here

Jacob visits Table Talk Pies in Worcester

Western Mass News – see video    

Wormtown Brewery teams up with Table Talk Pies

telegram.com By Matt Tota   WORCESTER – The brewmaster at Wormtown Brewery has a not-so-secret indulgence that, up until a few years ago, never entwined with his love of beer. Ben Roesch can’t get enough Table Talk Pies. He scarfs down one a week. “And it might be more like two a week,” said Wormtown managing partner David Fields. During a 2016 meeting with his brew staff, Mr. Roesch surprised everyone by announcing Wormtown would make a Table Talk Pumpkin Pie-flavored ale. They laughed away the suggestion. read more

The Power 50: Harry Kokkinis

WBJournal.com HARRY KOKKINIS President Table Talk Pies, Inc., Worcester Residence: Worcester Colleges: Amherst College, UMass The 94-year-old Table Talk Pies has been owned by the same family for three generations, and Kokkinis’ chapter in that legacy will be the expansion of its production and return to its roots in Worcester. read more

Hot dogs take the field at Hanover Insurance Park

By Craig S. Semon Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER – Hot Dog! Worcester Bravehearts were renamed Tuesday night as the Coney Island Hot Dogs, beating out another tasty Worcester institution, Table Talk Pies, for the coveted honor. John W. S. Creedon Jr., owner of the Worcester Bravehearts (and the man who passed out free Spag’s statue bobbleheads at a Bravehearts game last year), and Dave Peterson, general manager of the baseball team, came up with the promotional campaign in which the Bravehearts would briefly be renamed the Pies or the Hot Dogs (in honor of Table Talk Pies or George’s … Continue reading Hot dogs take the field at Hanover Insurance Park

Pies vs. hot dogs: Worcester icons vie for spot with Bravehearts

By Craig Semon Worcester Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER – The baseball rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees is yesterday’s news. Thanks to the Worcester Bravehearts, there’s a new homegrown rivalry baking or steaming its way to the forefront, and it’s between two beloved and tasty Worcester institutions – Table Talk Pies and George’s Coney Island Hot Dogs. John W.S. Creedon Jr., owner of the Worcester Bravehearts, and Dave Peterson, general manager of the baseball team, recently unveiled a promotional campaign in which the Bravehearts will briefly be renamed the Table Talk Pies or the Coney … Continue reading Pies vs. hot dogs: Worcester icons vie for spot with Bravehearts

Table Talk wins 5 first-place ribbons in national contest

www.wbjournal.com 5/25/2018 Worcester’s Table Talk Pies took home five first-place prizes from the American Pie Council’s National Pie Championship held in Orlando last month. read more

Massachusetts-based Table Talk pies takes home five 1st place ribbons at annual American Pie Council championships

By Aviva Luttrell www.masslive.com May 24, 2018 Worcester-based Table Talk Pies had a sweet victory during the American Pie Council’s 24th annual National Pie Championships, taking home five first-place blue ribbons. Table Talk was recognized in the commercial division, taking first place for five flavors of the company’s signature 4-inch pies: caramel apple, bumbleberry, pecan, pumpkin and sweet potato. read more    

Worcester Bravehearts to change their Name for One Night…

Worcester Bravehearts to change name for one night! It’s true.  For one night only, the Bravehearts will change their name and uniforms to honor and iconic Worcester landmark. click to vote for Table Talk Pies

Made in New England: Table Talk Pies

WCVB5 Chronicle  Updated: 8:00 PM EDT May 2, 2018 In Worcester, the name Table Talk has been synonymous with pie since 1924…especially the beloved four-inch pie…”me snack,” as some say. Not all 10,000 pies an hour make it to market. Good news for us, those deemed perfectly imperfect can be had at bargain prices at the pie store on Green Street. more…

American Pie Council Names The Nations Top Commercial Pie Makers

www.piecouncil.org Baker’s Square Tops the Pie Pack with 25 First Place Ribbons at the24th Annual APC National Pie Championships ORLANDO (April 9, 2018) – From the Rocky Mountains to Lakeland, Florida, they came, they baked and they conquered America’s sweetest challenge – to be named the best pie in nation! The 24th Annual APC National Pie Championships were held April 6 and 7 in Orlando at the Rosen Centre Hotel.  Here, amateur, professional and commercial bakers entered their most delicious pies among an array of flavor categories for bragging rights to be named the nation’s best.  From apple and pumpkin … Continue reading American Pie Council Names The Nations Top Commercial Pie Makers

