Nickles Bakery produces baked goods and has been baking in Navarre, Ohio, since Alfred Nickles opened the Navarre Bakery and Ice Cream Company in 1909. From its one-person bake shop, the company grew into a system of three bakeries and 20 distribution branches, serving customers across seven Midwestern states.
Schwebel Baking CompanyBorn from Joseph and Dora Schwebel’s Youngstown kitchen in 1906, Schwebel Baking Company makes bread products for retail and foodservice customers across the region. The independent, family-owned baker now operates two Ohio baking facilities and 20 distribution centers, producing close to a quarter of a million packages daily while keeping family pride at the center of its baking tradition. More than 750 team members support the company’s wholesale bakery operations.YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Aunt Millie'sAunt Millie's is a family-owned bakery that makes fresh baked goods for grocery retailers, with roots in Fort Wayne dating to 1901. The business began as Wayne Biscuit Company, became Perfection Bakeries in 1950, and adopted the Aunt Millie's name in 2005. Today it operates bakeries across Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio and produces more than half a million pounds of baked goods daily.SIDNEY, OH
Kauffman's Country BakerySince brothers Steve and Richard Kauffman opened its doors in 1992, Kauffman’s Country Bakery has grown from one mixer and an oven into a 20-to-25-person bakery making homemade goods in Ohio’s Amish Country. Amish women make the baked goods, with family recipes still shaping specialties such as German Stollen Bread, which the bakery now produces year-round. Its Millersburg shop also combines a café with Amish bulk foods and country souvenirs, making it a regular stop for locals and visitors alike.MILLERSBURG, OH