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WHOLESALE BAKERIES BY STATE: IL
Turano Knead Dough Baking Co.
556 St. James Gate,
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3635
Tel: (630) 972-0404
info@turano.com
www.turano.com
Plant gen mgr - Andres Reynoso
This location is: Plant only
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $25 - 50 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 500,000+
Products: Breadsticks, Buns/soft rolls, Hearth
bread/rolls, Variety bread
Co-packing: No

BROADVIEW
Pure's Food Specialties, Inc.
2929 S. 25th Ave., Broadview, IL 60155
Tel: (708) 344-8884
info@puresfood.com
www.puresfood.com
Owner; President - Elliott Pure
This location is: Plant/office
Type: Cookie/cracker/pretzel/snack
Sales: $5 - 10 million
Employees: 50 - 99
Trucks: None
Stores: 1
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 0 - 50,000
Products: Cookies
Co-packing: Yes

BUFFALO GROVE
Deerfields Bakery
201 N. Buffalo Grove Rd.,
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-1748
Tel: (847) 520-0068; (877) 597-0068
www.deerfieldsbakery.com
Owner - Karl Schmitt
This location is: Plant/office
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $5 - 10 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: 6 - 24
Stores: 2 - 5
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 0 - 50,000
Products: Bagels, Brownies, Buns/soft rolls,
Cake (sheet/layer), Cheesecakes, Cookies,
Croissants, Danish, Donuts (cake/yeast),
Frozen dough, Hearth bread/rolls, Muffins,
Pies (fried/baked), Sweet goods, Variety
bread, White pan bread
Co-packing: Yes

CENTRALIA
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
100 W. Calumet St., Centralia, IL 62801
Tel: (618) 533-4808
www.gilstermarylee.com
Plant supt - Dan Laquet
Assistant plant superintendent -
Chuck Mattmiller
Products: Bakery mixes

CHESTER
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
1037 State St., P.O. Box 227, Chester, IL 62233
Tel: (618) 826-2361

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www.gilstermarylee.com
President; Gen mgr - Donald E. Welge
Plant supt - Jeff Modglin
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Products: Bakery mixes
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
111 Industrial Dr., Chester, IL 62233
Tel: (618) 826-2361
www.gilstermarylee.com
Products: Cereal

CHICAGO
Alpha Baking Co.
(National Baking)
5001 W. Polk St., Chicago, IL 60644
Tel: (773) 261-6000
contact@alphabaking.com
www.alphabaking.com
Gen mgr - Steve Rosen
Plant mgr - Gary Hoerner
This location is: Plant/office
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $50 - 75 million
Employees: 1,000 +
Trucks: 25 - 49
Stores: None
Products: Buns/soft rolls, Breadsticks, Hearth
bread/rolls, Variety bread, White pan bread
Co-packing: Yes
Alpha Baking Co.
(Rosen/Mary Ann Bakeries)
4545 W. Lyndale, Chicago, IL 60639
Tel: (773) 489-5400
contact@alphabaking.com
www.alphabaking.com
Plant mgr - Dale Clowers
Assistant plant mgr - Serofin Montoya
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $100 million +
Employees: 250 - 499
Trucks: 200 +
Stores: None
Bulk: Flour, Sugar/syrup, Shortening
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 500,000+
Products: Bagels, Buns/soft rolls, Hearth
bread/rolls, Variety bread
Co-packing: Yes
ARYZTA, LLC
(Cloverhill Bakery)
2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
Tel: (773) 745-9800
www.aryzta.com
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $100 million +
Employees: 500 - 1,000
Trucks: None
Stores: None
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 500,000+
Products: Cake (sheet/layer), Croissants,
Danish, Donuts (cake/yeast), Muffins, Sweet
goods
Co-packing: Yes
Azteca Foods, Inc.
5005 S. Nagle Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
Tel: (708) 563-6600; (800) 475-7997
info@aztecafoods.com
www.aztecafoods.com

