Born from Fleischer’s Bagels, founded in 1971, Bakewise Brands is a bakery company that serves retailers and food-service customers across North America. Its identity grew through the integration of Tom Cat Bakery, founded in 1987 by a chef devoted to handmade artisan bread, while its Macedon facility carries SQF2000 Level 3, organic and kosher certifications.
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Certified Organic, 95% Organic Standard
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OU Orthodox Union Kosher Certification
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KParve Kosher Parve Certification
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Crest Hill BakeryFrom a 150,000-square-foot Maryland bakery, Crest Hill Bakery makes artisan breads, rolls and frozen dough for food retailers and wholesalers nationwide. Founded by president Dave, the company combines old-world baking with modern production, using pre-fermented starters, days-long rises and French stone-lined ovens rather than tunnel ovens. Its kitchen-not-a-factory approach is backed by SQF accreditation and Orthodox Union Kosher Parve certification.BELTSVILLE, MD
Damascus BakeriesSince Hassan Halaby opened a neighborhood bakery on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue in 1930, Damascus Bakeries has grown into a third-generation bakery making pita and artisanal flatbreads. Edward and David Mafoud continue the family recipe while developing newer formats such as lavash roll-ups, and the company now sells its breads across all 50 states and internationally. Its facilities are SQF and Clean Label certified, with a focus on natural ingredients and clean baking environments.BROOKLYN, NY
Bakery ExpressFor more than 50 years, privately owned Bakery Express has produced fried and baked goods for grocery, convenience-store, food-service, and retail customers. With three bakeries in Baltimore, Orlando, and Dallas and another planned for Covington, Kentucky, the company combines wholesale and co-manufacturing work with a Baltimore-area café and custom cake shop. Bakery Express is SQF Level II, OU Kosher, and RSPO certified.BALTIMORE, MD
Foxtail FoodsSince 1986, Foxtail Foods has built its name developing bakery products for foodservice and retail customers, with a particular knack for giving prepared pies a hand-made appearance. The company also creates private-label products for distributors, restaurant chains, and grocery chains, with Kosher and SQF Level 2 Certified plants supporting that work. Foxtail Foods is part of the David’s Cookies brand family.FAIRFIELD, OH