The Bread Stop

What The Bread Stop does

The Bread Stop Bakery is a family-owned wholesale bread bakery headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, producing over 100 bread and bakery SKUs including sandwich breads (Country White, Sourdough, Honey Wheat, Whole Wheat, Italian, Marble Rye, Brioche, Amaranth 10-Grain, and Sourdough Rye), specialty breads (Challah, Ciabatta, Focaccia, Kalamata Olive, Potato Onion Dill, Rosemary, Rustic Rounds), bagels in assorted varieties, French baguettes, burger buns and sliders, hoagies and hot dog buns, dinner rolls, Bavarian-style soft pretzels (including pretzel bread bowls and pretzel hoagies), cookies, granola, pizza dough, and garbanzo spreads, plus seasonal items such as Stollen bread and stuffing mix. Production follows traditional artisan methods — small-batch scaling, mixing, fermentation, shaping, proofing, and baking — anchored on a sourdough starter continuously maintained since 1986 and built around local sourcing (Camas Country Mill stone-ground whole wheat flour grown in the Willamette Valley, Glory Bee and Hummingbird Wholesale honey).

The company's commercial model is wholesale and grocery-retail-led rather than direct-to-consumer-led. It runs a route-based direct delivery service — daily in Eugene and Springfield, twice-weekly in Salem, Corvallis, and Roseburg — to approximately 70 wholesale accounts (restaurants, cafes, food carts, wineries, and university dining halls) and places its products on shelves at roughly 30 natural foods stores and grocery chains (Market of Choice, Natural Grocers, Sundance Natural Foods, Capella Market, The Kiva, Roth's Fresh Markets, Life Source, First Alternative). Disclosed weekly production volumes include ~2,000 loaves, 10,000–15,000 burger buns, 2,000 hot dog buns/hoagies, 3,000 bagels, 3,000 dinner rolls, and 1,000 lbs of pizza dough. The business transitioned ownership to David and Erica O'Grady in 2007, relocated to its current Wallis Street facility in 2017, and in 2019 deliberately retrenched from Portland-to-Ashland distribution to a 100-mile radius around Eugene to reduce its carbon footprint and refocus on quality and service. The company maintains 30 employees across production, packaging, delivery, sales, and management and has no external investors, parent company, or public listing.

Name

The Bread Stop

Legal name

The Bread Stop Bakery

Website

https://thebreadstop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bread Stop Bakery is a family-owned wholesale bread bakery in Eugene, Oregon, producing 100+ artisan bread, bagel, and bakery products from locally-sourced ingredients and a 30+ year sourdough starter, serving roughly 70 wholesale accounts and 30 grocery retailers across the Willamette Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Bakery / Artisan Bread Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial Bakeries (311812), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Bread & Rolls Manufacturing (AFAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF), Bread & Rolls Wholesale (AFAIAFAA), Pretzels & Savory Baked Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAD), Snack Bakery (Cookies, Crackers, Bars) Wholesale (AFAIAFAI), Bakery & Desserts Distribution (CRAOABAE)

Keywords

• Wholesale bakery products
• Artisan bread manufacturing
• Commercial bread supply
• Sourdough baked goods
• Specialty bagels and buns

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Bread & Bakery Products: Primary revenue stream from supplying bread and bakery products to ~70 wholesale accounts including restaurants, food carts, cafes, wineries, and university dining halls throughout the Willamette Valley. Products include sandwich breads, bagels, baguettes, burger buns, hoagies, specialty breads, pretzels, granola, pizza dough, cookies, and garbanzo spreads.
2. Retail Grocery Distribution: Products sold through natural foods stores and grocery chains including Market of Choice, Natural Grocers, Sundance, Roth's Fresh Markets, and others. Products available at approximately 30 retail locations throughout Oregon.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Bread Stop is a wholesale bread bakery that produces over 100 different artisan bread and bakery products, including sandwich breads, specialty breads, bagels, baguettes, burger buns, hoagies, dinner rolls, Bavarian-style pretzels, cookies, granola, pizza dough, and garbanzo spreads. It supplies approximately 70 wholesale accounts (restaurants, food carts, cafes, wineries, and university dining halls) and distributes through about 30 natural foods stores and grocery chains throughout Oregon's Willamette Valley. Production uses traditional small-batch artisan methods, including a 30+ year old sourdough starter, and ingredients sourced locally from Oregon wheat farmers, Camas Country Mill, Glory Bee, and Hummingbird Wholesale.

