Born 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.
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
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
Bakehouse Bread & Cookie CompanySince 1997, family-owned Bakehouse Bread & Cookie Company has been hand-shaping artisan breads and baking pastries and cookies daily in downtown Troy, Ohio. Founded by Margaret Begg after training at the Culinary Institute of America and apprenticing under a French master baker, the bakery now operates under her son Bryan Begg, continuing its whole-food approach with naturally leavened breads that take up to 72 hours from start to finish. Its bakery café also serves fresh breakfast, lunch, and catering for the local community.TROY, OH
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