In the Press.
- Detroit Free Press, 7/4/10 50 Signature Foods of Metro Detroit
- Crain's Detroit Business, 2/14/10 Slicing the pie: As companies grow, owners need to spread management workload
- Crain's Detroit Business, 2/11/10 Nearly 700 jobs added in Macomb County in 2009
- WJR, 1/24/10 WJR: Discover Good Food
- MSU Today, 12/09 MSU Today: Sweet Success Story
- myfoxdetroit.com, 10/27/09 Achatz's Pierogi with Cheddar & Potato Filling
- myfoxdetroit.com, 10/09 Achatz Pie Giveaway on My Fox Detroit
- Everyday Leadership Interview with Wendy Achatz - MP3 Player Required
- Midwest Living, 9/09 11 Better-Than-Ever Classic Pie Recipes
- Michigan Tart Cherry Pie, 7/3/09 Michigan Tart Cherry Pie on My Fox Detroit
- Achatz Pie Awarded, 5/12/09 Achatz Handmade Pie Co. was named as one of the “Michigan’s 50 Companies to Watch”
- Rachael Ray, 11/20/08 Rach's Pumpkin Pie Picks
- ABC News, 11/19/08 Best Slice Finalist
- Action News Detroit, 11/14/08 Local Pie Featured on GMA
- Fox Detroit, 11/8/08 Behind the Scenes at Achatz Pie
- Times Herald, 9/4/08 Cutting a sweet deal
- Times Herald, 11/08 Easy as Pie
- Times Herald, 9/4/08 Cutting a sweet deal
- Food and Drink Magazine, 11/28/07 Editor's Choice 2007
- Food and Drink Magazine, 9/25/07 Humble Pie
- Detroit Free Press, 11/29/06 The Upper Crust:Technology is helping the popular Achatz Handmade Pie Co. make desserts the old fashioned way
- Detroit News, 12/30/05 Armada pie company rises to the occasion
- Detroit News, 12/8/05 Good Stuff
- Crain's Detroit Business, 9/12/05 From flea market to fine dining
- Detroit News, 12/22/03 Looking for ooey, goey? Try a slice of Achatz Pie
- The Oxford Leader, 12/17/03 Achatz pies #1 in Nation
- Detroit News, 7/3/03 It's hard not to like these creamy desserts
- Detroit News, 4/1/03 Here Comes the Pie
Accolades and Testimonials.
"Number One Super Pie" - Food Network Top 5
"Best Pie in America" - American Pie Council 2001 & 2002
"Best Pie in Detroit" - Detroit Free Press 2002 , 2003, 2004
"Best Dessert" - Taste of Troy 2002 & 2003
"Achatz makes the best pies you'll ever taste!" - Kate Lawson, Detroit News
"Get a little slice of heaven at a pie shop" - Linda Shephard, Writer
"The moment you enter the store you are swept into pie heaven" - Linda Shephard, Writer
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