New buildings unlock opportunity at South Worcester Industrial Park

By Lisa Eckelbecker Telegram & Gazette Staff Posted April 14, 2018 WORCESTER – Take about 11 acres of land, buy much of the property, tear down decrepit buildings, give new construction a tax break and then resell available parcels to developers. That’s the recipe the city of Worcester followed with the South Worcester Industrial Park over close to two decades, a swath of land wedged between Canterbury Street and railroad tracks. The land was once home to metal and machine manufacturers, a foundry and an auto salvage business. Today, the park is home to a pie maker and a manufacturing … Continue reading New buildings unlock opportunity at South Worcester Industrial Park

Table Talk Pies @ Fenway Park

mlb.com Red Sox announce 2018 Fenway Park Improvements Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner, President and CEO Sam Kennedy, and Executive Vice President and COO Jonathan Gilula today previewed this year’s improvements to Fenway Park in advance of the home opener on Thursday, April 5. The preview highlighted new protective netting, a new field-level group seating area for fans, seating additions in left field, refreshed and rebranded spaces and signage as part of partnerships with Sam Adams and Coca-Cola, new content for the virtual reality stations in the Kids Concourse, and a number of new concession offerings managed by Aramark, Fenway … Continue reading Table Talk Pies @ Fenway Park

The Boston Pi Party

by Museum of Science Everyone has heard of the Boston Tea Party…get ready for the Boston Pi Party! Join fellow members of the Museum of Science community on March 10 at City Hall Plaza and be part of a new Guinness Book of World Records attempt for the most shaving cream pies thrown at one time. The fun starts at 11:00 a.m. We’re looking for participants ages five years and up. The current record is 1,180, so we need 1,200 participants on City Hall Plaza to join in the fun and set a new world record! read more

Your sweetie pie will enjoy this Valentine’s Day inspired treat from Table Talk Pies.

Your sweetie pie will enjoy this Valentine’s Day inspired treat from Table Talk Pies. Get ’em before they’re gone! Read more here

Made in America

ABC News By Enjoli Francis, Eric Noll, Bob Henault, Esther Castillejo Dec. 14, 2017 Table Talk Pies in Worcester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1924 and is still family-owned. Each week, 300 workers bake up to 4 million of the company’s signature mini pies. read more

Chacharone builds Table Talk Pies facility at South Worcester Industrial Park

New England Real Estate Journal December 15, 2017 Worcester, MA Greater Worcester leadership and community members joined Table Talk Pies president and owner Harry Kokkinis recently to celebrate the opening of Table Talk Pies’ new 50,000 s/f manufacturing facility. Table Talk Pies, Inc. known for its signature 4-inch snack pies is expanding with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in the South Worcester Industrial Park (SWIP), which has been vacant for 20 years. The new impressive facility will allow the company to increases production capacity to create over 4 million 4-inch pies per week and will add over 50 jobs to its current … Continue reading Chacharone builds Table Talk Pies facility at South Worcester Industrial Park

Charlie Baker announces aim for second term

Matt Stout, Chris Villai bostonherald.com, Wednesday November 29, 2017 Gov. Charlie Baker will seek a second four-year term in 2018, the moderate Republican announced yesterday without fanfare. “We’ve accomplished a lot together, but there’s more work to do: That’s why I’m running for re-election as your Governor,” Baker wrote in a message posted to Twitter, along with a link to his official campaign website. read full article

Gov. Baker announces re-election campaign

Doug Meehan Anchor/Reporter Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Tuesday announced their run for re-election in 2018. watch video

Gov. Charlie Baker confirms reelection bid while touring Table Talk Pies factory in Worcester

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com on November 28, 2017 Between fielding questions about pumpkin pie ale and his favorite flavors of pie, Gov. Charlie Baker confirmed that he and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito will seek re-election this year. Baker made the announcement during a tour of the new Table Talk Pies facility at the South Worcester Industrial Park. Read full article

