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Great Harvest Bread

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Great Harvest Bread
Websiteurl
birminghamgreatharvest.com
Company typeenum
Private
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-
Descriptiontext

Great Harvest Bread operates a single bakery, dining, and retail franchise location in Birmingham, Michigan, under the broader Great Harvest Bread franchise system (headquartered in Dillon, MT). The business offers in-store dining and entertainment alongside franchise/retail opportunities, and serves local consumers in the Birmingham, MI market. Its digital channel consists of a Paytronix-powered online ordering portal (greatharvest.orderexperience.net/ghbirmingham/menu) that enables customers to browse the menu and place web-based orders.

Ownership categoryenum
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersDillon, United States
HQ citystring
Dillon
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
artisan bakery, fresh baked bread, cafe dining, bakery franchise, breakfast and lunch
Industry1 code
1Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery)
CodeTHAFAFAAPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Retail Bakeries311811
  • Baked Goods Retailers445291
SIC code2 codes
  • Retail-Eating Places5812
  • Retail-Food Stores5400
Product category
Bakery & Cafe
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components5 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Great Harvest Bread operates as a bakery cafe that sells freshly baked bread, baked goods, and related food items to walk-in customers, and offers dine-in and franchise opportunities. The business supplements its in-store experience with a web-based online ordering platform powered by Paytronix, enabling customers to browse menus and place orders online.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Great Harvest Bread operates a single online ordering platform powered by Paytronix technology. This e-commerce solution allows customers to access menu information and place orders through the web-based ordering experience portal.

Product and service1 record
1Paytronix Online Ordering Platform
Partnership1 partner
1Paytronix
Strategic tierUnclearTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Great Harvest Bread utilizes Paytronix for its online ordering and menu experience. The website at greatharvest.orderexperience.net/ghbirmingham/menu is powered by Paytronix, suggesting a technology integration for digital ordering capabilities.

Peers10 records
1Nothing Bundt Cakes
TypeDirect peer
Description

Franchised retail bakery concept focused on specialty cakes with pickup and catering; comparable as a franchised bakery retail model with online ordering.

2Boudin Bakery
TypeDirect peer
Description

Heritage retail bakery chain specializing in sourdough breads and cafe service; shares the freshly baked daily-bread positioning and dine-in retail bakery format with Great Harvest Bread.

3Insomnia Cookies
TypeDirect peer
Description

Specialty bakery retailer with strong online/direct-to-consumer ordering and late-night delivery; comparable as a digitally enabled retail bakery targeting convenience-led occasions.

4Panera Bread
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest U.S. bakery-cafe chain serving dine-in, carryout, and digital ordering across thousands of locations; comparable to Great Harvest Bread as a competing retail bakery-cafe format with online ordering.

5Tim Hortons
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large North American bakery-coffee chain serving baked goods with dine-in and digital ordering; comparable as a high-volume retail bakery-cafe operator with strong digital ordering infrastructure.

6Auntie Anne's
TypeDirect peer
Description

Franchised retail bakery chain with strong mall and retail-center presence; comparable as a multi-unit bakery franchise model focused on walk-up bakery sales.

7Cinnabon
TypeDirect peer
Description

Franchised specialty bakery chain with mall, travel, and retail-center locations; comparable as a multi-unit bakery franchise retail format.

8Einstein Bros Bagels
TypeDirect peer
Description

National bakery-cafe chain focused on bagels, breads, and catering with dine-in and digital ordering — directly comparable format to a Great Harvest bakery-cafe franchise.

9Corner Bakery Cafe
TypeDirect peer
Description

National bakery-cafe chain offering breads, pastries, sandwiches, and catering with dine-in and online ordering — direct overlap with Great Harvest's bakery-cafe model.

10La Brea Bakery
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Established artisan bread brand with both retail bakery cafes and broad wholesale/grocery distribution; comparable to Great Harvest's artisan bread heritage and brand positioning.

Market position
Strengths3 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat2 records

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Type, Details

Key risks4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights3 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

Integration1 record

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Title, Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Great Harvest Bread

Bakery & Cafebirminghamgreatharvest.com

What Great Harvest Bread does

Great Harvest Bread operates a single bakery, dining, and retail franchise location in Birmingham, Michigan, under the broader Great Harvest Bread franchise system (headquartered in Dillon, MT). The business offers in-store dining and entertainment alongside franchise/retail opportunities, and serves local consumers in the Birmingham, MI market. Its digital channel consists of a Paytronix-powered online ordering portal (greatharvest.orderexperience.net/ghbirmingham/menu) that enables customers to browse the menu and place web-based orders.

Great Harvest Bread firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Great Harvest Bread
Website
https://birminghamgreatharvest.com
Company type
Private
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Great Harvest Bread industry classification

Industry
Product category
Bakery & Cafe
NAICS
Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)
SIC
Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Food Stores (5400)
akta.pro primary industry
Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

Keywords

  • Artisan bakery
  • Fresh baked bread
  • Cafe dining
  • Bakery franchise
  • Breakfast and lunch

Where Great Harvest Bread is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Dillon
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Great Harvest Bread business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Great Harvest Bread product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Great Harvest Bread operates as a bakery cafe that sells freshly baked bread, baked goods, and related food items to walk-in customers, and offers dine-in and franchise opportunities. The business supplements its in-store experience with a web-based online ordering platform powered by Paytronix, enabling customers to browse menus and place orders online.

