NIGHT MOVES BREAD

What NIGHT MOVES BREAD does

Night Moves Bread is a privately held artisan bakery based at 695 Broadway, Unit 2, in South Portland, Maine. It serves health-conscious local consumers, natural food co-ops, specialty grocery stores, restaurants, and farm stands with bread, pastries, and other baked goods. Its target customers also include non-celiac gluten-sensitive consumers interested in extended-fermentation sourdough.

Production uses sourdough cultures, slow fermentation, and cool stone milling. The company says fermentation breaks down starches and gluten, neutralizes phytic acid, and improves mineral bioavailability, while stone milling preserves grain oils and minerals. It sources non-GMO, sustainably grown grain through Maine farms and mills, including Maine Grains and Aurora Mills & Farm, and works with Liberation Farms; no patents or proprietary software are disclosed.

Revenue comes from direct sales at the South Portland bakery, wholesale distribution across Maine, and online merchandise and gift-card sales. The online shop does not ship bread, and bread and pastry pricing is not publicly disclosed. No revenue, headcount, contract-value, or customer-volume figures are available, so the business's financial scale cannot be quantified from the supplied evidence.

Name

NIGHT MOVES BREAD

Legal name

Night Moves Bread

Website

https://nightmovesbread.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Night Moves Bread is a South Portland, Maine artisan bakery serving local consumers, food retailers, and restaurants with naturally leavened, slow-fermented breads and baked goods made from sustainably grown, stone-milled Northeast grain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

South Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bakery Retail Sales: Direct sales of bread, pastry, and baked goods to consumers at the bakery location in South Portland, Maine. Operating hours are Wed-Thurs 8AM-5PM, Fri 8AM-8PM, Sat 8AM-4PM, Sun 8AM-2PM.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Supplying bread to natural food co-ops, specialty grocery stores, restaurants, and farm stands throughout Maine including Portland Food Co-op, Rising Tide Co-op, Cheese Shop of Portland, and various restaurants in the Portland area.
3. Merchandise and Gift Cards: Online sales of branded merchandise including hats ($28) and gift cards (starting at $20) through their e-commerce shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Night Moves Bread produces naturally leavened, slowly fermented sourdough breads and baked goods using stone-milled, sustainably-grown Northeast grain from Maine farms. The bakery operates a storefront in South Portland, Maine, sells wholesale to natural food co-ops, specialty grocery stores, restaurants, and farm stands across Maine, and runs an online shop for branded merchandise and gift cards.

