an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message breadsmith type private industry bakery production and sales founded 1993 headquarters whitefish bay wisconsin u.s. area served united states key people dan sterling founder tim malouf president products bread website 1 breadsmith is a milwaukee wisconsin based bakery franchise organization that specializes in artisan breads and has over 35 stores in the united states mostly located in the upper midwest . contents 1 history 2 breads 3 operations 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit founder dan sterling opened his first bakery in milwaukee wisconsin in 1993 . while studying abroad in norway dan got his first taste of european breads . when he returned to the united states he graduated from harvard business school and volunteered to help a local bakery with its accounting . dan never lost his love of european homemade breads and from there came the idea to launch a bakery of his own which today is called breadsmith . 1 in 1993 dan opened the doors to his first bakery located in milwaukee wisconsin at 2632 n. downer ave where a breadsmith owned by franchisee don kaminski is still open today . one year later in 1994 dan sold his first franchised store and the company has continued to grow as a franchise operation . currently there are 35 breadsmith stores around the united states . dan sterling ran breadsmith inc until 2001 when he decided to begin several new successful business adventures . breadsmith s current president is tim malouf he has been in position since february 2006 . tim began his career at breadsmith shortly after the first store opening in 1993 . he has worked in several positions including head of research and development and vice president before being promoted to president . 2 the current breadsmith franchising inc office is located at 409 e silver spring drive whitefish bay wi . breads edit breadsmith sells a variety of products but is focused on breads including french boule french baguette french peasant sourdough rustic italian and whole wheat which make up the company s daily bread offerings . breadsmith offers artisan breads without additives or preservatives and makes specialty breads cookies muffins and sweets . 3 breadsmith also offers specialty breads including brioche ciabatta cornbread focaccia multigrain pizza dough raisin cinnamon russian rye stollen traditional rye 4 and a variety of dessert breads cookies scones and coffee cakes . 5 operations edit breadsmith is focused on made from scratch hand crafted breads using the healthiest ingredients including unbleached unbromated wheat flour . 6 each store has a 6 ton stone hearth oven that can bake up to 160 loaves at one time and the oven s steam injection system gives the breads their distinctive european style crust . 7 breadsmith stores can be found in 35 locations in 14 states including arizona illinois indiana maryland michigan minnesota mississippi missouri new york new jersey north dakota south dakota ohio south carolina south dakota texas and wisconsin . most stores provide loaves to retail shoppers as well as restaurants and grocers via wholesale partnerships . breadsmith prides itself on its corporate social responsibility . each breadsmith store donates bread time and other products to help people in their community . in addition all of the stores donate day old bread to shelters and soup kitchens . 8 awards edit best kosher bakery in chicago 2008 2009 9 best specialty bread shepherd express 2008 10 best bread springfield magazine 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 and 2008 11 small business of the year fargo nd 2006 12 best pumpkin bread detroit news 2004 13 best bread bakery cleveland 2000 2007 14 breadsmith has also received top honors from bon appetit magazine modern baking international culinary salon and the national restaurant association . 15 top 50 largest foodservice bakery chains modern baking 2010 16 references edit breadsmith . thefranchisemall.com . retrieved 2010 10 20 . people on the move . the business journal . retrieved 2010 10 20 . even in tough times breadsmith is making dough pdf pdf . the business journal . retrieved 2010 10 20 . breads . breadsmith.com . retrieved 2010 10 20 . sweets . retrieved 2010 10 20 . the food lover s guide to milwaukee . m magazine food & wine issue . retrieved 2010 10 21 . breadsmith banks on lure of fresh loaves . rio grande valley business journal . retrieved 2010 10 21 . community . breadsmith.com . retrieved 2010 10 21 . kosher food industry news . kosher today . retrieved 2010 10 21 . best of milwaukee final announcement . shepherd express . retrieved 2010 10 21 . breadsmith of springfield . breadsmith.com . retrieved 2010 10 21 . vogel law firm given honor . the forum . retrieved 2010 10 21 . taste panel pumpkin bread . the detroit news . retrieved 2010 10 21 . best of cleveland . cleveland scene . retrieved 2010 10 21 . breadsmith introduces dessert bread almond cookies pdf . mesa uplands up close . retrieved 2010 10 21 . top 50 largest foodservice bakery chains . modern baking . external links edit company homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title breadsmith & oldid 743559133 categories bakeries of the united statesrestaurant franchisescompanies based in milwaukeefood manufacturers of the united statesprivately held companies based in wisconsinfood and drink companies established in 1993bakery caf shidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2011all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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