Made In Massachusetts: Table Talk Pies, WCVB

Doug Meehan   Anchor/Reporter

Table Talk and Wormtown Brewery team up to release pumpkin pie beer

By Alban Murtishi Maslive amurtish@masslive.com After Polar Seltzer, this concoction is probably one of the most “Worcester” beverages you could drink. Table Talk Pies and Wormtown Brewery teamed up again this year to release the Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale, which is made with real Table Talk Pies. read full article

Table Talk wins Next Century honor

October 10, 2017 WBJournal.com The Associated Industries of Massachusetts has awarded Table Talk Pies with the AIM Next Century Award, the company announced Tuesday. read full article

Worcester’s Table Talk Pies wins award for its contribution to Massachusetts economy

Masslive.com By Melissa Hanson mhanson@masslive.com As a company that got its start in Worcester in the 1920s and made its way to dinner tables across Massachusetts and beyond, it seems fitting that Table Talk Pies would be recognized for contributions to the local economy. Table Talk Pies was honored Thursday with the AIM Next Century award by The Associated Industries of Massachusetts. read full article

Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale

Thursday 10/19 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm Who doesn’t love beer and pies?! That’s why we collaborated with Table Talk Pies for the 2nd year in a row to create Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale made with real pies! Join us next Thursday 10/19 for the tapping of this unique brew. We will be tapping it at 12p for pints and 22oz bottles will also go on sale for only $6! With NO LIMITS! At 5p the crew from Table Talk Pies will be here for a meet and greet and pie slices for everyone! At 6:30p our pie eating … Continue reading Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale

WBZ News Radio Table Talk Pies

[audio src="https://www.tabletalkpie.com/wpwp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TableTopPieswbz-news-radio.mp3" /]

A new chapter for Table Talk Pies begins with the opening of second Worcester factory

By Alban Murtishi amurtish@masslive.com Harry Kokkinis struggled to contain his emotions as he spoke about his family’s legacy during the ribbon cutting at the new Table Talk Pies factory. After all, Kokkinis had witnessed his grandfather and father build Table Talk to be a snack pies powerhouse, only to see it go bankrupt in the hands of another owner in the 1984. Kokkinis’ father, Christo Cocaine, ended up buying back the company a few years later and turned Table Talk Pies around. By focusing his efforts on making the 4-inch pies the star of the Table Talk product line, Cocaine … Continue reading A new chapter for Table Talk Pies begins with the opening of second Worcester factory

Table Talk put $4M into new pie-making equipment

Worcester Business Journal This interview was conducted and edited by WBJ Staff Writer Zachary Comeau. Table Talk Pies, a nearly century-old pie manufacturer located on Washington Street, is opening a third location on Southgate Street in the South Worcester Industrial Park later this month. The 50,000-square-foot facility will allow for the production of four million snack pies per week. More than 50 jobs will be added in addition to the 300 full-time and seasonal employees at the company’s current 150,000-square-foot Washington Street location and another location in Shrewsbury. Harry Kokkinis, president of Table Talk Pies, sat down with the Worcester … Continue reading Table Talk put $4M into new pie-making equipment

Table Talk Pies adding jobs, baking more pies

By Natasha Mascarenhas Globe Correspondent  September 28, 2017 Four-inch snack pies are getting bigger — like 1 million more pies a week bigger. Worcester-based Table Talk Pies is expanding its operations with Thursday’s official opening of a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, adding more than 50 jobs to its 300-person workforce. read full article

A Massachusetts success story: Table Talk Pies makes big comeback in Worcester

 By Alban Murtishi | MassLive amurtish@masslive.com What was the motive behind building the new facility? Our rationale for the new facility started with the realization of the growth we have experienced in our business over the last several years. We have been fortunate to have our sales almost double within the last six years. We saw there was a need to expand. Read full article  

