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For over 100 years.

At Lewis Bakeries, we’ve spent the past century baking you the breads, buns, and rolls you love. Read about our rich history and why we RISE.

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Serving you.

The history of your favorite bakery.

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A century ago.

Three brothers, Amos, Armold, and R. Jack Lewis, Sr., opened a bakery and began delivering their bread to the homes of their customers each day in a Ford Model T.

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A household favorite from the start.

Only twenty years later, the Lewis Brothers' Bakery had become a household name.

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Business heats up.

The bakery employed fifty people and was baking 75,000 loaves a week to be delivered across twelve delivery routes.

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A new era of growth.

Baking soon scaled up to accommodate fast-growing demand, and a new era of growth began.

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Grow or go.

President R. Jack Lewis, Sr. was known throughout the early years for his infectious enthusiasm, determination, efforts, and for his words of wisdom: “You have to grow or go.”

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Healthy innovations.

R. Jack Lewis, Jr. began to introduce a whole family of Healthy Life bread and buns, including the first fat-free, reduced calorie bread in 1991.

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Still a household favorite today.

Drawing from 100 years of baking experience and from listening to you, we continue to develop our great-tasting Lewis Bake Shop® breads, buns, and more in a variety of sizes, ½ sizes, and favorite flavors.

Proudly independent.

In 2019, H. Dean Short, grandson of one of the Lewis family’s founding brothers, R. Jack Lewis Sr., became company president of one of the few independent wholesale bakeries in the Midwest.

Family Bakers Since 1925
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We RISE every day to bake bread for our customers that exceeds their expectations.


Roots

Our culture is built around a proud company history and family legacy of quality baking. We will always remember, “Grow or Go!”

Integrity

We're committed to doing the right thing. To be a sustainable, responsible company with work and food safety as our top priorities.

Service

We strive to provide the highest quality professional service to exceed our customers' expectations.

Excellence

With a forward-thinking passion for growth and innovation, our company always strives to offer the very best baked goods.



Hear why we RISE.