After nearly four decades, a changing of the guard is taking place at Herman’s Bakery, which has been a staple of downtown Cambridge since it opened in 1980.
Founders Lois and Herman Oestreich have sold the business to Ayman Samie, an Egyptian businessman with a passion for mom-and-pop eateries.
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