As the U.S. arm of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, Bimbo Bakeries USA has become a familiar presence in American communities through a network of more than 55 bakeries and 20,000 associates. The company is best known for bringing everyday bread and other baked foods to households nationwide, while donating more than 25 million pounds of food each year to Feeding America food banks. Its environmental work has earned EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year recognition for seven consecutive years.
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ENERGY STAR Certified Facilities
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Compliance
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Bimbo BakehouseBimbo Bakehouse is a division of Grupo Bimbo, the largest baking company in the world, serving retail and foodservice businesses across North America. It is known for helping in-store bakeries and other operators bring bakery products to customers in formats suited to their needs, including its slow-crafted Goldminer California sourdough.HORSHAM, PA
GoldCrust Baking Company, IncBorn from the Christou family’s 60-year bakery legacy, GoldCrust Baking Company makes fresh and frozen breads and rolls for food-service, retail and private-label customers. Its Landover operation combines time-honored recipes with naturally fermented dough, taking nearly seven hours for most breads, while a 100,000-square-foot plant supports custom production at substantial scale. GoldCrust employs more than 200 people and donates more than $80,000 in bread to shelters each year.HYATTSVILLE, MD
Crown BakeriesCrown Bakeries grew from a 1996 Tennessee high-speed bun line into a multi-region commercial bakery making breads, breakfast baked goods and pastries for foodservice, manufacturing and retail customers. With nine facilities across the United States, the company combines in-house research and development with the baking expertise of industry veterans, including American Society of Baking Hall of Fame inductees, to tailor products for customers. Two facilities received the EPA’s 2024 ENERGY STAR recognition for energy performance, while select facilities target a 42% emissions reduction by 2030.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Schmidt BakingRooted in Baltimore, Schmidt Baking is a family-owned bakery that has been making fresh breads and other baked goods for more than 135 years. Its Old Tyme line carries that neighborhood-bakery tradition forward, while the 647 line adapts familiar bread and rolls with fewer calories and more fiber. The company also supports charitable causes in Baltimore and beyond and invests in lower-waste, lower-emission bakery operations.NOTTINGHAM, MD