P.S. & Co. — Food and Dining in Philadelphia, pa, PA

<p>At P.S. &amp; Co., we take great pride in providing 100% organic, plant-based, gluten-free kosher parve, scratch-made, and healthful products to our treasured guests.<br id="isPasted"><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; One of our missions is making sure our small business sustainably produces specialty food and desserts of the highest quality. &nbsp;Every recipe is house-made, using the finest quality ingredients, executed by our skilled team whose livelihoods we value. &nbsp;We want to share how we strive to do better for you and our employees.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As an example, a traditional pastry shop may use heavy cream, conventional white sugar and flours, and an affordable chocolate for a ganache recipe. &nbsp;Our ganache is made with organic cold-pressed, extra-virgin coconut oil, organic beyond-fair-trade cocoa powder, organic sustainable dark chocolate sweetened with organic coconut sugar and organic local maple syrup. &nbsp;Every ingredient we use is in a completely different price tier, as well as recipes which are very labor intensive.<br><br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The high-quality products that we use are both organic and certified gluten-free 100% of the time, which means our ingredients are expensive to begin with and difficult to source readily. &nbsp;If our vendor is out of stock, we will be at Mom&#39;s Organic or Whole Foods buying the retail version, in order to maintain our commitment. &nbsp;We will never swap out an ingredient for convenience or cost&#39;s sake. &nbsp;In most cases, an organic item is twice the price of its conventional counterpart!<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lastly, the restaurant industry (and its menu prices) has historically been built upon low wages, few benefits, and erratic and unreliable hours. &nbsp;From the beginning of our Locust Street shop in 2014, we have made it a point to pay above industry standard, create set schedules that allow our team members stability, and since 2019 have provided, health insurance, paid time off, and 401K savings. &nbsp;It was a personal goal of mine not to take a paycheck until we could afford benefits for our amazing employees. &nbsp;Only then, would I know the true cost of doing business.<br><br><br>Hopefully, this provides an inside peek of how we work and how we determine our prices. &nbsp;As we grow and develop, we are driven to continue to push boundaries and discover innovative ways to bring you the cleanest, healthiest ways to enjoy organic, plant-based, gluten-free cuisine.</p>