Table Talk Pies opening new plant

By Elaine Thompson Telegram & Gazette Staff @EThompsonTG Posted Sep 24, 2017 at 6:00 AM WORCESTER – When Harry Kokkinis cuts the ceremonial ribbon Thursday, signaling the opening of Table Talk Pies’ new state-of-the art plant on Southgate Street, he will be thinking of his father and grandfather. “One of my biggest regrets is that they’re not here to see this,” Mr. Kokkinis, 65, the third-generation to run the company, said. “They worked so hard to build this company. To see the culmination of building a new plant solidifying the future of the company, I wish they could be here.” Read full article  

Wormtown Brewery – Table Talk Pies Pumpkin Pie Beer

From Wormtown Brewery Facebook Page “Bombs away!! Or should we say pies away!! Ben is so excited to be brewing our collaboration beer with Table Talk Pies again using real pumpkin pies! Stay tuned for when this delicious brew will be ready. It’s a treat!” Check out Wormtown Brewery’s Facebook Page for full post https://www.facebook.com/wormtownbrewery/?hc_ref=ARSY63p9wfMrM7A1L3P7z_-DNTCz9xWyICrzDxbNWEqciSOAvKCbORGLO6hr16TWi2E            

Table Talk Pies to open 50,000-sf facility

A nearly century-old Worcester company is expanding with the opening of a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the South Worcester Industrial Park.Table Talk Pies, Inc., known for its four-inch snack pies in operation since 1924, is opening its new facility on Sept. 28.Construction on the facility began last October. http://www.wbjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20170918/NEWS01/170919931&template=printart      

Labor Day: On the job in Central Mass.

For some, work simply defines what they do. For others, it’s more than that. It defines who they are. Americans and their occupations get their due Monday. Labor Day has given a nod to the American worker since the late 1800s. Of course, it’s a time for rest and relaxation – not a time to think about work. In recognition of the worker, we caught up with six people as they toiled at businesses in Central Mass. http://www.telegram.com/photogallery/WT/20170903/NEWS/903009999/PH/1?start=2

September 2017

Table Talk Pies expands operations at South Worcester Industrial Park on Southgate Street.

Table Talk Pie Expansion

Table Talk keeps snack pie expansion local Following his grandfather’s footsteps, Harry Kokkinis is expanding the famous Table Talk Pies in his family’s native Worcester with a new production facility nearing completion in the South Worcester Industrial Park… Table Talk Pie Expansion Chamber Exchange Newspaper June 2017

Chamber of Commerce – Business of the Year Award

Chamber Honors Member Businesses at Annual Awards The Chamber of Commerce recognized 10 businesses and individuals for various accomplishments – including outstanding business activities and historic building restorations – at the EcoTarium in Worcester. Chamber Awards May 2017  

Table Talk Pies takes home two 2017 National Pie Championships Awards

BY MELISSA HANSON Masslive mhanson@masslive.com Table Talk Pies isn’t just a Worcester favorite: The local pie company just took home two prizes in a national competition. Table Talk was one of 22 bakeries that entered 470 pies in the Commercial Division of the 2017 American Pie Council National Pie Championships. The American Pie Council calls itself “the leading authority on the nation’s most popular All-American treat.” Table Talk was recognized in the Commercial Division for two pies: The 8-inch salted caramel apple and the 4-inch pecan. The 23rd National Pie Championships took place on May 5 and 6 in Orlando. … Continue reading Table Talk Pies takes home two 2017 National Pie Championships Awards

Table Talk Pies just invented a milkshake made out of pies

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com A long, long time ago, you could walk to the Table Talk Pie cafe in downtown Worcester, grab a stool, and enjoy a warm, 4-inch apple pie, slathered with a healthy scoop of vanilla ice-cream. That was the old way of doing things. Now, close to century later, the folks at Table Talk Pies will macerate any two 4-inch pies and mix it ice-cream, milk and splashes of gooey syrups to create an entirely new way to enjoy pie. > Read Full Story

WNT Table Talk Pies Retail Store

Roslyn Flaherty reports- Worcester based Table Talk pies bring a bit of nostalgia back by reopening a retail store for people to buy and enjoy their pies. Published by Worcester News Tonight

