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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bakery Production and SalesFranchising |
| Founded | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
| Headquarters | Whitefish Bay,Wisconsin, U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Dan Sterling(Founder)Tim Malouf(President) |
| Products | Bread |
| Website | [1] |
Breadsmith is aMilwaukee, Wisconsin-basedbakeryfranchise organization that specializes inartisanbreads, and has over 35 stores in the United States, mostly located in theUpper Midwest.
Founder Dan Sterling opened his first bakery in Milwaukee in 1993. While studying abroad inNorway, he had his first taste ofEuropean breads. When he returned to the United States, he graduated fromHarvard Business School and volunteered to help a local bakery with its accounting. He never lost his love of European homemade breads, and from there came the idea to launch a bakery of his own, called Breadsmith.[1]
In 1993, Sterling opened his first bakery in Milwaukee at 2632 N. Downer Ave, where a Breadsmith owned by franchisee Don Kaminski is still open today.[when?] One year later, Sterling sold his first franchised store and the company has continued to grow as a franchise] operation. Currently,[when?] there are 35 Breadsmith stores around the United States. Sterling ran Breadsmith, Inc until 2001, when he decided to begin several new business ventures.
Breadsmith's president since February 2006 is Tim Malouf. He began at Breadsmith shortly after the first store opened in 1993 and has worked in several positions, including head of research and development and vice president, before being promoted to president.[2] The Breadsmith Franchising, Inc office is located at 409 E Silver Spring Drive inWhitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
Breadsmith sells a variety of products but is focused on breads including Frenchboule, French baguette, French peasant,sourdough, rusticItalian and wholewheat) which make up the company's daily bread offerings. Breadsmith offers artisan breads without additives or preservatives, and makes specialty breads, cookies, muffins and sweets.[3] Breadsmith also offers specialty breads includingbrioche,ciabatta,cornbread,focaccia,multigrain, pizza dough, raisin cinnamon, Russian rye,Stollen, traditionalrye[4] and a variety ofdessert breads,cookies,scones and coffee cakes.[5]
Breadsmith is focused on "made-from-scratch, hand-crafted" breads using ingredients including unbleached, unbromatedwheat flour.[6] Each store has a 6-ton stone hearth oven that can bake up to 160 loaves at one time, and the oven's steam injection system gives the breads their distinctive European-style crust.[7] Breadsmith stores can be found in 38 locations in 19 states (Kentucky,Arizona,Illinois,Indiana,Maryland,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,New York,New Jersey,North Dakota,South Dakota,Ohio,South Carolina,Texas,Florida andWisconsin). Most stores provide loaves to retail shoppers, as well as restaurants and grocers through wholesale partnerships.