Born in a West Philadelphia restaurant kitchen in 1986, LeBus Bakery makes handmade artisan breads, rolls and pastries for restaurants, grocers and food-service customers. Founders Esther McManus and David Braverman developed their French baguette after Esther returned from learning the craft in Nice, then broadened their baking through study with bakers in Europe and across the United States. Today, LeBus produces both fresh and frozen goods, including the brioche buns that have been staples of fine sandwich shops and restaurants for decades.
Baker Street Bread CoFounded in 1992, Baker Street Bread Co. makes hand-shaped artisan breads and pastries in Philadelphia, supplying restaurants, food-service establishments, and grocery stores while operating a bakery café in Chestnut Hill. The company describes itself as Philadelphia’s first artisan bread bakery and wholesale distributor, using long fermentation and imported French ovens to develop its loaves’ flavor and character. Its wholesale deliveries serve the greater Philadelphia area six days a week, with the café offering breakfast and lunch alongside freshly baked goods.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Wild Flour BakerySince 2003, Wild Flour Bakery has baked artisan breads and pastries in Philadelphia, growing from Nishon and Laura’s one-person operation in a shared South Philadelphia space into a small wholesale bakery in Upper Holmesburg. Its hand-rolled, hearth-baked baguettes and carefully laminated chocolate croissants reflect Nishon’s pastry-kitchen training and the bakery’s focus on breads made to order. Wild Flour also brings its baking to more than six local farmers’ markets each week during the season.PHILADELPHIA, PA
BREADSEstablished in Fairlawn, Ohio, BREADS makes handmade artisan breads and European-style pastries, cookies, and sweets. Its bakers have more than 18 years in the business, preparing the products daily in a custom French artisan oven with nonprocessed ingredients and no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. The loaves are shaped for a crisp European crust and soft interior, while the bakery’s fresh sweets include its popular “Death by Chocolate” cookies.FAIRLAWN, OH