1947: Pepperidge Farm opens state-of-the-art bakery Margaret Rudkin’s dream of a new state-of-the-art bakery for her company, Pepperidge Farm, was finally realized when she cut the ribbon on a new space in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1947. The bakery helped her streamline production and mak...
Slowly but surely, through acquisitions and determination,Grupo Bimboof Mexico is now the largest bakery company in the world—selling even more in the United States than they do in its home market Mexico. Listed on the Mexican stock exchange, Bimbo brought in $13 billion in revenue last year...