Tastemakers & Trendsetters: Puzzle Piece Pastries built a bakery – and a movement – in Hall County - Gainesville Times

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Tastemakers & Trendsetters: Puzzle Piece Pastries built a bakery – and a movement – in Hall County

Puzzle Piece Pastries Operations Manager Brittany Chadwick, right, employee Kayla Mulling work a shift at the popular bakery Thursday, July 24, 2025, on Thompson Bridge in Gainesville. The bakery employs individuals on the autism spectrum, filling a gap in the population’s available job opportunities. - photo by Scott Rogers

07282025 T&T PUZZLE 1.jpg — Puzzle Piece Pastries Operations Manager Brittany Chadwick, right, employee Kayla Mulling work a shift at the popular bakery Thursday, July 24, 2025, on Thompson Bridge in Gainesville. The bakery employs individuals on the autism spectrum, filling a gap in the population’s available job opportunities. - photo by Scott Rogers

Inside a cheerful building off the main road in Hall County, the air smells of fresh-baked muffins, sugary icing, and something warmer: purpose.