United States Bakery
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United States Bakery, better known as Franz Family Bakeries, is located in Portland, Oregon
. Franz Bakery was founded in 1906. U.S. Bakery also owns the Northwest
regional bread brands Williams', Gai's, and Snyder's.
In collaboration with E. E. Franz of Franz Bakery, W.P. Yaw of Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant invented the 5 inches (127 mm) diameter hamburger
bun in the late 1920s. Though others are credited with creating a bread product to use for the first hamburgers known to the world, Franz is credited for inventing the hamburger bun in its current worldwide accepted form.
U.S. Bakery acquired Eugene
-based Williams' Bakery in 1991, and the Seattle, Washington
-based Gai's Bakery in 1997.
In 2006, the Williams' factory, which had operated on the same site near the University of Oregon
(UO) since 1908, was closed and the site sold to the UO, which as of 2007 planned to use it as the location of a new basketball arena
. Williams' relocated to a new plant in the Glenwood
area of neighboring Springfield
. It was the first new bakery the firm had built from the ground up since 1906.
In July 2006, Franz baked a hot dog bun
104 foot long in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record
for the World's longest hot dog
. The previous record was just over 57 feet (17.4 m) and set in 2005.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Franz Bakery was founded in 1906. U.S. Bakery also owns the Northwest
Northwestern United States
The Northwestern United States comprise the northwestern states up to the western Great Plains regions of the United States, and consistently include the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, to which part of southeast Alaska is also sometimes included...
regional bread brands Williams', Gai's, and Snyder's.
History
Hamburger
A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...
bun in the late 1920s. Though others are credited with creating a bread product to use for the first hamburgers known to the world, Franz is credited for inventing the hamburger bun in its current worldwide accepted form.
U.S. Bakery acquired Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
-based Williams' Bakery in 1991, and the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
-based Gai's Bakery in 1997.
In 2006, the Williams' factory, which had operated on the same site near the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
(UO) since 1908, was closed and the site sold to the UO, which as of 2007 planned to use it as the location of a new basketball arena
McArthur Court
McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....
. Williams' relocated to a new plant in the Glenwood
Glenwood, Lane County, Oregon
Glenwood, Lane County, Oregon is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located between the cities of Springfield and Eugene, on the route of the former Pacific Highway, which is now named Franklin Boulevard...
area of neighboring Springfield
Springfield, Oregon
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...
. It was the first new bakery the firm had built from the ground up since 1906.
Guinness World Record
Hot dog bun
A hot dog bun is a type of soft bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog. The original purpose of this bun was to make it possible to eat hot dogs without burning ones hands....
104 foot long in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
for the World's longest hot dog
World's Longest Hot Dog
The current world's longest meat hot dog record holder measured 203.8 m and has been manufactured by Ochsi of Paraguay. Sara Lee Corp. made the world's longest hot dog, at 1,996 feet long , in commemoration of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Guinness World Records does not reflect this record...
. The previous record was just over 57 feet (17.4 m) and set in 2005.
External links
- Franz Family Bakeries (official website)
- United States Bakery profile from Hoover'sHoover'sHoover's, Inc., a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet, is a business research company that has provided information on U.S. and foreign companies and industries since 1990. Since 1993, the company has made its information available on its website.-Operations:...
- Historic images of Franz Bakery from Salem Public Library