Table Talk Pies opens retail store in Canal District

By Cyrus Moulton Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER – Offering lemon, pecan, blueberry and other assorted pies along with a slice of nostalgia, Table Talk Pies opened a retail store Tuesday in the Canal District. A steady stream of pie fans welcomed the new business. “Table Talk is sort of a local landmark in many ways,” said customer Kevin Chosta, picking up an 8-inch blueberry pie. “It’s sad to see local businesses that over time have fallen by the wayside, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Table Talk.” Table Talk Pies was established in 1924 by Greek … Continue reading Table Talk Pies opens retail store in Canal District

Table Talk Pies opens first retail store in 20 years today

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com on January 24, 2017 It’s been more than 20 years since someone could walk into a cafe, order a Table Talk 8-inch pie with a side of vanilla ice-cream and sip on coffee while watching cars pass through the Canal District in Worcester, Mass. Pie-lovers, rejoice: Table Talk Pies is opening a retail store on 153 Green St. Tuesday at 9 a.m. The first 10 customers get a free coffee or tea with their purchase of a pie. The retail opening follows an expansive period for the once-dormant pie company. Table Talk Pies was almost sunk … Continue reading Table Talk Pies opens first retail store in 20 years today

Worcester-based Table Talk Pies to open its first retail store in more than 20 years

Updated Jan 07, 2019; Posted Sep 07, 2016 By Alban Murtishi The Worcester-based company famous for its 4-inch pies is opening a retail storefront later this month in the city's Canal District. Table Talk Pies will open its store on 153 Green St., attached to its factory, sometime this month. Harry Kokkinis, president of Table Talk Pies, said the store will primarily serve pies overrun from production. Customers will be able to come in and have a cup of coffee with their favorite 4-inch or 8-inch pie. Read More

January 2017

Table Talk opens retail store on Green Street in the Canal District.

Interview with Table Talk on WBZ News

[audio src="https://www.tabletalkpie.com/wpwp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/New-England-Business-326pm_aircheck-10.21.16.mp3" /]

Table Talk Pies and Wormtown Brewery

We have some exciting things “brewing” between Table Talk Pies and Wormtown Brewery.   Come join us at the official “tapping” of Table Talk Pumpkin Pie Ale at Wormtown Brewery,  72 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA on Tuesday, November 15 @ 5 pm.  It’s going to be lots of fun.  There will be a pie eating contest, photo contest with best hashtag, lots of prizes and of course the new beer.

Worcester-based Table Talk Pies to open its first retail store in more than 20 years

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com on September 07, 2016 at 12:00 PM The Worcester-based company famous for its 4-inch pies is opening a retail storefront later this month in the city’s Canal District. Table Talk Pies will open its store on 153 Green St., attached to its factory, sometime this month. Harry Kokkinis, president of Table Talk Pies, said the store will primarily serve pies overrun from production. Customers will be able to come in and have a cup of coffee with their favorite 4-inch or 8-inch pie. For long-time Table Talk Pie customers, this set up should not sound unfamiliar. … Continue reading Worcester-based Table Talk Pies to open its first retail store in more than 20 years

WNT Table Talk Pies Expanding

WNT Table Talk Pies Expanding – September 21st, 2016

WNT Table Talk Pies Groundbreaking

WNT Table Talk Pies Groundbreaking - October 20th, 2016 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vcpn7xsEHg0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Sold out: Every available parcel in this once-vacant Massachusetts industrial park has been purchased

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com on October 20, 2016 at 2:44 PM, updated October 20, 2016 at 3:17 PM WORCESTER — A project 22 years, six months and some days in the making, the city of Worcester has finally sold all of the parcels available in what was once a South Worcester industrial wasteland. “SWIP is done,” City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. said. Chacharone Properties, Advanced Machinery and Table Talk Pies have finalized deals to develop six parcels of land equivalent to about 95,000 square feet of new construction. The entire South Worcester Industrial Park is more than 200,000 square feet … Continue reading Sold out: Every available parcel in this once-vacant Massachusetts industrial park has been purchased

Ground broken in Worcester for new Table Talk Pies building

By Aaron Nicodemus Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER — In six months or so, Table Talk Pies will have a new, modern manufacturing building in South Worcester. Table Talk, which currently bakes 2 million 4-inch snack pies and 400,000 regular sized pies per week at its facility in Kelley Square, will occupy a new 50,000-square foot facility being built by a Worcester development firm, Chacharone Properties. Once built, the facility will employ 80 workers and crank out thousands of pies an hour. “My only regret is that my father and grandfather can’t be here to witness this great day,” said … Continue reading Ground broken in Worcester for new Table Talk Pies building

