![]() I was so sure of this cafe thing,” she said. It was insane, my mood changed completely. “I went back to Pizza Works and I was so happy there. This time, she said, her outlook on the food industry was completely changed. Shortly after, she quit her job at Coca-Cola and went back to working at Pizza Works. Even though I felt like I had accomplished my goal, I did what I was supposed to by the books technically, I still wasn’t satisfied,” she explained.ĭuring her time with the company, though, she was able to develop a business plan for the cafe of her dreams. “While I was working there, I still wasn’t satisfied. I felt like I was home wherever I went.”Īn opportunity to work for Coca-Cola brought her back to Western Massachusetts, but she said she still didn’t feel fulfilled with her work. “That’s what encouraged me to travel, and what I loved about these cafes is the cozy feelings, the welcoming, the smell of cinnamon and sugar, and just the warm atmosphere. That’s the first thing I do is look for local coffee shops and I realized that was my passion,” she said. “I love going to coffee shops when I travel. Karaaslan attributes the time she spent traveling the world in college for igniting her passion and love for coffee and cafes. She left Springfield after high school and attended Suffolk University in Boston where she studied international and public relations. Years later, though, she found herself back in the industry and opening Socialite Coffee Bar at 1516 Allen St. ![]() I don’t want to be in the food industry.’” ![]() “So after high school I was like, ‘I want to have a career, I want to have a title. ![]() “When I was in it, I always wanted to run away from it,” she said. Karaaslan told Reminder Publishing as a result, she spent a lot of her childhood and teenage years wanting to get away from the food service industry. in Springfield, so many days of her childhood were spent working in the restaurant. Her family opened Pizza Works in 1995 on 459 Dickinson St. SPRINGFIELD – Ayse Karaaslan grew up in the food industry. ![]()
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