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Strawberry Hill Baking Co. (also Strawberry Hill Povitica Company) is a family bakery of Croatian-rooted povitica (“po-va-TEET-sa”) and related pastries, claiming continuous Kansas City-area production since 1903. Retail and production now at 801 N Meadowbrook Dr, Olathe, KS 66062 (relocated from the historic Strawberry Hill / Wyandotte neighborhood). Signature English Walnut Povitica; also coffee cakes, cheesecakes, gift packs, mail-order. Tier 1 multi-generation heritage bakery.123

Description

Povitica is a rolled Eastern European filled pastry (related names: potica, kolachi, gubana, bejgli). Strawberry Hill’s first-party process emphasizes hand-rolled dough “thin enough to read a newspaper through,” fillings that outweigh dough roughly three-to-one, and the house “S” shape before bake.2 English Walnut is the flagship loaf (listed ~$38.99 on the shop as of access date); mini three-packs and other flavors fill the catalog alongside coffee cakes and cheesecakes.1

The brand still markets “Kansas City since 1903” after the move to Olathe Meadowbrook — a common metro pattern of Wyandotte food makers expanding into JoCo production footprint while keeping the neighborhood name.13

Ownership and history

First-party backstory: the family came to Kansas City from Croatia in 1903 with the povitica tradition; Grandma Dorothy and Grandma Daisy held the recipe until Dorothy’s son Harley convinced them to commercialize it.2 Corporate brand today is Strawberry Hill Baking Co. with e-commerce and co-packing offerings.1

Exact chain of intermediate owners and the date of the Olathe move are thinner on the public site; Olathe Chamber coverage of the Meadowbrook fit exists as a second-source trail for a later enrichment pass.3

Menu / products

Last verified: 2026-08-12 · Source: strawberryhill.com shop + home · menu_status: partial

  • English Walnut Povitica — signature; $38.99 (shop listing on access date)1
  • Mini Three Povitica Pack — catalog SKU1
  • Categories: povitica flavors, coffee cakes, cheesecakes, gift packs, business gifts, co-packing1

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Strawberry Hill Baking Co. first-party site (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: “Kansas City since 1903”; Croatian/Slovenian grandmother tradition framing; product catalog including English Walnut Povitica pricing as listed; 801 N Meadowbrook Dr, Olathe; 800-631-1002. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. “Povi What?” backstory page (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: pronunciation; related pastry names; 1903 Croatia→KC family arrival; Grandma Dorothy / Grandma Daisy / Harley commercialization story; dough thinness and 3:1 filling-to-dough claim; hand-rolled “S” shape. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Visit Us page (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: 801 N Meadowbrook Dr, Olathe, KS 66062; sample/shop invitation; Mon–Wed 9:00am–5:00pm visible in scrape (remainder of week not captured cleanly this pass). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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