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Sunbeam's long-time mascot is called Little Miss Sunbeam. In 1942, illustrator Ellen Barbara Segner was commissioned by the Quality Bakers of America to create a marketing symbol of a young child. Over six months she submitted hundreds of sketches before coming across the girl who would become the first Miss Sunbeam in Southern Indiana. [3]
During the 2004–2009 bankruptcy period Interstate closed nine of its 54 bakeries and more than 300 outlet stores, and its workforce declined from 32,000 to 22,000. The company dropped regional brands and operating agreements, such as an agreement to produce Sunbeam Bread for the northeastern U.S. [ 22 ]
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
The company makes Schmidt's Blue Ribbon and Schmidt's Old Tyme Breads and, as a licensee of the Quality Bakers of America Cooperative, bakes and distributes Sunbeam Bread in its territory. It was founded in Baltimore, Maryland , in 1886 by Elizabeth and Peter Schmidt at their house using recipes from their native Germany .
The company closed its bakery outlet stores in Austintown and Warren in January 2019, [3] and its outlet in Meadville, Pennsylvania in November 2018. [4] On March 18, 2019, Schwebel’s announced it would close its bakery in Solon and cut 204 jobs in May 2019. This would leave the company with approximately one thousand employees. [1] [5]
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