Great Harvest Bread Company

Great Harvest Bread Company is a franchise in the United States that sells fresh-baked bread and other items.

History

With plans to earn money in the late 1970s, Pete and Laura Wakeman, college students and founders of Great Harvest, set up a road side stand and began baking fresh-ground whole-wheat bread in Durham, Connecticut. After graduation, they opened the first Great Harvest Company in Great Falls, Montana in 1976. On the first day of opening, they were able to sell all of their bread. In 1978, the second bakery opened near Kalispell, Montana, then Jacque Sanchez opened a third in Spokane, Washington, which is still in business today. Following this, a franchise office was established in 1983. Great Harvest became the nation's first whole grain bread franchise. Great Harvest is lead today by President and CEO Mike Ferretti.

Types of Bread

The Great Harvest Bread Company has different breads each day along with daily breads that differ depending on the location. [http://greatharvest.findlocation.com/search.aspx]

Daily Breads

Listed below are some of the daily breads among the different stores, though because of the nature of the franchise, the names of breads vary for each location.
*Honey Whole Wheat made with 100% whole grains - Ground wheat flour mixed together with water, honey, yeast, and salt
*Farmhouse White - Fresh milled whole wheat and unprocessed white flour with water, yeast, honey, and salt

pecialty Breads

Listed below are some of the specialty breads that differ from day to day depending on the store.
*Dakota - Bread with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, millet, and sesame seeds mixed into it
*Nine Grain – Made of whole wheat flour, barley, hulled buckwheat, corn, flax, millet, oats, red wheat, rye, and white wheat
*Cinnamon Raisin Walnut – Made of cinnamon, walnuts, raisins, and molasses
*Spelt – This is an Egyptian grain bread made of spelt flour mixed with water, honey, yeast, and salt
*Cranberry Orange – Bread with dried cranberries and fresh oranges rolled into it

Locations

Listed below are the states in which there is a Great Harvest Bread Company and the cities where they are located.
*Alaska: [http://greatharvestalaska.com Anchorage]
*Arizona: [http://tempegreatharvest.com Tempe]
*California: Yuba City, [http://www.conejobread.com Thousand Oaks] , Redding, Bakersfield, Oakland, Chico (2), [http://www.greatharvestfresno.com Fresno] , Folsom
*Colorado: [http://www.knead2bake.com Lakewood] , [http://www.wholegrainheadquarters.com Grand Junction] , [http://www.wholegrainheadquarters.com Ft. Collins] (2), [http://www.greatharvestdenver.com Denver] (2), [http://www.longmontgreatharvest.com Longmont] , [http://www.cherryhillsbread.com Littleton] , [http://www.wholegrainheadquarters.com Colorado Springs] (2), [http://www.wholegrainheadquarters.com Boulder] , [http://www.wholegrainheadquarters.com Aravada]
*Connecticut: Groton, Manchester
*Florida: Jacksonville
*Georgia: [http://greatharvestatlanta.com Atlanta] , [http://www.getfreshbread.com Rome] , Duluth, [http://www.freeslices.com Marietta]
*Hawaii: [http://greatharvesthawaii.com Kailua] , [http://greatharvesthawaii.com Aiea] , [http://greatharvesthawaii.com Honolulu] (2).
*Idaho: Idaho Falls (2), Rexburg, Pocatello, Boise, Coeur d’ Alene,
*Illinois: [http://www.handkneaded.com Palos Park] , [http://www.breadgifts.com Oak Park] , Rockford, Peoria, Shorewood, Champaign, [http://hometown.aol.com/greatharvestblm Bloomington] , Evanston, Naperville, [http://www.greatharvestgeneva.com Geneva] .
*Indiana: Mishawaka, [http://www.greatharvestnewalbany.com New Albany] , Evansville, [http://www.wholegrainlafayette.com Lafayette] ,
*Iowa: Des Moines
*Kansas: [http://www.bestbreadinkc.com Overland Park] , Wichita, Lawrence, [http://www.bestbreadinkc.com Prairie Village]
*Kentucky: [http://www.greatharvestlouisville.com Louisville] , Owensboro, Lexington (2)
*Louisiana: [http://www.greatharvestofacadiana.com Lafayette]
*Maryland: [http://www.greatharvestcolumbia.com Colombia] , Rockville, Annapolis
*Massachusetts: Newtonville, Lexington
*Michigan: [http://www.greatharvestkazoo.com Portage] , Okemos, [http://www.greatharvestnorthville.com Northville] , Shelby Township, [http://www.greatharvestkazoo.com Kalamazoo] , [http://www.greatharvestofbattlecreek.com Battle Creek] , [http://www.grandrapidsbread.com Grand Rapids] , Lansing (2), Brighton, [http://www.greatharvestbirmingham.com Birmingham] , [http://www.greatharvestaa.com Ann Arbor] , Commerce Township, Grand Haven, Grand Blanc
*Minnesota: [http://www.stpaulbread.com St. Paul] , [http://www.greatharvestrochester.com Rochester] , Woodbury, Waite Park, Duluth, [http://www.greatharvestmn.com Burnsville] , [http://www.greatharvestmn.com Minnetonka] , [http://www.greatharvestmn.com Minneapolis]
*Mississippi: Jackson
*Missouri: Olivette, St. Charles
*Montana: Missoula, Kalispelle, Dillon, Helena, Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Butte
*Nebraska: Omaha (3)
*Nevada: Reno (2), [http://www.greatharvestlv.com Las Vegas] (2), Henderson,
*New Jersey: Cherry Hill
*New Mexico: [http://www.ghabq.com Albuquerque]
*New York: Rochester (2), Watkins Glen, Canandaigua, East Aurora
*North Carolina: Raleigh, Wilmington, Cary, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Fayetteville
*North Dakota: Fargo
*Ohio: Akron, Boardman, Mentor, [http://www.greatharvestbreads.com Newark] , [http://www.greatharvestbreads.com Pickerington] , Stow, [http://www.greatharvestbreads.com Upper Arlington] , Westerville
*Oklahoma: Tulsa
*Oregon: Portland (2), Salem (2), Medford, Clackamas, Bend, Corvallis, Hillsboro, Eugene, McMinnville
*Pennsylvania: [http://greatharvestwayne.com/Site Ardmore] , Lititz, Newtown, [http://greatharvestwayne.com/Site Wayne]
*South Carolina: [http://www.carolinabreadheads.com Greenville]
*Tennessee: Cookeville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Nashville,
*Texas: The Woodlands, Amarillo, Flower Mound, San Antonio, Austin (2), Dallas
*Utah: St. George, Cedar City, [http://greatharvestutah.com Salt Lake City] (2), [http://greatharvestutah.com Taylorsville] , Clinton, Layton (2), North Ogden, Provo, Layton, [http://greatharvestutah.com Draper] , Bountiful, Logan, Orem, Ogden (2)
*Vermont: Burlington
*Virginia: Vienna, Lorton, [http://www.darngoodbread.com Herndon] , Alexandria, [http://www.love2loaf.com Burke]
*Washington: [http://www.greatharvestsea.com Seattle] (3), Spokane, [http://www.greatharvesteverett.com Everett] , University Place, [http://bellinghambread.com Bellingham] , Bellevue, Federal Way, Seattle (Ballard), Redmond
*Wisconsin: [http://www.greendaleshops.com Greendale] , [http://www.neenahgreatharvest.com Neenah] , Whitefish Bay, De Pere, Eau Claire, Elm Grove

References

External links

* [http://www.greatharvest.com The Great Harvest Bread Company home page]
* [http://mypyramid.gov Mypyramid.gov contains nutrition facts for a healthy diet]