Roman Meal
Encyclopedia
Roman Meal is an American
bread
company in Tacoma, Washington
. Founded there in 1912, the company focuses on whole-grain products, including bread, hot cereal
, and snack bar
s.
centurion
's daily menu of whole wheat and whole rye, and added bran
and flax seed. The Matthaei family, with bread-baking heritage dating to the 1800s, purchased the Roman Meal formula in 1927 to include in their breads and cereals. By 1934 Dr. Jackson had expanded a bakery at 108 Vine Avenue in the Toronto Junction neighbourhood. The building remains, now occupied by Canadian Rogers Eastern Limited, with its brick arches at each end. At that time, he also constructed a mansion in the Little Rouge River valley on the site of the Toronto Zoo. The farm had elaborate gate houses and six staff residences. The residence has decayed, having been effectively abandoned under the care of the City of Toronto.
As "The Original Whole Grain Bread" according to its motto, Roman Meal was one of the few bread brands available nationwide from the 1950s through the 1990s. Distribution is not as large since the consolidation of major bakeries, but as of 2009 it is available in most areas of the United States. Roman Meal bread is baked locally and distributed by partner bakeries (including Schwebel's, Flowers Foods
and Grupo Bimbo
) throughout the Northwest, West Coast, Southeast, Southwest and the Mid to Northeast sections of the US.
United States
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bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
company in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
. Founded there in 1912, the company focuses on whole-grain products, including bread, hot cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
, and snack bar
Snack bar
thumb|A snack bar in AmsterdamA snack bar usually refers to an inexpensive food counter that is part of a permanent structure where snack foods and light meals are sold. A beach snack bar is often a small building situated high on the sand. Besides soft drinks, candies and chewing gum, some snack...
s.
History
Roman Meal was founded in 1912 when Dr. Robert Jackson reversed his failing health through diet and exercise. Jackson emulated the ancient RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
centurion
Centurion
A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...
's daily menu of whole wheat and whole rye, and added bran
Bran
Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains. When bran is removed from grains, the grains lose a portion of their...
and flax seed. The Matthaei family, with bread-baking heritage dating to the 1800s, purchased the Roman Meal formula in 1927 to include in their breads and cereals. By 1934 Dr. Jackson had expanded a bakery at 108 Vine Avenue in the Toronto Junction neighbourhood. The building remains, now occupied by Canadian Rogers Eastern Limited, with its brick arches at each end. At that time, he also constructed a mansion in the Little Rouge River valley on the site of the Toronto Zoo. The farm had elaborate gate houses and six staff residences. The residence has decayed, having been effectively abandoned under the care of the City of Toronto.
As "The Original Whole Grain Bread" according to its motto, Roman Meal was one of the few bread brands available nationwide from the 1950s through the 1990s. Distribution is not as large since the consolidation of major bakeries, but as of 2009 it is available in most areas of the United States. Roman Meal bread is baked locally and distributed by partner bakeries (including Schwebel's, Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods, headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. The company operates 39 bakeries that produce breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and pastries...
and Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo is the largest Mexican food company and the largest bakery in the world with brands in Americas, Europe, and China.-History:Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, and Jaime Jorba...
) throughout the Northwest, West Coast, Southeast, Southwest and the Mid to Northeast sections of the US.