President - Renee Togher
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $25 - 50 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: None
Lbs. of flour used (weekly):
300,000 - 500,000
Products: Tortillas/tacos
Co-packing: Yes
Bays Corp.
1026 W. Jackson Blvd., P.O. Box 1455,
Chicago, IL 60607-2914
Tel: (312) 346-5757; (800) 367-2297
www.bays.com
President - George Bay
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $10 - 25 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: 1 - 5
Stores: None
Products: English muffins
Co-packing: No
Bridgford Foods Corp.
170 N. Green St., Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: (312) 733-0300
info@bridgford.com
www.bridgford.com
Plant mgr - Baron Bridgford
This location is: Plant only
Type: Bakery food manufacturer
Products: Snacks
Co-packing: No
Crestone Group Baking Companies, LLC
2711 W. George St., Chicago, IL 60618
Tel: (773) 463-0665
info@crestone-group.com
www.crestone-group.com
This location is: Plant only
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $10 - 25 million
Employees: 50 - 99
Products: Bakery mixes, Breadsticks,
Breading/croutons, Brownies, Buns/soft
rolls, Cake (sheet/layer), Cookies, Croissants,
Danish, English Frozen dough, Hearth bread/
rolls, Muffins, Muffins, Sweet goods, Variety
bread, White pan bread
Co-packing: Yes
Dinkel's Bakery, Inc.
3329 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
Tel: (773) 281-7300; (800) 822-8817
cakes@dinkels.com
www.dinkels.com
President - Norman Dinkel Jr.
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Retail single unit
Sales: $1 - 5 million
Employees: 20 - 49
Trucks: None
Stores: 1
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 0 - 50,000
Products: Breadsticks, Brownies, Buns/
soft rolls, Cake (sheet/layer), Cheesecakes,
Cookies, Croissants, Danish, Donuts (cake/
yeast), Hearth bread/rolls, Muffins, Pies
(fried/baked), Pretzels, Snacks, Sweet goods,
Variety bread, White pan bread
Co-packing: No

East Balt, Inc.
(East Balt Commissary)
1801 W. 31st Place, Chicago, IL 60608
Tel: (773) 376-4444; (800) 621-8555
contact@eastbalt.com
www.eastbalt.com
CEO - Mark Bendix
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Sales: $5 - 10 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: 6 - 24
Stores: 6 - 25
Products: Bagels, Buns/soft rolls, English
muffins
Co-packing: No
Eli's Cheesecake Co.
6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr., Chicago, IL 60634
Tel: (773) 736-3417; (800) 354-2253
info@elicheesecake.com
www.elicheesecake.com
President - Marc Schulman
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $25 - 50 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: 1 - 5
Stores: 1
Lbs. of flour used (weekly): 0 - 50,000
Products: Brownies, Cake (sheet/layer),
Cheesecakes
Co-packing: No
Evans Food Products Co.
4118 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60609
Tel: (773) 254-7400; (866) 254-7400
www.evansfood.com
Chairman; CEO - José Luis Prado
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $25 - 50 million
Employees: 50 - 99
Trucks: 1 - 5
Stores: None
Products: Snacks
Co-packing: No
F & F Foods, Inc.
3501 W. 48th Place, Chicago, IL 60632-3028
Tel: (773) 927-3737; (800) 621-0225
info@fffoods.com
President; CEO - David Barnett
Type: Cookie/cracker/pretzel/snack
Sales: $10 - 25 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Stores: 1
Lbs. of flour used (weekly):
50,000 - 150,000
Products: Cookies
Co-packing: Yes
Gold Standard Baking, Inc.
3700 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60632
Tel: (773) 523-2333; (800) 648-7904
info@gsbaking.com
www.gsbaking.com
President - Yianny Caparos
Bakery contact - George Caparos
This location is: Headquarters/plant
Type: Wholesale
Sales: $50 - 75 million
Employees: 100 - 249
Trucks: None
Stores: None
http://www.gilstermarylee.com http://www.turano.com http://www.eastbalt.com http://www.gilstermarylee.com http://www.bays.com http://www.alphabaking.com http://www.elicheesecake.com http://www.puresfood.com http://www.bridgford.com http://www.evansfood.com http://www.alphabaking.com http://www.deerfieldsbakery.com http://www.crestone-group.com http://www.aryzta.com http://www.dinkels.com http://www.gilstermarylee.com http://www.gsbaking.com http://www.aztecafoods.com
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