Fifth-generation family leadership still guides The Mennel Milling Company, a Fostoria, Ohio, business founded in 1886 and family-owned for more than 140 years. With more than 1,000 employees across over 35 locations, Mennel is known for bringing long-standing milling expertise together with close attention to customers’ exact requirements. Its work centers on supplying flour and bakery mixes to bakeries and food manufacturers throughout the United States and beyond.
Aunt Millie'sSince 1901, Aunt Millie’s has baked bread and other everyday baked goods, growing from Fort Wayne’s Wayne Biscuit Company into a four-generation, family-owned bakery. The company produces more than half a million pounds of baked goods fresh each day and distributes them through a fleet of more than 600 trucks, with bakery outlets across the Midwest. Its family baking tradition now includes proprietary offerings such as Live Carb Smart® and a network of BRC-certified Michigan bakeries.SIDNEY, OH
Sensenig's Feed MillFounded in 1945 when Leroy M. Sensenig purchased the Hinkletown Feed Mill, Sensenig’s Feed Mill makes animal feed for farms and livestock owners from its New Holland mill. The family-owned business is now led by Mike Sensenig and his sons, Kyle and Kurt, carrying the operation into its fourth generation. It also prepares custom blends in batches starting at 1,000 pounds and delivers throughout Lancaster County and surrounding areas.NEW HOLLAND, PA
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
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