Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., dba Bimbo Bakery is the largest bakery company in the United States; owning many fresh bread and sweet baked goods brands in the country. Founded in 1997 with the acquisition of Pacific Pride Bakeries of San Diego, the company grew again in 1998 with the purchase of Mrs Baird’s Bakeries in Texas, which was at the time the largest family-owned bakery in the US. The combined operations were renamed Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) which operates more than 60 bakeries, employs more than 20,000 workers, and distributes products through 11,000 sales routes throughout the United States. Bimbo Bakery brands include Thomas’, Sara Lee, Entenmann’s, BallPark, Stroehmann, and Little Bites. Bimbo Bakery is the American corporate arm of the Mexican multinational bakery product manufacturing company Grupo Bimbo (BMV: BIMBO) and is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

Grupo Bimbo (BMV: BIMBO), also known simply as Bimbo, is a Mexican multinational food company with a presence in over 33 countries located in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Bimbo operations began in Mexico City in 1942 under the name Panificacion Bimbo, S.A., and today they operate over 195 bakery plants, employ 134,000 workers, and have more than 100 brands and 13,000 products, like Bimbo, Tia Rosa, Entenmann’s, Pullman, and Rainbo. Their 2024 market cap was $16.14B with their 2023 year end revenue reported at $22.97B a 14.62% increase over the previous year. Grupo Bimbo is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.