Ibis Bakery
Ibis Bakery is a privately held artisan bakery in Kansas City that produces slow-rise, naturally leavened breads and European-style pastries using fresh-milled local flour, serving retail customers at two cafes and wholesale accounts across the KC Metro.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersLenexa, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ibis Bakery does
Ibis Bakery is a Kansas City-based artisan bakery founded in 2013 by Chris Matsch and Kate Matsch (Kate Seversen), operating two retail locations (Lenexa, KS and the Crossroads district of Kansas City, MO) and producing a portfolio of slow-rise, naturally leavened breads and European-style pastries. Its core technical differentiators are fresh-milled flour from locally sourced grains, a 30-hour slow-rise natural fermentation process that breaks down gluten, and a 3-day laminated dough process for croissants and viennoiserie using European butter; the Crossroads site includes on-site flour milling. The founders started selling at the Overland Park Farmers Market in 2013, opened the Lenexa commercial bakery in 2014, and opened the Crossroads location in October 2017, eventually becoming a member brand of the FairWave Coffee Collective.
The business operates a hybrid revenue model with three streams: direct-to-consumer retail at its two co-located bakery-cafe sites (alongside Black Dog Coffeehouse and Messenger Coffee), wholesale supply of bread and pastries to cafes, restaurants, and hotels across the Kansas City Metro, and the Kitchen by Ibis grab-and-go line (burritos, parfaits, overnight oats) distributed through partner coffee shops. Wholesale accounts span enterprise hotel groups (Loews, Hyatt/The Town Company), mid-market restaurants (Aixois, Fox and Pearl, Verbena, The Prospect, The American), and coffee shops (Filling Station, The Roasterie). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company sells on a transactional per-unit basis at retail and via standard wholesale terms.
The bakery is co-located with and shares a parent structure (FairWave Coffee Collective) with Messenger Coffee Co, and vertically integrated its flour supply by co-founding Marion Milling in 2021. The company is privately held and founder-owned, with no disclosed venture or private equity backing. It sources inputs from a documented network of local farms and producers in Kansas and Missouri (180 Degree Farm, Crum's Heirlooms, Farmer Direct Foods, Alma Creamery, Hemme Brothers, A & F Farms), and also supplies fresh-milled rye to Tom's Town Distilling. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees.
Ibis Bakery firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ibis Bakery
- Legal name
- Ibis Bakery
- Website
- https://ibisbakery.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Ibis Bakery is a privately held artisan bakery in Kansas City that produces slow-rise, naturally leavened breads and European-style pastries using fresh-milled local flour, serving retail customers at two cafes and wholesale accounts across the KC Metro.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ibis Bakery industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Artisan Bakery
- NAICS
- Retail Bakeries (311811), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)
- SIC
- Bakery Products (2050), Retail-Eating Places (5812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bakery Grab-and-Go (Pastries, Packaged Desserts, Takeaway Bread) (CRAHAKAJ), Bakery & Desserts Distribution (CRAOABAE)
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Where Ibis Bakery is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lenexa
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Ibis Bakery business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Retail Sales: Direct sales of bread and pastries to consumers at their two retail locations (Lenexa and Crossroads)
- Wholesale Supply to Partners: Supplying bread and pastry to cafes, restaurants, and hotels across Kansas City Metro including Messenger Coffee, Black Dog Coffeehouse, and various restaurants
- Kitchen by Ibis: Grab-and-go items (burritos, parfaits, overnight oats) distributed through partner coffee shop locations including Filling Station Coffee Garage, The Roasterie, and Messenger Coffee locations
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Retail bakery pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Ibis Bakery product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ibis Bakery is an artisan bakery that handcrafts breads, pastries, and bagels using long-fermentation and fresh-milled local grain techniques. It sells these products directly to consumers at two bakery counters located inside partner coffeehouses in the Kansas City metro, and wholesales them to area cafes, restaurants, and hotels. Its signature offering is the Cheese Slipper, alongside a Kitchen by Ibis grab-and-go program distributed through partner coffee shops.