Table Talk breaks ground on 1-million-pies-per-week facility

BY SAM BONACCI 10/20/2016 Harry Kokkinis, president of Table Talk Pies, said it was important to have this new Table Talk facility located in Worcester. Table Talk Pies broke ground on a new manufacturing site in Worcester that will produce 1 million pies a week once it comes online. The groundbreaking took place at the South Worcester Industrial Park on Thursday morning and was attended by numerous city officials, representatives of Table Talk as well as James Chacharone, founder of Worcester-based Chacharone Properties that is developing the site. The Table Talk project covers the construction of a 50,000-square-foot modern industrial … Continue reading Table Talk breaks ground on 1-million-pies-per-week facility

Wall and Main: Table Talk’s rise, fall, and rise

By Peter S. Cohan Over a hundred years ago, a sheep rustler in northern Greece killed a shepherd. Absent that tragedy, local pie maker Table Talk might not exist today. As Table Talk CEO Harry Kokkinis explained in a September 27 interview, a sheep rustler killed his great grandfather in Macedonia – which was then part of Turkey and was home to Serbians, Romanians, Albanians and other groups. In 1912, Mr. Kokkinis’s grandfather immigrated to America to find a job so he could feed his family in Macedonia. Today Mr. Kokkinis – after significant ups and downs over the intervening years … Continue reading Wall and Main: Table Talk’s rise, fall, and rise

October 2016

Company breaks ground on 50,000 square-foot building at South Worcester Industrial Park.

Tax deals approved for Table Talk, Armory St. in South Worcester

By Nick Kotsopoulos Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER – The City Council Economic Development Committee Tuesday night endorsed a pair of tax-relief deals to facilitate the private redevelopment of three city-owned parcels in the South Worcester Industrial Park, including construction of a 50,000-square-foot industrial building for Table Talk Pies. By a unanimous vote, the three-member committee approved a tax-increment financing deal for the redevelopment of parcels at 25 Southgate St. and 17 Southgate Place, which is where the $4.6 million Table Talk building will be constructed. Table Talk will lease the building from the developer, Chacharone Properties LLC. The committee … Continue reading Tax deals approved for Table Talk, Armory St. in South Worcester

Chocolate chip cookie pie? A sneak peek behind Table Talk Pie’s ‘secret’ flavors in testing

By Michelle Williams | Michelle.Williams@MassLive.com More than 80 years after the company was founded, Worcester-based Table Talk Pies is expanding. On the heels of a new factory in Shrewsbury, the company is moving forward with a new plant in South Worcester and is opening its first retail store in more than 20 years. The company now produces more than 3 million pies a week. But will they add new pie flavors? Company President and third-generation owner Harry Kukkinis said the company is constantly testing new potential flavors with its own internal research and development. During a recent visit to the … Continue reading Chocolate chip cookie pie? A sneak peek behind Table Talk Pie’s ‘secret’ flavors in testing

How the love of pie and family brought Table Talk back from extinction – Masslive

By Noah R. Bombard | nbombard@masslive.com When Table Talk Pies owner Harry Kokkinis was just 3 or 4 years old, his father took him one weekend to the family factory in Worcester’s Kelley Square. There, in an office, Kokkinis’ grandfather, Greek immigrant and company founder Theodore Tonna, and his business partner Angelo Cotsidas would often have a sampling of pies from the day’s production. “They had a pumpkin pie there and I still remember them offering me a piece,” Kokkinis recalls. He quickly gobbled it up. “They said, ‘Oh, you like it that much? Have another piece.’” He had another … Continue reading How the love of pie and family brought Table Talk back from extinction – Masslive

Worcester-based Table Talk Pies to open its first retail store in more than 20 years – Mass Live

