Longtime Gluten-Free Bakery Branches Out With New Cookie Shop in Redondo Beach | Eater LA

"A gluten-free veteran in Redondo Beach, Kirari West Bake Shop was opened by owner Hiro Saito in 2014, three years after his family debuted Kirari in Fukushima, Japan. Saito—who moved to the States to open Kirari West—built on his family's rice-flour pastry tradition, but noticed his cookies stayed fresh for only three or four days, which limited national shipping and locals who wanted to keep an ongoing supply at home. As business grew he began planning for a warehouse to handle overflow and expand retail sales." - Mona Holmes