Rising Creek Bakery specializes in salt rising bread, a traditional Appalachian loaf made fresh in Morgantown and shipped across the United States. The Clovis family purchased the bakery in 2019 to keep alive a baking tradition rooted in several generations of their families, and now concentrates production at its Mylan Park baking facility.
Mancini's BakerySince Italian immigrant James Mancini began baking in 1926, Mancini’s Bakery has made Pittsburgh bread, including its trademark hand-twisted Signature Twist. Still family-owned and operated, the McKees Rocks bakery uses many of the same old-world techniques while baking around the clock and producing more than 10,000 loaves a day with a team of 48 Pittsburghers. The bakery also runs a retail shop in the Strip District and supplies local retailers and restaurants.MC KEES ROCKS, PA
Smith Island Baking CoFrom a tiny converted grocery store on Smith Island, Brian and Joy Murphy founded Smith Island Baking Company in 2009 to make and ship Maryland’s signature thin-layered Smith Island Cakes. The family bakery now sends its made-from-scratch cakes and other treats to customers across all 50 states and around the world, keeping alive a tradition that island women began in the 1800s for Chesapeake watermen.CRISFIELD, MD
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
Klosterman Baking CompanyFounded in Covington in 1892 by Frank Klosterman and Charlie Thiewald, Klosterman Baking Company grew from a small delivery bakeshop into a major Midwest bakery while remaining closely associated with its founding family for four generations. Though the family transferred ownership in 2022, the company continues its legacy of supplying fresh bread to commercial customers across the region and frozen products nationwide.CINCINNATI, OH