By Alban Murtishi, MassLive.com The Worcester-based company famous for its 4-inch pies is opening a retail storefront later this month in the city’s Canal District. Table Talk Pies will open its store on 153 Green St., attached to its factory, sometime this month. Harry Kokkinis, president of Table Talk Pies, said the store will primarily serve pies overrun from production. Customers will be able to come in and have a cup of coffee with their favorite 4-inch or 8-inch pie. For long-time Table Talk Pie customers, this set up should not sound unfamiliar. Kokkinis said the original Table Talk Pies … Continue reading Worcester-based Table Talk Pies to open its first retail store in more than 20 years – Mass Live

Can Table Talk Pies’ expansion into this desolate South Worcester Industrial Park spark a return to industry for neighborhood? – MASS LIVE

By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com WORCESTER — The expansion of Table Talk Pies to the South Worcester Industrial Park could attract other businesses, creating jobs and bolstering the tax base, in an area of the city that has been inactive for years, officials said. Table Talk is planning to lease a new building on Southgate Street, which will be constructed by Chacharone Properties, LLC, according to a letter from City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. to the City Council for its meeting on Tuesday. Augustus in a phone interview on Friday afternoon said the Table Talk building will be the … Continue reading Can Table Talk Pies’ expansion into this desolate South Worcester Industrial Park spark a return to industry for neighborhood? – MASS LIVE

Table Talk Pies on New England Today Food

NEW ENGLAND MADE Table Talk Pies Made in Worcester, MA since 1924, Table Talk pies are a sweet and nostalgic New England favorite. Aimee Seavey • August 11, 2016 We love pie here in New England. Whether it’s wild Maine blueberry, apple with cheddar, or creamy pumpkin during the holiday season, the irresistible combination of golden, buttery pastry filled with sweet fruit or smooth custard is, for many, the perfect dessert. Love pie but hate to bake? Not to worry! Since 1924, Table Talk Pies in Worcester, Massachusetts has been supplying New England (and beyond) with a popular assortment of … Continue reading Table Talk Pies on New England Today Food

Table Talk Pie Expanding

By Nick Kotsopoulos Telegram & Gazette Staff Posted Sep 1, 2016 at 8:02 PM Updated Sep 2, 2016 at 8:46 AM WORCESTER – Table Talk Pies wants to expand its operations to a 50,000-square-foot industrial building to be constructed in the South Worcester Industrial Park. With a workforce of 300 people at its Worcester headquarters at Kelley Square and at a recently added location in Shrewsbury, Table Talk intends to have two permanent shifts working at the new facility, with a capacity for a third shift, according to city officials. City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr., in his report to … Continue reading Table Talk Pie Expanding

Table Talk Pie on Coffee with Konnie

Worcester Mayor Konnie Lukes talks with Harry Korrius from Table Talk Pies. Producer WCCA

Tax deal sought for Table Talk to expand – Telegram.com Worcester MA.

By Nick Kotsopoulos Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER – Table Talk Pies wants to expand its operations to a 50,000-square-foot industrial building to be constructed in the South Worcester Industrial Park. With a workforce of 300 people at its Worcester headquarters at Kelley Square and at a recently added location in Shrewsbury, Table Talk intends to have two permanent shifts working at the new facility, with a capacity for a third shift, according to city officials. City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr., in his report to the City Council, said the company initially plans to hire 50 additional, permanent, full-time … Continue reading Tax deal sought for Table Talk to expand – Telegram.com Worcester MA.

August 2015

Table Talk Pies opens production plant for 8-inch pies on Bowditch Street in Shrewsbury.

February 7, 2015

Mr. Cocaine passes away.

July 2003

Harry Kokkinis, Mr. Cocaine’s son starts working for the company.

1986

Mr. Cocaine reopens Table Talk Pies at the Green Street/Washington Street location.

1985

Mr. Cocaine buys the company out of bankruptcy.

1984

Company closes down after changing hands several times

1977

Cristos Cocaine, Mr. Tonna’s son-in-law, stops working for Beech-Nut.

1965

Table Talk Pies Bought – Company sold to Beech-Nut

1960

Table Talk expanding Direct Store Delivery to Supermarkets throughout New England.

1942

Table Talk Pies moves to Green Street/Washington Street in Worcester.

1932

Company moves to Beacon Street in Worcester.

1924

Table Talk Pies Founded by Theodore Tonna and Angelo Cotsidas, located at Clayton Street in Worcester.