Bimbo Bakeries to Close South Sioux City Plant, Last Vestige of Metz Baking

Thomas’ Breads, the top seller of grocery store English Muffins and bagels in the U.S., is bringing back its fan favorite seasonal Cranberry Bagels and English Muffins. Now until December 28, consumers can find this festive flavor at retailers nationwide. …

1 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) toured a Bimbo Bakeries manufacturing plant and joined leaders and employees to discuss pension relief he helped secure for Ohio workers, retirees, and small businesses in the American Rescue Plan. Employees at the facility are represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ (BCTGM) International Union Local 57, and will benefit from Brown’s pension fix. …

The gluten-free cookie maker, which now operates out of a production and warehouse facility in the town of Dryden, has been acquired by Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, better known in the states as Bimbo Bakeries. The Bimbo name may not be familiar, but their products are supermarket staples, with brands such as Sara Lee, Entenmann’s, and Freihofer’s. …