references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message roman meal company type whole grain bread cereal & snack bars founded 1912 headquarters tacoma washington united states website http www.romanmeal.com roman meal is an american bread company in tacoma washington . founded there in 1912 the company focuses on whole grain products including bread hot cereal and snack bars . contents 1 history 2 partners 3 international 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit according to the company s website the roman meal company has its founding in the desire of canadian physician robert jackson to emulate what he believed to be the healthy regimen of roman soldiers who purportedly consumed two pounds of wheat or rye a day as part of their rations . 1 jackson started the company with a hot mixed grain breakfast cereal called dr. jackson s roman health meal . in 1927 jackson s company was purchased by tacoma master baker william matthaei . matthaei s family had been in the baking business since the first family bakery was opened in germany in 1686 . matthaei brought bread into the roman meal company mix and it continues to be a major focus for the family owned company . partners edit bimbo bakeries usa flowers foods lewis bakeries love s bakery schmidt baking company schwebel s bakery international edit roman meal bread is baked locally and distributed in japan malaysia singapore thailand hong kong bermuda and guam . 2 and also in korea . roman meal bread produced by takaki bakery in japan . see also edit graham bread whole wheat bread references edit roman meal wasn t built in a day . roman meal . retrieved 6 may 2012 . available internationally . roman meal . retrieved july 20 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title roman meal & oldid 742147407 categories food and drink companies of the united statescompanies based in tacoma washington1912 establishments in washington state american companies established in 1912food and drink companies established in 1912hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2012all articles lacking reliable references 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 2 october 2016 at 00 09 . 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