Vegan Treats Bakery is a

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bakery A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, donuts, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who ...

located in

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19, ...

. The bakery serves restaurants in DC,

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, and

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as well as has its own retail store at 1444 Linden Street, Bethlehem. Vegan Treats Bakery has been in operation since 1998. The bakery is completely vegan, using no animal by-products in any of its goods. Vegan Treats owner Danielle Konya grew up in

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Northampton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 312,951. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was Northamptonshire, En ...

and has kept her business local in the

Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley (), known colloquially as The Valley, is a geographic region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County and Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bound to the no ...

. Konya's desserts have earned her a PETA Proggy Award for Best Bakery. She also won an award after competing in PBS's Feast of Sweets. On September 6, 2012, Vegan Treats was named one of the Top Ten Bakeries in the world by American Express' luxury travel website Departures.com.

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* {{Official website, http://vegantreats.com/ Bakeries of the United States Companies based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania American companies established in 1998 Food and drink companies established in 1998 Retail companies established in 1998 Vegan cuisine 1998 establishments in Pennsylvania