navigation search martin s famous pastry shoppe inc. type private industry food bakery founded 1958 by lloyd and lois martin headquarters chambersburg pennsylvania u.s. key people jim martin president products potato rolls breads chips and snacks website www.potatorolls.com martin s famous pastry shoppe inc. is a family owned and operated consumer goods company headquartered in chambersburg pennsylvania united states . 1 in 1958 lloyd and lois martin converted their garage into a small bakery . 2 the business expanded into the back of a restaurant and eventually into two commercial baking plants over the ensuing decades . in 2012 the bakery announced it was opening a visitors center . 3 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links history edit valdosta georgia location shortly after the bakery opened lloyd began selling every weekend at farmer s markets and to local grocery stores . in order to meet demand the bakery moved into martin s family restaurant on lincoln way avenue in chambersburg pennsylvania . the restaurant was located at the front with the bakery at the back . increased competition in the restaurant business caused the family to pursue wholesale opportunities placing more of a focus on martin s bread and rolls . 4 the product line was reduced from 130 to nine products . jim martin lloyd s son and the current president began expanding to supermarket chains all across pennsylvania such as a & p weis and giant . the restaurant could no longer meet the demand for martin s potato rolls so in 1978 the bakery was moved to its present location on potato roll lane in chambersburg pennsylvania . 5 when the facility was initially built it was about a fifth of its current size . in 2007 martin s opened a second production facility in valdosta georgia . 6 7 see also edit list of bakeries references edit welcome home ; bakery welcomed to city . retrieved 21 june 2012 . bakery goes vertical . retrieved 21 june 2012 . http www.therecordherald.com article 20120908 news 120909866 axzz2ybxnehi3 potato bread baker rolls south . retrieved 21 june 2012 . martin s famous pastry shoppe uses brivo to control access at four facilities . retrieved 21 june 2012 . lowndes lands bakery . retrieved 21 june 2012 . potato roll maker will open bakery in georgia . retrieved 21 june 2012 . further reading edit harbaugh stephanie september 9 2012 . martin s famous pastry shoppe chambersburg will open the golden roll martin s visitor center . the record herald . retrieved 16 july 2013 . external links edit official website food review 101 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title martin % 27s famous pastry shoppe inc. & oldid 743516057 categories bakeries of the united statescompanies based in franklin county pennsylvaniafood manufacturers of the united states1958 establishments in pennsylvaniaamerican companies established in 1958food and drink companies established in 1958privately held companies based in pennsylvania navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view