Product overview

Great Harvest Bread operates a single online ordering platform powered by Paytronix technology. This e-commerce solution allows customers to access menu information and place orders through the web-based ordering experience portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Paytronix Online Ordering Platform

Companies that use Great Harvest Bread

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Great Harvest Bread technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Great Harvest Bread partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • PaytronixunclearTechnology or IntegrationGreat Harvest Bread utilizes Paytronix for its online ordering and menu experience. The website at greatharvest.orderexperience.net/ghbirmingham/menu is powered by Paytronix, suggesting a technology integration for digital ordering capabilities.

Great Harvest Bread competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Nothing Bundt Cakes: Franchised retail bakery concept focused on specialty cakes with pickup and catering; comparable as a franchised bakery retail model with online ordering.
  • Boudin Bakery: Heritage retail bakery chain specializing in sourdough breads and cafe service; shares the freshly baked daily-bread positioning and dine-in retail bakery format with Great Harvest Bread.
  • Insomnia Cookies: Specialty bakery retailer with strong online/direct-to-consumer ordering and late-night delivery; comparable as a digitally enabled retail bakery targeting convenience-led occasions.
  • Auntie Anne's: Franchised retail bakery chain with strong mall and retail-center presence; comparable as a multi-unit bakery franchise model focused on walk-up bakery sales.
  • Cinnabon: Franchised specialty bakery chain with mall, travel, and retail-center locations; comparable as a multi-unit bakery franchise retail format.
  • Einstein Bros Bagels: National bakery-cafe chain focused on bagels, breads, and catering with dine-in and digital ordering — directly comparable format to a Great Harvest bakery-cafe franchise.
  • Corner Bakery Cafe: National bakery-cafe chain offering breads, pastries, sandwiches, and catering with dine-in and online ordering — direct overlap with Great Harvest's bakery-cafe model.

Broad incumbents

  • Panera Bread: Largest U.S. bakery-cafe chain serving dine-in, carryout, and digital ordering across thousands of locations; comparable to Great Harvest Bread as a competing retail bakery-cafe format with online ordering.
  • Tim Hortons: Large North American bakery-coffee chain serving baked goods with dine-in and digital ordering; comparable as a high-volume retail bakery-cafe operator with strong digital ordering infrastructure.
  • La Brea Bakery: Established artisan bread brand with both retail bakery cafes and broad wholesale/grocery distribution; comparable to Great Harvest's artisan bread heritage and brand positioning.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

Great Harvest Bread social profiles

Digital presence

Great Harvest Bread financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Great Harvest Bread leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Great Harvest Bread funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Great Harvest Bread M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Great Harvest Bread

What does Great Harvest Bread do?

Great Harvest Bread operates as a bakery cafe that sells freshly baked bread, baked goods, and related food items to walk-in customers, and offers dine-in and franchise opportunities. The business supplements its in-store experience with a web-based online ordering platform powered by Paytronix, enabling customers to browse menus and place orders online.

When was Great Harvest Bread founded?

Great Harvest Bread was founded in -1.

Where is Great Harvest Bread based?

Great Harvest Bread is headquartered in Dillon, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Great Harvest Bread's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Nothing Bundt Cakes, Boudin Bakery, Insomnia Cookies, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Einstein Bros Bagels and Corner Bakery Cafe. Broad incumbents are Panera Bread, Tim Hortons and La Brea Bakery.

Does Great Harvest Bread have an API?

No public API is recorded for Great Harvest Bread.

What industry is Great Harvest Bread in?

Great Harvest Bread's product category is Bakery & Cafe. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAFAA, Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery). Its NAICS code is 311811 and its SIC code is 5812.

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PR NewswireGreat Harvest Bakery Cafe Rises Same-Store Q4 Sales by 14.9 PercentGreat Harvest Bread Company reported strong Q4 2021 same-store sales growth of 14.9 percent compared to 2019, with advertised markets showing 17.7 percent growth versus the same pre-pandemic period. The company announced an active expansion strategy through its Hub & Spoke franchise model, having identified 50 markets for multi-unit growth including Atlanta, Chicago, Birmingham, and others. Great Harvest Bread Company has grown to nearly 200 locations over 45 years and is investing in drive-thru locations, online ordering, and loyalty programs to support further franchising expansion.PR NewswireGreat Harvest Bakery Cafe Announces 'The Return of the Lunchbox,' Charity InitiativeGreat Harvest Bakery Café has announced 'The Return of the Lunchbox,' a social media and charity initiative running from mid-August through September 2020 aimed at engaging families during the back-to-school season. For every photo of a sandwich posted on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #returnofthelunchbox and tagging a local Great Harvest location, the bakery will donate bread to a local food bank or charity of choice. The nearly 200-location chain, which celebrates National Sandwich Month, is positioning the campaign as a way to bring joy to kids and support families in need while promoting its bread products.PR NewswireGreat Harvest Bread Company Reinvents Model with the Multi-Unit Franchisee in MindGreat Harvest Bread Company, a nearly 200-location bakery cafe franchise based in Dillon, Montana, is promoting its hub and spoke expansion model at the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas on March 24-27. The model allows bakery cafes to supply fresh bread to smaller cafe-only spoke locations, enabling multi-unit franchisees to operate in high-traffic areas with footprints as small as 1,500 square feet. Approximately 36 percent of the franchise system, or roughly 72 locations, is already utilizing this hub and spoke design.PR NewswireCreepy Treats Crawl Back onto Great Harvest Menu for HalloweenGreat Harvest Bread Company announced the return of Halloween-themed items to its nearly 200 bakery-cafe locations across the United States starting in October 2017. The seasonal offerings include spooky treats like green "witches fingers" bread and "bread spiders," as well as pumpkin-flavored items such as pumpkin chocolate chip bread and pumpkin cream cheese bars. The company emphasized its fresh, made-from-scratch approach, noting it mills flour daily from wheat grown in Montana's Golden Triangle.