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United States Bakery, better known as Franz Family Bakeries, is a bread and pastry manufacturer headquartered in
In collaboration with Engelbert Franz of Franz Bakery, W.P. Yaw of Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant invented the diameter
In 2006, the Williams' factory, which had operated on the same site near the
Franz Family Bakeries
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United States Bakery profile
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Historic images of Franz Bakery
from Salem Public Library {{Authority control Manufacturing companies based in Portland, Oregon Bakeries of the United States Food and drink companies established in 1906 Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon Privately held companies based in Oregon 1906 establishments in Oregon
Portland, Oregon
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. Franz Bakery was founded in 1906. U.S. Bakery also owns the Northwest
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regional bread brands Williams', Gai's, and Snyder's.
History
In collaboration with Engelbert Franz of Franz Bakery, W.P. Yaw of Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant invented the diameter hamburger
A hamburger, or simply burger, is a food consisting of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically Ground beef, beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles ...
bun in the late 1920s. Though others are credited with creating a bread product to use for the first hamburgers known to the world, Franz is credited for inventing the hamburger bun in its current worldwide accepted form.
Acquisitions
United States Bakery has a long history of growth through acquisition.
In 2006, the Williams' factory, which had operated on the same site near the University of Oregon
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(UO) since 1908, was closed and the site sold to UO, which eventually built its current basketball venue, Matthew Knight Arena
The Matthew Knight Arena (MKA) is a 12,364-seat, multi-purpose arena in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is home of the University of Oregon Ducks basketball teams, replacing McArthur Court. It is located on the east side of campus at the cor ...
, there. Williams' relocated to a new plant in the Glenwood area of neighboring Springfield
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. It was the first new bakery the firm had built from the ground up since 1906.
In 2013, United States Bakery paid $28.85 million for Hostess' Sweetheart, Eddy's, Standish Farms, and Grandma Emilie's brands.
Guinness World Record
In July 2006, Franz baked ahot dog bun
A hot dog bun is a type of soft bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog or another type of sausage.
The side-loading bun is common in most of the United States, while the top-loading New England-style hot dog bun is popular in that regio ...
long, breaking the Guinness World Record
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for the World's longest hot dog
The world's longest hot dog is a world record dating back to at least 2001. The record was most recently beaten in October 2017 in the town of Flensburg in Germany, where a group manufactured and served a U-shaped hot dog with a length of .
Curr ...
. The previous record was just over and set in 2005.
See also
*List of food companies
This is a list of food companies, current and past businesses involved in food production or processing.
Africa
* All Joy Foods
* Bakers
* BOS Ice Tea
* Cevital
* Choppies
* Clover
* Colcom Foods
* Distell Group Limited
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References
External links
Franz Family Bakeries
(official website)
United States Bakery profile
from
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Historic images of Franz Bakery
from Salem Public Library {{Authority control Manufacturing companies based in Portland, Oregon Bakeries of the United States Food and drink companies established in 1906 Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon Privately held companies based in Oregon 1906 establishments in Oregon