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Bimbo Bakeries USA then entered the U.S. bread market in 1997 with the acquisition of Pacific Pride Bakeries of San Diego. The company grew again in 1998 with the purchase of Mrs Baird's Bakeries in Texas, which at the time was the largest family-owned bakery in the U.S. The combined operations were renamed Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU).
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (also known simply as Bimbo) is a Mexican multinational food company with a presence in over 33 countries located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. [1] It has an annual sales volume of 15 billion dollars [ 2 ] and is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange with the ticker BIMBO.
Entenmann's is a 127 year old company originating in New York City.William Entenmann learned the trade of baking from his father in Stuttgart, Germany, and used his acquired skills to work in a bakery in the U.S., eventually opening his own bakery in 1898 on Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. [1]
Bimbo Bakeries USA lays off 138 employees at San Antonio location. The subsidiary group owns Mrs. Baird's, Sara Lee, Ball Park and other brands.
During the bankruptcy proceedings (at the time, the longest-running in U.S. history), Interstate fought a 2007 bid from Mexican baker Grupo Bimbo and Ron Burkle of the Yucaipa Companies. [ 20 ] Under Craig Jung, Interstate Bakeries emerged from bankruptcy as a private company on February 3, 2009. [ 21 ]
In May 2014, Canada Bread was purchased from Maple Leaf Foods by Mexican-based bakery organization, Grupo Bimbo. Less than a year later, in February 2015, Canada Bread acquired the bakery division of Saputo Inc. , Vachon Bakery (which had purchased Stuart in 1979), for CAD$120 million. [ 3 ]
The company's first two stores in Arizona opened on April 1, 2012, in the Phoenix area. [26] The company opened multiple locations in Texas, primarily in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, beginning in 2014 after it completed a distribution center in the area. [27] [28] WinCo was named as the sponsor for the WinCo Foods Portland Open in June 2013. [29]
It has been owned by Canada Bread, part of Grupo Bimbo since 2015. [1] Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left their home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in Quebec. Brands include: May West [2] Jos. Louis [3] Billot Log Jelly Rolls [4 ...