Product overview
Ibis Bakery is an artisan bread bakery operating two locations in Kansas City (Lenexa and Crossroads) as part of the FairWave Coffee Collective. The company offers a portfolio of products centered on artisan breads (slow rise, naturally leavened made with freshly milled local grain) and European-inspired pastries (crafted over 3-day process with European butter). Key offerings include the signature Cheese Slipper, artisan breads, croissants, cookies, bagels, and Kitchen by Ibis grab-and-go line. Products are sold at their own cafes, partner cafes, restaurants, and hotels across the Kansas City Metro area.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kitchen by Ibis: Grab-and-go items including burritos, parfaits, overnight oats, and more available at Kansas City-area coffee shops.
Products and services
- Artisan Breads Handcrafted artisan breads produced using a 30-hour slow-rise fermentation and fresh-milled flour from locally sourced grains; sold at retail counters and supplied wholesale to cafes, restaurants, and hotels in the Kansas City metro.
- Pastries (croissants, morning buns, brioche, scones) Viennoiserie and sweet pastries produced via a 3-day laminated dough process, including croissants, morning buns, brioche, and scones; available at Ibis retail counters and through wholesale foodservice accounts.
- Cheese Slipper Ibis Bakery's signature cheese-stuffed bread sandwich, sold at retail bakery counters and recognized as the brand's anchor product.
- Bagels Artisan bagels produced using Ibis's long-fermentation and fresh-milled methods; sold at retail counters and through wholesale channels in the Kansas City metro.
- Cookies and Sweet Pastries Rotating selection of cookies and sweet baked goods offered alongside breads and viennoiserie at Ibis retail counters and wholesale accounts.
- Seasonal Items Limited-time seasonal baked goods that rotate throughout the year, offered alongside the core bread and pastry lineup.
- Kitchen by Ibis Grab-and-go packaged bakery items from Ibis, distributed through partner coffee shops to extend the brand's retail reach beyond its own counters.
Companies that use Ibis Bakery
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Ibis Bakery technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Ibis Bakery partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- 180 Degree FarmcoreSweet Springs, MO based egg and meat producers committed to pasture raised, pasture finished, antibiotic-free products. They supply Ibis Bakery with high-quality local ingredients.
- Crum's HeirloomscoreBonner Springs, KS based 10-acre farm producing heirloom varieties of vegetables used throughout the KC metro area. Supplies produce to Ibis Bakery.
- Farmer Direct FoodscoreNew Cambria, KS based company supporting Kansas farmers growing wheat using traditional methods. Part of Ibis's local grain sourcing strategy.
- Alma CreamerycoreAlma, KS based creamery producing milk and cheese from cattle in the Flint Hills region. Supplies dairy products to Ibis Bakery.
- A & F FarmscoreLocal farm providing produce boxes and fresh ingredients to Ibis Bakery.
- Hemme BrotherscoreSweet Springs, MO based handcrafted cheese producer opened in 2016, rooted in goodness and family tradition. Supplies cheese to Ibis Bakery.
- Marion MillingcoreKansas City, MO based milling company founded in 2021 by longtime baker and miller Will Berndt and Ibis Bakery co-founder Chris Matsch. Operates on principles of sustainability, nutrition, and flavor. Provides fresh-milled flour for Ibis.
- FairWave Coffee CollectiveflagshipFairWave Coffee Collective is the parent organization that includes Messenger and Ibis Bakery. It celebrates and empowers local specialty coffee brands focusing on fair sourcing from farmers, the art and science of roasting, and people with a passion for coffee.
- Messenger Coffee CoflagshipCo-located partner at the Crossroads location (1624 Grand Blvd). Messenger Coffee Co provides coffee while Ibis provides bread and pastries. Both companies share the same space and source responsibly with Messenger's 'above and beyond fair trade sourcing' commitment.
- Black Dog CoffeehouseflagshipLenexa, KS based coffeehouse owned by Chris Matsch's parents Ron and Carole Matsch. Ibis Bakery's first brick-and-mortar location operates alongside Black Dog, with Ibis products sold behind their counter.
