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.
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.”
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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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.
There were 26 flavor categories in the Commercial Division, including apple, chocolate cream, citrus, peanut butter, berry, best new product and a chicken pot pie in the savory category, according to the American Pie Council.
“Pie is a simple, delicious piece of our nation’s heritage,” said Linda Hoskins, the executive director of the American Pie Council.
Table Talk produces 3.6 million pies a week and employs more than 300 people between its Canal District production plant in Worcester and a Shrewsbury location. Earlier this year, it opened its first retail store in more than 20 years.
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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 immigrants Theodore Tonna and Angelo Cotsidas. The company was sold in 1965 to Beechnut, and then changed hands several times before closing down in 1984.
In 1986, Mr. Tonna’s son-in-law, Christo Cocaine (whose name had changed from the original Kokkinis) reopened Table Talk, focusing on selling snack pies to grocers and convenience stores.
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 by its corporate owners in the 1980s. However, when the Kokkinis family took the company back in the 2000s and shifted its focus back to their addicting 4-inch pies, their fortunes began to turn.
Harry Kokkinis, the third-generation of the Table Talk Pies family, is expanding the brand by re-opening the Table Talk retail store, and building a new production plant in the South Worcester Industrial Park. The city of Worcester is in the midst of a renaissance of development, dining and culture that has taken off in the past few years.
