Rolling in Business

As you walk up to Edith's Pot Pie, you read "rolling since 2003" on a banner above the front door. While making your way inside, the country lighting sets a cozy mood in the store. The room is not large, but the tall walls are filled with shelves of food that smells like a savory roast. The building leaves room to expand if desired, but for now the shop remains tiny. A curtain blocks off half of the downstairs part of the building for later renovation. The employees plan for this to become their kitchen. Some assume Edith's Pot Pie is a restaurant, but the set up does not allow for this at the time. 

Edith's Pot Pie is a small family business run by a woman named Shauna Thomas. Her business is named after her grandmother, Edith, the person who provided Shauna with her unique pot pie recipe. If you get a pot pie from Edith's, you will notice that it compares to a soup with dough and noodles rather than a baked item. This shop sells two types of pot pie, chicken and ham, chicken being the top seller so far. 

While shopping, you will see that Edith's offers much more than just pot pies. Your eyes will be drawn to colorful pies, cakes, and pastries for dessert after eating their delectable home dinners that sit on a wooden table waiting to be purchased. Some meal options include juicy meatballs and pulled pork. If you need quick meal, look no further. They even have premade salads and dips available. 

The shop only opened on January 15, 2024, but the Thomas family has been able to succeed in their business endeavors. Originally, business was slow because the store was only open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. but now the hours increased to 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two employees, Campbell Flick and Cheyenne Conrad, both said that the increase in hours helps improve business tremendously. Edith's Pot Pie is located in Bloomsburg, but not in the center of town. Cheyenne and Campbell explained that they are happy with the location of the shop, but that customers occasionally become confused on where the shop lies on Old Berwick Road. 

Having your own business has many perks, but it is not at all easy. Several detailed jobs go into preparing the shop for a day at the pot pie shop. Cheyenne explains that you must take inventory daily. This includes making sure the store is fully stocked with all foods. 

"I check the dates of our food daily" Campbell added. 

These comprise just a few of the daily tasks at Edith's. Since the shop just opened, they have not been able to set up a kitchen in the store. This means that preparing for the day also involves driving the homemade food from the family's kitchen to Edith's Pot Pie. All ingredients needed for the foods also must be regularly stocked in the kitchen. 

"The best thing about working at Edith's is the family dynamic," Cheyenne shares. 

Customers would agree with this. The family loves to receive input from customers on foods that they would like to see in the shop. 

While working register Campbell chimes, "Our customers are happy that the shop has its own place for them to visit."

Edith's Pot Pie began as a catering business for celebrations like weddings and festivals, so locals knew the name of the business but did not always have the outlet to support it. Customers may also know the name because of the Bloomsburg Fair. If you visited the Bloomsburg Fair, you probably passed by the large white canopy or even tried their pot pies.

If you are new to Bloomsburg, you probably would not be aware of this business. This is why I find it so important to share about it. Shopping small has many benefits and by doing this at Edith's you gain so much out of it. You really cannot go wrong by stepping in, meeting the kind workers, and purchasing homemade and nutritious food. Customer interaction improves their business's success according to both Campbell and Cheyenne. Campbell loves that she already met regulars and hopes that more regular customer relationships will form as time goes on.