Product overview

The Bread Stop is a family-owned wholesale bread bakery operating for over 30 years in Eugene, Oregon. The company produces over 100 different products across multiple categories: Sandwich Breads (Country White, Sourdough, Honey Wheat, Whole Wheat, Italian, Marble Rye, Flax Seed, Brioche, Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Amaranth 10-Grain, Sourdough Rye); Specialty Breads (Challah, Ciabatta, Focaccia, Garlic Knots, Rustic Rounds); Bagels (Plain, Sesame, Poppy, Garlic, and specialty varieties in 4-packs); Baguettes (French baguettes in various sizes); Burger Buns & Sliders (Premium Pub Bun, Challah, Honey Wheat, Traditional, Potato, Whole Wheat varieties); Hoagies & Hot Dog Buns (Cuban, Garlic & Herb, Mini Hoagies, Premium Pub Hot Dog Bun); Dinner Rolls (Challah, French, Honey Wheat, Potato, Rosemary, Sourdough in 12-packs); Bavarian Style Pretzels (Pretzels, Pretzel Twists, Pretzel Bread Bowl, Pretzel Hoagie); Cookies (Jazzy Ginger, Ranger, M&M Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle); Granola (Almond Vanilla, Apple Cranberry); Pizza Dough (Original and Rosemary varieties); Garbanzo Spreads (Garlic, Spicy, Garden); and Seasonal Items (Stollen Bread, Seasoned Stuffing Mix). Production includes nearly 2,000 loaves of bread, 10-15,000 burger buns, 2,000 hot dog buns and hoagies, 3,000 bagels, 3,000 dinner rolls, and 1,000 pounds of pizza dough weekly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sandwich Breads Various sandwich breads including Country White, Sourdough, Honey Wheat, Whole Wheat, Italian, Marble Rye, Flax Seed, Brioche, Old Fashioned Oatmeal, Amaranth 10-Grain, and Sourdough Rye in various sizes; sold to restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, and consumers.
• Specialty Breads Artisan breads including Challah, Ciabatta (mini, square, loaf, burger bun), Focaccia (plain, rosemary, rosemary and cheese), Garlic Knots, Kalamata Olive Round, Potato Onion Dill Round, Rosemary Round, and Rustic Rounds; sold to restaurants and retail outlets.
• Bagels Assorted bagels including Plain, Sesame, Poppy, Garlic, Onion Poppy Seed, Cranberry, Cinnamon Raisin, Everything, Herb 'n Cheese, Jalapeno Cheddar, and Pretzel Bagel, available in 4-packs; sold wholesale and through grocery retailers.
• Baguettes French baguettes in 16-inch and 20-inch lengths in plain and seeded varieties, plus sourdough seeded baguette and French Bread Loaf; supplied to restaurants and grocery stores.
• Burger Buns & Sliders Wide variety of burger buns including Premium Pub Bun (3", 3.5", 4.5" and slider sizes with various toppings), Challah Burger Bun, Honey Wheat Burger Bun, Traditional Burger Bun, Potato Burger Bun, Whole Wheat Burger Bun, and pull-apart slider packs; a high-volume product with 10-15,000 buns produced weekly for restaurants and food carts.
• Hoagies & Hot Dog Buns Various hoagies and hot dog buns including Challah Hoagie, Cuban (with and without caraway), Garlic & Herb Hoagie, Mini Hoagie, Premium Pub Hot Dog Bun, Sourdough Mini Hoagie, Whole Wheat Mini Hoagie, and Hot Dog Buns; primarily supplied to restaurants and food carts.
• Dinner Rolls Assorted dinner rolls including Challah Rolls, French Rolls, Honey Wheat Rolls, Potato Rolls, Potato Dill Rolls, Rosemary Rolls, and Sourdough Rolls, available in 12-packs; supplied to restaurants and grocery retailers.
• Bavarian Style Pretzels Traditional Bavarian-style soft pretzels including Pretzels, Pretzel Twists, Pretzel Bread Bowl, and Pretzel Hoagie, made using food-grade lye for authentic deep brown color; sold to restaurants (e.g., The Bier Stein) and grocery stores.
• Cookies Fresh-baked cookies including Jazzy Ginger Cookies, Ranger Cookies, M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Snickerdoodle Cookies, made with organic unbleached flour, butter, fresh eggs, and natural cane sugar; sold wholesale and through grocery retailers.
• Granola Hearty granola cereals including Almond Vanilla Granola and Apple Cranberry Granola, made with organic thick rolled oats, organic brown rice syrup, and local honey; sold through grocery retailers.
• Pizza Dough Fresh pizza dough available in Original and Rosemary varieties, 16oz portions suitable for homemade pizza, calzone, or stromboli; approximately 1,000 lbs produced weekly and supplied to restaurants and consumers.
• Garbanzo Spread Hummus-style spreads including Garlic Garbanzo, Spicy Garbanzo (with jalapenos, chili powder, and cayenne), and Garden Garbanzo (with fresh carrots, celery, and onion), made with garbanzo beans, sesame tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley and salt; sold through grocery retailers.
• Seasonal Items Limited-time offerings including Stollen Bread (traditional European fruit and nut bread available in December) and Seasoned Stuffing Mix (made from Honey Wheat and Sourdough breads); sold through grocery retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Every week: ~2,000 loaves of bread, 10-15,000 burger buns, 2,000 hot dog buns/hoagies, 3,000 bagels, 3,000 dinner rolls, 1,000 lbs pizza dough
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Camas Country MillcoreOthersPrimary flour supplier providing organic whole wheat flour grown in the Willamette Valley and milled using ancient stone grist methods. Their partnership allows The Bread Stop to use locally-grown and milled wheat in their products, supporting the local agricultural community.
• Glory BeecoreOthersHoney supplier based in Eugene, Oregon since 1975. Family-owned and operated, supplying The Bread Stop with natural, 100% pure, high-quality honey from small local beekeepers in the Pacific Northwest.
• Hummingbird WholesalecoreOthersSmall family-owned honey supplier in Eugene, Oregon. Their honey is mostly from Oregon, extracted by small family businesses. Unfiltered and raw honey contains traces of pollen and propolis with no additives.
• Oregon Wheat FarmerscoreOthersLocal wheat farmers in the Willamette Valley who grow the grain that is milled by Camas Country Mill. The Bread Stop expresses gratitude for their partnership in providing high-quality local wheat for their products.
• Eugene 4J SchoolsminorOthersThe Bread Stop is a supplier for the Eugene 4J Schools self-operating nutrition program that reduces highly processed foods in school cafeterias, providing healthy bread options for students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Franz Family Bakeries: A family-owned wholesale and retail bakery headquartered in Portland, Oregon, distributing bread and bakery products across the Pacific Northwest. The Bread Stop's most direct geographic competitor, with overlapping wholesale channels into Oregon grocery chains and similar regional delivery model.
• Dave's Killer Bread: Oregon-based artisan-style bread brand (now under Flowers Foods) producing organic, whole grain sliced breads for grocery distribution nationwide. Comparable in core product (sliced breads), channel (natural foods grocery), and ingredient philosophy (whole grains, simple ingredients).
• Premier Baking: Commercial bread and roll manufacturer based in the Western U.S. producing buns, hoagies, dinner rolls, and specialty breads for foodservice and grocery customers. Closely matched on product mix (buns/rolls/hoagies), channel (foodservice/wholesale), and end-customer types.
• NatureBake: Oregon-based artisan wholesale bakery producing organic and natural ingredient breads for grocery retail, restaurants, and natural foods stores. Highly comparable on ingredient philosophy (organic, simple), distribution model (wholesale to natural foods), and regional Pacific Northwest footprint.

