BRANDON — Like many area businesses, Olivia’s Croutons in the Forestdale section of Brandon is seeing a drop in production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And like many Vermont business owners, Francie and Dave Caccavo have gotten creative with the extra product and flour they have at the Route 73 production facility. They decided to give away croutons and make bread-baking kits for local families. “We were having a weekly Zoom meeting and one of our employees mentioned that their friends were having a hard t … (read more)
