La Tour Bakehouse

What La Tour Bakehouse does

La Tour Bakehouse is a family-owned artisan bakery headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating continuously since founder Thanh Lam opened the first Ba-Le Sandwich shop in 1984. The company produces hand-crafted breads (including the signature French baguettes that Lam learned to bake himself when no suitable supplier existed), viennoiserie, pastries, and confections under the direction of Executive Pastry Chef Rodney Weddle. The brand was introduced in 2011 to encompass the wholesale and artisan production operations that had grown beyond the original sandwich-shop concept.

The business distributes products through five parallel channels on Oahu: company-owned Ba-Le sandwich shops (nearly 20 locations), La Tour Cafe concepts (Iwilei, Kapolei, and the Planted by La Tour Cafe at Ward), a dedicated retail shop at 888 N Nimitz Highway, multiple farmers markets across the island, and wholesale supply to major Hawaii retailers including Costco, Foodland, Safeway, Target, Whole Foods, 7-Eleven Hawaii, Times Supermarket, Longs Drugs, Kokua Market, and DFS.

La Tour Bakehouse generates revenue through direct retail sales (cafes, retail shop, farmers market stalls) and wholesale distribution transactions. The company remains under family ownership — Thanh Lam and his two sons — with no disclosed external investment, public listing, or geographic operations outside Hawaii. Pricing is determined at point of sale with no publicly disclosed pricing structure.

Name

La Tour Bakehouse

Legal name

La Tour Bakehouse

Website

https://latourbakehouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Tour Bakehouse is a family-owned artisan bakery founded in 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii. It produces hand-crafted breads, viennoiserie, and pastries distributed through nearly 20 Ba-Le sandwich shops, 5 La Tour Cafe locations, a retail shop, farmers markets, and wholesale to major Hawaii retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Bakery Products

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Commercial Bakeries (311812)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Premium/Artisanal Bakery Wholesale (AFAIAFAG), Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Artisan baked goods
• Hand-crafted breads
• Viennoiserie pastries
• Wholesale bakery distribution
• Specialty cafe concepts

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Direct sales to consumers through owned La Tour Cafe locations and retail shop operating daily from 7am-7pm.
2. Farmers Market Sales: Direct sales to consumers at farmers markets throughout Oahu on various days of the week.
3. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution of baked goods to retailers including Costco, Foodland, Safeway, Target, Whole Foods, and other grocery chains and convenience stores across Hawaii.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Tour Bakehouse is a Honolulu-based artisan bakery that hand-crafts breads (including signature French baguettes), viennoiserie, pastries, and desserts using the finest ingredients. It sells these products to consumers through its own retail shop, five La Tour Cafe locations, and farmers markets across Oahu, and distributes wholesale to major Hawaii retailers including Costco, Foodland, Safeway, Target, Whole Foods, and others.

Product overview

La Tour Bakehouse operates as a local bakery company offering hand-crafted baked goods through multiple channels: a retail shop, five La Tour Cafe locations on Oahu, nearly 20 Ba-Le Sandwich Shops, wholesale distribution to major retailers (Costco, Foodland, Safeway, Target, Whole Foods, and others), and farmers markets across Hawaii. The product portfolio centers on artisan breads (including the signature French baguettes that founder Thanh Lam learned to bake when he couldn't find a suitable supplier), Viennoiserie, and pastries/desserts—all produced using artisan methods led by executive pastry chef Rodney Weddle. The company was introduced in 2011 as a rebranding of the original Ba-Le wholesale operations to better reflect the expanded range of artisan products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Tour Cafe: Cafe concepts operated by the company on Oahu, with locations in Iwilei, Kapolei, and Ward.

Products and services

• La Tour Bakehouse Breads Hand-crafted artisanal breads including signature French baguettes and rustic loaves, made fresh daily using traditional baking techniques. Served to individual consumers via retail/cafe/farmers markets and to retailers via wholesale.
• Viennoiserie European-style laminated pastries and baked goods crafted by executive pastry chef Rodney Weddle, featuring five-star quality confections sold to consumers and wholesale customers.
• Pastries and Desserts Assorted pastries and confections/desserts produced under the leadership of executive pastry chef Rodney Weddle using the finest ingredients, sold via retail, cafe, and wholesale channels.
• Ba-Le Sandwich Shops Nearly 20 Vietnamese sandwich shop locations throughout Hawaii offering authentic banh mi sandwiches on freshly baked bread; the original family business founded in 1984.
• La Tour Cafe Five cafe concepts on Oahu (Iwilei, Kapolei, Ward locations) serving the company's artisan baked goods alongside coffee and market items at the Ward location.
• Wholesale Baked Goods Distribution Bulk baked goods including breads, viennoiserie, and pastries distributed to retailers such as Costco, Foodland, Safeway, Target, Whole Foods, 7-Eleven Hawaii, Longs Drugs, Times Supermarket, Kokua Market, and DFS throughout Hawaii.
• La Tour Bakehouse Retail Shop Company-owned retail store at 888 N Nimitz Hwy Ste 105, Honolulu, open daily 7am-7pm, selling fresh breads, viennoiserie, and pastries directly to consumers.

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Panera Bread: National bakery-cafe chain with owned retail locations serving baked goods and cafe items — operates at much larger scale in the same bakery-cafe category as La Tour Cafe concepts.
• Le Pain Quotidien: International bakery-cafe chain specializing in rustic breads, viennoiserie, and pastries — directly comparable cafe format and product mix to La Tour Cafe, though at much larger scale.
• Corner Bakery Cafe: US bakery-cafe chain offering artisan breads, pastries, and cafe fare — directly comparable cafe-bakery hybrid concept to La Tour Cafe locations.
• Flowers Foods: Major US producer and distributor of packaged bakery goods (Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread) sold through grocery wholesale — directly comparable wholesale-bakery business model, though at vastly larger scale.
• Hostess Brands: Large-scale commercial baked goods manufacturer supplying grocery and convenience channels nationwide — comparable wholesale bakery business, though focused on mass-market rather than artisan products.

Direct peers

• Boudin Bakery: San Francisco-based artisan sourdough bakery operating retail bakeries, cafes, and wholesale distribution — directly comparable business model combining hand-crafted bread production, retail storefronts, and foodservice partnerships.
• La Brea Bakery: Artisan wholesale bread manufacturer supplying restaurants, hotels, and grocery chains nationwide — closely comparable premium artisan bread business with both retail and wholesale presence.
• Lee's Sandwiches: Vietnamese sandwich chain operating multiple US locations serving banh mi on freshly baked bread — directly comparable sub-brand model to Ba-Le Sandwich Shops, with multi-unit retail footprint and in-house baking.
• St. Pierre Groupe: Commercial bakery producing baked goods for grocery retail under both branded and private-label formats — closely comparable manufacturing-and-wholesale bakery model.
• King Arthur Baking Company: Premium baking brand producing flour, baking mixes, and baked goods sold through grocery retail and direct-to-consumer channels — comparable artisan baking brand with national wholesale distribution and retail product lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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