Broad incumbents

• La Brea Bakery: National artisan bread brand owned by Bimbo Bakeries, producing sourdough and specialty breads for retail and foodservice across North America. Overlaps with The Bread Stop on artisan breads and foodservice distribution at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• New France Bakery (Premium Brands): Wholesale artisan bread manufacturer owned by Premium Brands Holdings, producing hearth breads and European-style loaves for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable wholesale artisan bread model, larger scale and national scope.
• Turano Baking Company: Multi-generational family-owned wholesale bakery producing Italian-style breads, rolls, and bakery products for foodservice and retail across the U.S. Comparable family-owned wholesale bakery heritage and broad product portfolio, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Bimbo Bakeries USA: Subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo operating Thomas', Sara Lee, Entenmann's and other major bread brands nationally. Largest wholesale bread incumbent and primary competitive threat across all channels The Bread Stop serves.
• Boudin Bakeries: Iconic sourdough bread bakery with both retail locations and broad wholesale foodservice distribution. Overlaps with The Bread Stop on artisan sourdough production methodology, wholesale accounts, and restaurant supply.

Emerging players

• Levain Bakery: Premium artisan cookie and baked goods brand with national e-commerce presence and growing retail/wholesale distribution. Comparable artisan/wholesale channel build and small-batch craft positioning; stronger consumer brand identity in the cookies category Bread Stop also produces.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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