The purchase also added 22 more factories and 4,000 delivery trucks, giving Bimbo Bakeries USA 35 factories and over 7,000 sales routes in the United States, along with a footprint in all of the lower 48 states and almost US$4 billion in annual sales. The acquisition added brands such as Arnold, Brownberry, Freihofer's, Stroehmann, and gave Bimbo the rights to the Weston brands in the eastern United States (it had controlled the Weston brands in the western United States since 2002). The purchase was finalized on January 21, 2009. for $2.38 billion, a purchase that would make Bimbo Bakeries USA the largest bakery company in the USA. On December 10, 2008, it was announced that Grupo Bimbo was in negotiations to purchase Weston Foods Inc., a subsidiary of George Weston Ltd. Stroehmann factory in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The company said they wanted the option to produce bread on factory lines that might include dairy products, which they are not able to do if they remain kosher certified. Kosher bread is thus almost always pareve. Kosher breads are required to be non-dairy unless explicitly labelled because Jewish dietary restrictions prohibit consuming dairy and meat at the same meal. As the largest baking company in the US, the decision caused significant concern amongst American Jews, especially those who live outside areas with significant Jewish populations. In 2018, the company announced that it would not be renewing its Kosher certification. Today, BBU operates more than 60 bakeries, employs more than 20,000 workers, and distributes products through 11,000 sales routes throughout the United States.
In 2020, BBU acquired Lender's Bagels from Conagra Brands Adding Sara Lee's bread business doubled BBU in size. In 2011, BBU completed its largest acquisition to date: Sara Lee's North American fresh bakery business. fresh baked goods business of George Weston Ltd., adding brands such as Arnold, Brownberry, Freihofer's, and Stroehmann. In 2008, Grupo Bimbo purchased the remaining U.S. baking business of George Weston Ltd., adding such iconic premium brands as Oroweat, Entenmann's, Thomas’, and Boboli. The combined operations were renamed Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU). 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. bread market in 1997 with the acquisition of Pacific Pride Bakeries of San Diego.
The English word " bimbo", with its negative connotations, has no cognate in Spanish.īimbo Bakeries USA's story began in 1994, when Grupo Bimbo – Mexico's largest baking company, with operations in 21 countries – purchased La Hacienda, a California-based tortilla company. A blend of the words "bingo" and "Bambi", the name's innocent, childlike associations fit the image that the company wished to build. The name "Bimbo" was first coined in 1945 when the company switched from Super Pan S.A. It is also a top advertising sponsor for many major soccer teams around the globe. The company, headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, owns many fresh bread and sweet baked goods brands in the United States, including Entenmann's, Sara Lee, and Thomas'. It is the largest bakery company in the United States. ( Spanish pronunciation: ) is the American corporate arm of the Mexican multinational bakery product manufacturing company Grupo Bimbo.
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