Top 150 Frozen Food Processors Report - Bakery
| Rank | Company Name | HQs | Top Executive | 2014-15 Sales | Fiscal Yr Ended | Product |
No. of Plants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyson Foods, Inc | Springdale, AR | Donnie Smith, president, CEO | $37.6B**(a) | 9/30/2014 | Cookies, pies, dough, bread, rolls | 62 |
| 2 | General Mills, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | Kendall Powell, chairman, CEO | $17.6B** | 5/30/2014 | Bread, dough | N.A. |
| 3 | Rich Products Corp | Buffalo, NY | Bill Gisel, president, CEO | $3.3B** | 12/21/2014 | Bread, cookies, dough | 34 |
| 4 | The Schwan Food Co. | Marshall, MN | Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO | $3B** | 12/31/2014 | Pies, cakes, desserts | 12 |
| 5 | ARYZTA, LLC (1) | Los Angeles, CA | John Yamin, CEO | $2.1B | 7/31/2014 | Cookie dough, ready-to-bake bread | 28 |
| 6 | Lancaster Colony Corp. | Columbus, OH | John Gerlach, Jr., chairman, CEO | $1B(b) | 10/30/2014 | Garlic bread, pies, rolls, biscuits | 3 |
| 7 | J&J Snack Foods Corp | Pennsauken, NJ | Gerald Shreiber, chairman, president, CEO | $919.5M* | 9/27/2014 | Pretzel rolls, cookies, bread, biscuits, pastries | 7 |
| 8 | Weston Foods, Frozen (2) | Brownsburg, IN | Kevin McDonough, president | $750M | 12/31/2014 | Bread, cookies, dough, desserts | 8 |
| 9 | CSM Bakery Products (3) | Tucker, GA | Bret Weaver, president, CEO | $675M* | N.A. | Dough, cakes, muffins, scones, pastries | 12 |
| 10 | Pepperidge Farm Inc. (4) | Norwalk, CT | Luca Mignini, president, global biscuits & snacks | $570M*(c) | 7/31/2014 | Bread, cookies, dough | 3 |
| 11 | Dawn Food Products Inc. | Jackson, MI | Kirk Trofholz, president, U.S. bakery products | $409M* | 12/31/2014 | Cakes, cookies, dough, breakfast items | 4 |
| 12 | Harlan Bakeries, LLC | Avon, IN | Hugh Harlan, president | $300M** | 12/31/2014 | Pretzels, bread, cookies, dough | 6 |
| 13 | Flowers Foods Inc | Thomasville, GA | Allen Shiver, president, CEO | $267M(d) | 2/12/2015 | Bread | 5 |
| 14 | The Bama Cos., Inc. | Tulsa, OK | Paula Marshall, president, CEO | $211M* | N.A. | Pizza crust, pies | 4 |
| 15 | Turano Baking Co. | Berwyn, IL | Joseph Turano, president | $200M | 12/31/2014 | Bread | 4 |
| 16 | Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp (5) | Toronto, Canada | Joel Flatt, president | $180M | N.A. | Desserts, sweet goods | 2 |
| 17 | Gonnella Baking Co. | Schaumburg, IL | Nick Marcucci, president | $140M | 1/31/2015 | Bread, dough | 3 |
| 18 | Hill Country Bakery | San Antonio, TX | David Nolan & Steve O'Donnell, partners | $140M* | N.A. | Desserts, sweet goods | 3 |
| 19 | Bridgford Foods Corp. | Anaheim, CA | John Simmons, president | $133.4(*)** | 11/1/2014 | Frozen dough | 5 |
| 20 | Dianne's Fine Desserts (6) | Newburyport, MA | Mike Knowles, CEO | $130M | 12/31/2014 | Desserts, cookies | 3 |
| 21 | Wenner Bread Products (7) | Bayport, NY | Richard Wenner, president | $120M* | N.A. | Par-baked/fully-baked bread, rolls, dough | 4 |
| 22 | Cole's Quality Foods, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MI | Scott Devon, president | $100M** | 12/31/2014 | Garlic bread, rolls, baguettes | 2 |
| 23 | Rhodes International | Salt Lake City, UT | Ken Farnsworth, Jr., CEO | $70M | 6/30/2014 | Bread, rolls, cinnamon roll dough | 1 |
| 24 | Aunt Millies Bakeries | Fort Wayne, IN | John Popp, president | $17.9M(d) | 9/30/2014 | Breads, buns, rolls | 6 |
* Company declined to confirm
** Company wide
(1) Unit of Arysta AG
(2) Unit of George Weston Ltd.
(3) Unit of CSM
(4) Unit of Campbell Soup Co.
(5) Unit of OMERS Capital Partners
(6) Unit of Superior Capital Partners
(7) Unit of The Frontenac Co.
(a) Reflects FY sales through 9/2014, prior to Hillshire merger
(b) Includes refrigerated foods
(c) Includes entire baking and snack sector with refrigerated foods
(d) Reflects only frozen foods