Miami, FL - Lissette Diaz is a homegrown Miami girl who has turned her love for
Bahamian bread into a business.  She grew up in a house with a cake-
baking mother and spent summers in the Bahamas. She remembers early
morning bread runs with her father with affection, and these proved to
be the perfect inspiration for this budding entrepreneur and her Bahama Bread Company.

Breadmaking
is an old art form and not much has changed since the first documented
production back in the Neolithic era when a combination of grain paste
and water was baked into a loaf. Today, Lissette loves the daily ritual
of bread making. "I feel like I'm providing.  Bread is a staple and you
can make so much with it."

This spirit of giving is continued in her
business. She donates a portion of the proceeds to Island Relief...