Edwards Baking is an American commercial manufacturer of

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. The company came into existence in 1995 when a group of investors purchased

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-based frozen pie manufacturer Edwards Baking Co. and

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-based Tripp Bakers and merged the two to form a new national company.

Products

Edwards produces a complete line of

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s and

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. The company's

key lime pie Key lime pie is an American dessert pie. It is made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk. It may be served with no topping, with a meringue topping made from egg whites, or with whipped cream. Traditionally, Key lime pie i ...

has won several awards for quality. The company supplies prepackaged desserts for several national chains, including

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. It is now a subsidiary of Schwan's Consumer Brands, Inc.

References

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