How Junior's bakes 5 million cheesecakes during a cream cheese shortage

2022-10-24 1,084

New York cheesecake institution Junior's has been slinging out towering slices since 1950. But in recent years, the company has faced pandemic closures of its restaurants, skyrocketing ingredient prices, and a cream cheese shortage. We visited Junior's factory to see how its third generation is diversifying to stay afloat amid shrinking margins.