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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) |
| Founders | Engelbert Franz Joe Franz |
| Headquarters | Portland,OregonU.S. |
| Website | franzbakery.com |
United States Bakery, better known asFranz Family Bakeries, is a bread and pastry manufacturer headquartered inPortland, Oregon, United States. Franz Bakery was founded in 1906. U.S. Bakery also owns theNorthwest regional bread brandsWilliams',Gai's, andSnyder's.
In collaboration with Engelbert Franz of Franz Bakery, W.P. Yaw ofYaw's Top Notch Restaurant invented the 5-inch (130 mm) diameterhamburger bun in the late 1920s.[1] Though others are credited with creating a bread product to use for the first hamburgers known to the world, Franz is credited for inventing the hamburger bun in its current worldwide accepted form.[2]
United States Bakery has a long history of growth through acquisition.[3]
| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Ann Arbor Bakery, Portland Oregon |
| 1907 | United States Bakery (namesake), Portland Oregon |
| 1976 | Buttercup Bakery, Gresham Oregon |
| 1977 | Pioneer Bakery, Bend Oregon |
| 1979 | Snyder's Bakery, Yakima Washington |
| 1980 | Langendorf Bakery, Portland Oregon |
| 1981 | Smith Bakery, Salem Oregon |
| 1985 | Boge Bakery, Spokane Washington |
| 1991 | Williams' Bakery, Eugene Oregon |
| 1994 | Smith Cookie Company, McMinnville Oregon |
| 1997 | Gai's Bakery, Seattle Washington[4] |
| 2010 | Harvest Classic Bakery, Nampa Idaho |
| 2013 | Sweetheart, Eddy's, Standish Farms, and Grandma Emilie's brands fromHostess Brands |
| 2017 | United Grocers bakery facility, Los Angeles, California |
| 2019 | Rocky Mountain Bread Company and Dunford Bakers, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2019 | Svenhards Swedish Baker, Exeter, California |
| 2021 | Love's Bakery, Honolulu, Hawaii |
In 2006, the Williams' factory, which had operated on the same site near theUniversity of Oregon (UO) since 1908, was closed and the site sold to UO, which eventually built its current basketball venue,Matthew Knight Arena at that location.[5][6] Williams' relocated to a new plant in theGlenwood area of neighboringSpringfield.[6] It was the first new bakery the firm had built from the ground up since 1906.[7]
In 2013, United States Bakery paid $28.85 million for Hostess' Sweetheart, Eddy's, Standish Farms, and Grandma Emilie's brands.[8]
In July 2006, Franz baked ahot dog bun 104 feet 9.5 inches (31.941 m) long, breaking theGuinness World Record for theWorld's longest hot dog. The previous record was just over 57 feet (17 m) and set in 2005.[9]
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