Rooted 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.
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
Pariser's BakeryOperating continuously in Baltimore since 1889, Pariser’s Bakery is a kosher, parve, yoshon scratch bakery that makes its breads and pastries on site. Its made-to-order specialty cakes bring a distinctly personal touch to celebrations, while its peanut-free facility serves customers at the Baltimore shop and through grocery stores across the Baltimore–Washington area.BALTIMORE, MD
Woodlea BakeryOpened by John and Dorothy Hergenroeder in April 1943, Woodlea Bakery is a family-run Baltimore-area bakery making fresh, from-scratch baked goods and custom cakes. Now operated by their grandson Charlie and his wife Concetta, the bakery has remained in the family for four generations and serves customers from locations in Baltimore and Bel Air. Woodlea also supplies wholesale baked goods and is especially known for individually crafted wedding cakes.BALTIMORE, MD