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Investing in our Future


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THE CLASSIC


IZOLA is built upon two simple things — croissants and sourdough. Sometimes, we'll get asked why we don't serve salads, sandwiches, cakes, cookies, the list goes on. The simple reason is that we just want to serve food that we know we can do well and that we love. If we don't absolutely love it, it doesn't make it to our menu.

 

Take our traditional croissant. It began 4 years ago with a recipe we found on the side of a flour bag. Having not had any culinary training, we just tested and failed (700+ times) our way to the croissant we serve today. We would change a single element at a time - whether it was the temperature of the room that we were rolling in, the type of butter or flour we used, the thickness we would roll the dough to, whether we froze the dough between each step or let it rest in the refrigerator, each step was tested and intentional. It only took us hundreds and hundreds of iterations and maybe a few tears!

 

 

And today the IZOLA croissant takes our Dojo team 4 days to make, resulting in 96 layers of buttery goodness. Topped with a sprinkling of Maldon sea salt and baked until it is a deep golden brown.

 

We are open every Tuesday - Saturday, 7a-2p, with live music every Saturday.

 

Either pop on by or place an order ahead of time. If you have a pre-order, you can also use IZOLA Drive By — just double park outside, give us a call at 619-289-8358, and we'll deliver your croissant and cappuccino to you in your car!




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INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE


Our mission at IZOLA is to change the way that Americans think about croissants and sourdough. As we take each step toward this goal, our decisions are framed by our justice-based values and the guest experience.

 

The 5 key areas that guide our justice-based decisions are: 

  1. Economic Justice

  2. Environmental Justice

  3. Racial Justice

  4. LGBTQIA+ Justice

  5. Gender Justice

 

As we raise funds to build IZOLA Main - our new zero-emission production factory in City Heights - we are driven by how this step will help support our justice goals....Like the increased efficiency gains that will provide us the opportunity to reinvest back into our team through higher wages, and more career development and training. Our current leadership team is diverse - 67% female, 50% BIPOC, and 17% LGBTQIA+ and our investment in IZOLA Main allows us to scale this further. Investing in material handling for our production will allow us to remove thousands of pounds of plastic and paper from ever being produced. And there is so much more...

 

Join Jenny and me tomorrow for our next investor conversation where you'll learn about the ways we're planning to impact our team and community.

 

Thursday August 8

6:30p on Google Meet

 

Learn more about IZOLA Main and our plans for the future as we raise funds for the next chapter for IZOLA.

 

If you missed out on the Early Bird Perk that ended on July 31, don't miss out on the next one...Ending September 15th.

 

We aim to change the way America thinks about croissants and sourdough. The IZOLA way. Hot from the oven, great hospitality, amazing quality. Justice. Investing in American Green Manufacturing. Creating careers. Improving the quality of our bread and croissants. Planning to open 12 IZOLAs in SoCal. Hard? Yes. But so exciting to invest in American manufacturing and in our community.

 

Believe in what we do? Join us.

 

To learn more, RSVP for our Tuesday call and drop by for a minute to say hi or stay the whole time. It's fun and super casual. We'll share with you where we've been and our plans for the future.

 

Never invested before? Not to worry! It's super simple.

 

*Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, you may lose your entire investment.




It's Official!


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LIVE MUSIC RETURNS!


We had a blast this past Saturday welcoming live music back to IZOLA. Thank you to @maybear.wav for coordinating the inaugural line up here at IZOLA Island, and to @julie_seely and @leateamusic

for performing.

 

IZOLA is a community space, a place where neighbors, friends, family, lovers, strangers, musicians, poets, kids, and storytellers can gather.

 

Interested in performing at IZOLA? Shoot us an email, and we'll connect you with one of our musical directors.

 

(For the next few weeks, we're still spooling back up on the live music Saturday front, so bear with us as we get out ahead on the schedule! But you can stay tuned here for the music lineup as soon as they get finalized.)

 

We are now open every Tuesday - Saturday, 7a-2p.

