Celebrating 96 years in business, a recently expanded production facility and a host of fresh baked goods, Milano Bakery in Joliet, Ill., receives Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s 2011 Baker of the Year award.

Highland Baking Co.’s impressive 250,000-sq.-ft. operation in Northbrook, Ill., is home to 14 production lines and a penchant for perfection.

Highland Baking Co., a 25-year-old bakery located in Northbrook, Ill., prides itself on creating custom, artisan quality breads and rolls in large volumes, but with the care and craftsmanship of the family that it is.

A small but impressive operation with big plans, Gabby’s Bagels stays ahead of the curve by combining craftsmanship, quality ingredients and artisan techniques with more automation to produce big flavors and much sought-after breads and bagels.

Celebrating 125 years in business, Gonnella Baking Co. operates sophisticated baking/manufacturing facilities that produce breads, rolls and more at rates exceeding three million pounds a week. Join us on a tour of the 80,000-plus-sq.-ft. Aurora, Ill., facility that includes high-tech equipment, superior operating standards and two makeup lines that provide plenty of product to major U.S. companies. 

Gonnella Baking Co. celebrates the major milestone of 125 years in the bread baking business, mixing high technology with old world traditions.