- Tom's Town Distilling CompanyminorIbis supplies Tom's Town with fresh-milled rye for their rye whiskey production, demonstrating the company's broader vision for centralized milling that benefits local businesses.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Ibis Bakery competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bakery Nouveau: Seattle-based artisan bakery and wholesale supplier specializing in French-inspired breads, viennoiserie, and pastries using traditional lamination — directly comparable to Ibis on product mix, technique, and wholesale/retail model.
- Companion Baking: St. Louis-based artisan bakery producing wholesale and retail breads and pastries with an emphasis on traditional methods and local sourcing — directly comparable to Ibis in craft technique, wholesale-to-cafes/restaurants model, and regional Midwest positioning.
- Tartine Bakery: San Francisco landmark artisan bakery famous for naturally leavened bread and laminated pastries. Closest national analogue to Ibis in craft philosophy (long fermentation, European-style viennoiserie) though at substantially larger scale.
- La Boulangerie: Bay Area French bakery and cafe group producing artisan breads and pastries. Comparable to Ibis in combining European-style baking with cafe-style retail and wholesale supply to local restaurants.
Broad incumbents
- Panera Bread: National bakery-cafe chain with broad bread, pastry, and grab-and-go offerings. Comparable to Ibis as a benchmark for the broader bakery-cafe category and for the grab-and-go competition Kitchen by Ibis faces.
- Brioche Pasquier: Large French industrial bakery with a significant viennoiserie and croissant product line sold across retail and foodservice. Relevant as a scaled incumbent in the laminated/pastry category Ibis competes in at the craft end.
- Einstein Bros Bagels: National bagel and baked goods chain. Comparable to Ibis's bagel line and as a broader incumbent in the wholesale bakery category serving cafes and foodservice.
Regional players
- Heirloom Bakery & Hearth: Regional artisan bakery operating with a similar long-fermentation, hearth-bread approach. Directly comparable in craft technique and product mix; not co-located in the same metro as Ibis.
Others
- Messenger Coffee Co: Sister brand under FairWave Coffee Collective and co-location partner at Ibis's Crossroads flagship. Highly relevant as an internal peer reflecting shared platform economics and cross-brand customer overlap.
- Marion Milling: Co-founded by Ibis co-founder Chris Matsch; supplies fresh-milled local flour to Ibis and other regional buyers including Tom's Town Distilling. Relevant as an upstream/vertical peer illustrating Ibis's ingredient ecosystem strategy.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Ibis Bakery leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Ibis Bakery funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
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Ibis Bakery M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Ibis Bakery
What does Ibis Bakery do?
Ibis Bakery is an artisan bakery that handcrafts breads, pastries, and bagels using long-fermentation and fresh-milled local grain techniques. It sells these products directly to consumers at two bakery counters located inside partner coffeehouses in the Kansas City metro, and wholesales them to area cafes, restaurants, and hotels. Its signature offering is the Cheese Slipper, alongside a Kitchen by Ibis grab-and-go program distributed through partner coffee shops.
Is Ibis Bakery a public or private company?
Ibis Bakery is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Ibis Bakery founded?
Ibis Bakery was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Ibis Bakery based?
Ibis Bakery is headquartered in Lenexa, United States, in the North America region.
How does Ibis Bakery make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Retail Sales are the primary driver. The others are wholesale Supply to Partners and kitchen by Ibis.
Who are Ibis Bakery's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bakery Nouveau, Companion Baking, Tartine Bakery and La Boulangerie. Broad incumbents are Panera Bread, Brioche Pasquier and Einstein Bros Bagels. Heirloom Bakery & Hearth is listed as a regional player. Others are Messenger Coffee Co and Marion Milling.
Does Ibis Bakery have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ibis Bakery.
What industry is Ibis Bakery in?
Ibis Bakery's product category is Artisan Bakery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAFAA, Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery), with a secondary code of CRAHAKAJ, Bakery Grab-and-Go (Pastries, Packaged Desserts, Takeaway Bread). Its NAICS code is 311811 and its SIC code is 2050.