Entenmann's
Entenmann's is an American company that manufactures baked goods and delivers them throughout the United States to supermarkets and other retailers for sale to the public.[1] The company offers dessert cakes, donuts, cookies, cup cakes, loaf cakes, pies, cereal bars, muffins, Danish pastries, crumb cakes, and buns among other baked goods.[2] In the past several years, they have added designer coffee flavors along with scented candles to their product line in an effort to broaden its appeal.
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Packaged foods |
| Founded | 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Founder | William Entenmann |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Baked goods |
| Owner | Grupo Bimbo |
| Parent | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
| Website | entenmanns |
Today, over 100 different items carry the Entenmann's brand, which is currently owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA.[3][1]
History
Entenmann's as a company is over 120 years old and originated in New York City. William Entenmann learned the trade of baking from his father in Stuttgart, Germany, and used his acquired skills to work in a bakery in the US, eventually opening his own bakery in 1898 on Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn.[1] Later, William moved his bakery to Bay Shore, Long Island. Home delivery was a substantial part of the bakery that William owned, eventually turning into 30 home delivery routes by the time his son, William Jr, took over the bakery.[1] While William Jr headed the bakery, it flourished; Frank Sinatra was a weekly customer.[1][3]
William Jr died in 1951, leaving the bakery to his wife Martha and their sons, Robert, Charles, and William. The family phased out bread in order to focus on pastries and cakes, and began supplying grocery stores rather than offering home delivery. In 1959, the Entenmann family invented the "see-through" cake box used by many bakeries today.[4] In 1961, the business grew, with new bakeries and factories in Bay Shore, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Plans to expand nationally stalled in 1970. Entenmann's Bakery, with the assistance of new product consultants at Calle and Company, reformulated from heavier New England-style baked goods to lighter offerings more suitable for hotter, more humid test markets such as Miami and Atlanta. Entenmann's successful national expansion quickly followed. In 1972, Entenmann's started to sell chocolate chip cookies, and has since sold more than 620 million cookies.[4] Since its first opening in 1898, Entenmann's has been selling an "all-butter loaf cake", and has sold more than 700 million to date.
Several of Entenmann's larger cake-baking methodologies had been converted to "easy-bake" style preparation, wherein the recipe allows for assembly-line baking under hot lights rather than oven baking, as evidenced by the total absence of any trace of oven heat signatures at the bottom of their cakes. This allows for a much higher volume of baked output without sacrificing perceived quality. It is not known if this methodology was continued under Grupo Bimbo's oversight.
The pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert purchased Entenmann's in 1978, and then sold it to General Foods in 1982. General Foods merged with Kraft in 1990. Kraft General Foods sold its bakery business to CPC International (later Bestfoods) in 1995. Bestfoods was purchased by Unilever in 2000, which sold its baking division to George Weston, a Canadian baked goods and supermarket business, the next year. Weston sold its United States interests including Entenmann's, in 2008 to Mexican conglomerate Grupo Bimbo.[3] Other Bimbo Bakeries USA holdings include Thomas', Brownberry, Boboli, Arnold, Oroweat, Freihofer’s, and Stroehmann.[5]
On March 27, 2014, it was reported that Entenmann's was ceasing baking operations at the Bay Shore location. Other operations, such as sales, the store, and distribution were to continue.[6]
Product line
As of August 2010, Entenmann's products include donuts, loaf cakes, pies, Danish, cookies, Enten-minis—Brownies, and desserts that are packed in smaller servings,[7] cereal bars, and 100 Calorie Little Bites.
In 2007, Entenmann's added a line of coffee products. Coffee Holding Company, Inc made a three-year licensing agreement with Entenmann's Products, Inc, which gives Coffee Holding Company the rights to nationally sell and produce coffee that is branded Entenmann's.
Entenmann's licensed their first non-edible product in September 2008 with the sale of scented candles. The candles were scented as coffee cake, all-butter loaf cake, and raspberry Danish. Other scents such as pumpkin pie and warm gingerbread were added for the holidays, and chocolate chip cookie was made available in spring of 2009.
In 2012, Entenmann's partnered with White Coffee Corporation for a new collection of flavored coffees and cocoa. The 100% arabica coffee is sold at Burlington Coat Factory, Dollar Tree, and Entenmann's Outlets, with expected sales in mass market, supermarkets, club stores, drug stores, and food service nationwide.[8]
Products[9]
- All Butter Loaf Cake
- Angel Food Loaf Cake
- Chocolate Chip Crumb Loaf Cake
- Marble Loaf Cake
- Banana Cake
- Black & White Cake
- Black & White Cookies
- Carrot Iced Cake
- Choc Chip Iced Cake
- Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Chocolate Truffle Iced Cake
- Corn Muffins
- Donuts
- Hot Cross Buns
- Lemon Coconut Cake[10]
- Lemon Crunch Cake
- Lemon Loaf
- Little Bites Snacks
- Louisiana Crunch Cake
- Marshmallow Iced Devil's Food Cake
- New York Crumb Cake
- Raisin Loaf Cake
- Rugelach
- Sour Cream Loaf Cake
- Sour Cream Oval
- Swiss Chocolate Chip Cake
- Thick Fudge Iced Golden Cake
- Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Original Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soft Baked Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Pop 'Ems
- Raspberry Danish Twist
- Cheese Danish Twist
- Cheese Filled Crumb Coffee Cake
- Dark Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate frosting
- Chocolate Eclairs
Discontinued products
- Apple Strudel
- Almond Danish Ring
- Banana Crunch Cake
- Blackout Cake
- Blueberry Crumb Pie
- Butter Coffee Cake
- Chocolate Flake Square
- Dulce de Leche Cake
- Filled Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake
- Fruitcake (Seasonal)
- Fudge Nut Brownie Cookies
- German Butter Cake
- New York Cheesecake
- Chewy Snack Barz
- Soft fudge iced cupcakes
- Brownie Ring (bundt cake with mocha frosting)
- Pineapple Cheese Strudel
- Golden Walnut Cake Holiday Specialty
- Danish Ring Cake
- Vanilla and Chocolate Cup Cakes
- Vanilla filled Crumb Cake
- Metropolitan Cake
- Walnut Coffee Cake
References
- "Entenmann's History". Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- "Entenmann's Products". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- Hiatt, Anna. "Iconic Entenmann's factory set to shut down in NY". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Entenmann's Fun Facts". Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- "Entenmann's - Other Brands". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- "Entenmann's bakery in Bay Shore closing down". Newsday News Article. March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- "Enten-minis". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- "Two Long Island Companies Partner to Provide Entenmann's Coffee: Entenmann's Announces Partner White Coffee as Licensee for Flavored Coffee and Cocoa" (Press release). December 8, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- "Entenmann's". Fat Secret. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- Palermo, Leandra. "A Brief Guide to the Wonderful World of Entenmann's Doughnuts". Serious Eats. Retrieved 10 May 2017.