 

Join us at 1429 Island Avenue in the East Village. Pre-orders are open now! For IZOLA Drive By, just park on the street, give us a call at 619-289-8358, and we'll deliver your croissant and cappuccino to you in your car!


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IT'S OFFICIAL! 


IZOLA Main has a PRJ number at the City of San Diego's Development Services Department! This means our permit application package has officially been accepted.

 

And our Department of Environmental Health and Quality plan check has been approved by the County of San Diego.

 

Join Jenny and me tomorrow for our next investor conversation, Tuesday July 30th at 6:30p on Google Meet. Learn more about IZOLA Main and our plans for the future as we raise funds for the next chapter for IZOLA.

 

There is limited time left to take advantage of our Early Bird Perk. For the first $500k raised or until 11:59pm PST this Wednesday, July 31, investors can invest with a discounted price per unit (share).

 

On our Google Meet call tomorrow, we'll share why we started IZOLA at the start of a global pandemic, what has kept us going each day as our little project has grown to over 50 employees and what our vision is for the future.

 

We are raising funds now as we move forward on building our new zero-emission manufacturing facility and bake shop, IZOLA Main. Located in the heart of City Heights, we'll bring over 40 purpose-filled careers and invest in an underserved community.

 

We aim to change the way America thinks about croissants and sourdough. The IZOLA way. Hot from the oven, great hospitality, amazing quality. Justice. Investing in American Green Manufacturing. Creating careers. Improving the quality of our bread and croissants. Planning to open 12 IZOLAs in SoCal. Hard? Yes. But so exciting to invest in American manufacturing and in our community.

 

Believe in what we do? Join us.

 

To learn more, RSVP for our Tuesday call and drop by for a minute to say hi or stay the whole time. It's fun and super casual. We'll share with you where we've been and our plans for the future.

 

Never invested before? Not to worry! It's super simple.

 

*Please only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing. Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, you may lose your entire investment.




Full Hearts......


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Wow...what a ride so far. We just finished our fourth week here at IZOLA Island, and today we had a line out to the street and beyond. I have to say that even as we stumble and work to find our way to serve everyone, our community responded back to us with unfailing grace and support. Even after waiting 30 minutes for coffee, people wouldn't take their money back...I don't know what we did to earn it, but we are grateful.

 

And then when I look at the collection of photos of our team, I am even more humbled. They put their heart and soul in each day, all in the service of creating delight for you, our customers.

 

We're working to improve each day and look forward to experiencing this journey with each of you as we laugh with you, cry with you, and have true fellowship here over bread, butter and coffee.

 

We are now open every Tuesday - Saturday, 7a-2p.

 

Join us at 1429 Island Avenue in the East Village. Pre-orders are open now! For IZOLA Drive By, just park on the street, give us a call at 619-289-8358 and

we'll run your croissant and cappuccino out to you!


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IZOLA 1429 ISLAND 5:07am


NEW INVESTOR CONVO....MONDAY


Join Jenny and me this Monday at 6:30p on Google Meet for a live conversation about IZOLA Future and our new capital campaign.

 

We'll share with you why we're raising capital to expand IZOLA's production capabilities, improve our IT, and expand our impact. Our factory project in City Heights is well underway, we submitted our 186 page architectural and engineering plan set to the city. We plan to begin construction in about 6 months. This project will provide up to a 20x increase in our production capacity AND improve our quality. Additionally we're expanding our IT capabilities to better serve our customers. And we're taking action on our 5 areas of social justice, including economic, LGBTQIA+, environmental, gender, and racial justice.

 

The conversation will be super informal - come with questions, come in your jammies, call in while you're making dinner, anything goes! We look forward to chatting with you!

The early bird discount ends in less than 2 weeks on July 31st. Please visit our Microventures page for all the details.

 

*Only invest an amount you would feel comfortable losing.

Investing in private businesses involves risk. Though potential returns are designed to reflect that risk, there is a possibility that you will lose your entire investment.



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