Product overview

Night Moves Bread is an artisan bakery offering naturally leavened, slowly fermented breads made from sustainably-grown Northeast grain. The core products include breads like COUNTRY, BALTIC RYE, SESAME SPELT, OLIVE PAV´E, SMOKED POTATO & SWEET ONION, BIRD, NORDIC RYE, MAPLE OATMEAL, and ANADAMA. The bakery also produces naturally gluten-free items (Fore River Loaf, brownies, some cookies) and pies. Additional offerings include merchandise (Night Moves Hat!) and gift cards, with pizza available through a separate Square ordering site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Country Bread A French country levain, flavorful everyday bread made with sifted wheat flour, whole grain rye and sea salt. Features a burnished crusty exterior and soft crumb. 2lb loaf.
• Baltic Rye Bread A dark, sweet and savory 100% organic Maine rye bread made with whole rye berries, dark malted barley, East Alstead Roasting Co. coffee, and blackstrap molasses. Keeps over one month refrigerated. 1.75 lb / 1/3 pullman loaf.
• Sesame Spelt Bread Crusty batard pairing nutty fresh-milled whole grain spelt and sifted wheat with toasted organic sesame seeds inside and out, and sea salt. 1.75lb.
• Olive Pavé Bread French for 'cobblestone' - a soft rustic slab flavored with floral Japanese buckwheat, extra virgin olive oil, and Castelvetrano and Kalamata olives. 1.75lb.
• Smoked Potato & Sweet Onion Bread Inspired by campfire cooking, Maine potatoes are cold smoked and folded into sifted wheat dough with charred and caramelized sweet onions. 1.75lb.
• Bird Seeded Bread Nutty fresh-milled whole grain spelt and wheat loaded with organic sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, flax, poppy, and caraway seeds. 1.75lb loaf, baked 3 to a pullman pan.
• Nordic Rye Bread A Nordic-style rye with organic Maine whole rye berries, malted barley, organic seeds (sunflower, pepitas, golden flax), and country breadcrumbs. 1.75 lb / 1/3 pullman loaf.
• Maple Oatmeal Bread A crusty boule with a custardy interior featuring Maine rolled oats with a kiss of maple folded into naturally leavened wheat dough. 2lb.
• Anadama Bread Nutritious heirloom flint corn from Liberation Farms turned into masa by Regards, stone-ground Glenn wheat, and blackstrap molasses. 1.75lb.
• Fore River Loaf Bread made with seeds, nuts and dried fruit. Made with naturally gluten-free ingredients.
• Brownies Naturally gluten-free brownies made with gluten-free ingredients.
• Cookies Several cookies are made with naturally gluten-free ingredients.
• Pies Fruit pies available for purchase in the online shop.
• Night Moves Hat Nylon 6-panel cap with flexible foam visor, adjustable clip closure. Design by Mike Ball. Available in Oat Milk/Blue, Washed Black/Red, and Factory Blue/White color options. $28.00.
• Gift Cards Gift cards usable in-store at the bakery. Available in $20, $50, $75, and $100 denominations. Can be picked up at the bakery or mailed to recipient.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organic farming has 26% more long-term carbon storage potential than conventional farms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maine GrainscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStone grist mill in Skowhegan, Maine that sources only non-GMO and sustainably-grown grain. Works directly with farmers to create transparent, sustainable, and economically feasible trade relationships. Farmers pledge never to use chemical fertilizers or pesticides on grain crops. Facility is certified organic through MOFGA.
• Aurora Mills & FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond-generation family farm located in Linneus, Maine in Aroostook County. Pioneers in the resurgence of the Maine grain economy, growing and distributing organic grain throughout the Northeast since 1998. Specializing in regenerative organic growing practices and diversifying alternative crops for grain rotations.
• Somali Bantu Community Association / Liberation FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberation Farms provides new American farmers access to culturally-appropriate resources for sustainable food production. Supports over 200 families in Lewiston area with access to land, seeds, trainings, and marketing. Farmers grow high-quality, chemical-free vegetables including specialty varieties and African flint corn used for Anadama bread masa.
• Mike BallminorOthersDesigner who created the Night Moves Hat cap design. Independent artist/creative collaborator for merchandise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Standard Baking Co. Artisan bakery in Portland, Maine producing naturally leavened breads and pastries from regional grains. Most direct local peer — overlapping customer base, similar craft positioning, and competing for the same Maine wholesale and tourist traffic.
• Bien Cuit: Brooklyn-based artisan bakery known for European-style 'bien cuit' (well-baked) sourdough using regional and stone-milled grains. Same baking tradition explicitly cited by Night Moves Bread, similar craft positioning, comparable price point and customer demographic.
• Tartine Bakery: Iconic San Francisco artisan bakery and brand built around naturally leavened sourdough. Comparable in craftsmanship, brand cachet, and national press profile; useful benchmark for scale and franchise/licensing potential.
• Bread Alone: Kingston, NY bakery producing organic, naturally leavened breads distributed through retail, wholesale, and farmers markets in the Northeast. Closest peer in terms of regional organic grain sourcing, multi-channel wholesale, and operational scale.
• ACME Bread Company: Berkeley, CA artisan bakery focused on naturally leavened breads using regional flours and long fermentation. Comparable in craft method, premium positioning, and direct retail + wholesale model.

Emerging players

• Wildgrain: Subscription-based DTC artisan bread and pastry brand shipping nationally. Comparable in product (artisan sourdough, baked goods) but contrasting go-to-market — represents the e-commerce scaling path Night Moves has explicitly avoided.

Broad incumbents

• King Arthur Baking Company: National baking brand and ingredient supplier with retail bakery in Vermont. Press partner of Night Moves; broader portfolio (flour, mixes, café) but overlaps on craft baking philosophy and Vermont/Northeast grain sourcing.
• La Brea Bakery: Large-scale artisan bread manufacturer (Aryzta-owned) supplying grocery and foodservice nationwide. Useful benchmark for what scaled artisan bread looks like and the trade-offs between craft authenticity and industrial distribution.

Regional players

• Brick & Spoon / Brickyard Hollow Brewing: Maine-based restaurant group that bakes its own breads in-house. Comparable as a Maine food-business peer competing for local ingredient sourcing and customer dining occasions, though not a wholesale bread supplier.

Others

• Maine Grains: Skowhegan, Maine stone-grist mill and Night Moves' primary grain supplier. Critical upstream partner and the foundation of the bakery's regional grain story; included as an ecosystem participant whose success is tied to Night Moves'.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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