Alpha Baking Company, Inc. was established in 1979 with the acquisition of the Mary Ann Baking Company in Chicago. Founded in 1935, Mary Ann is best known for the ever-popular Chicago style poppy seed hot dog bun. In 1981, Alpha Baking purchased S. Rosen’s Baking Company, a Chicago staple and baker of Jewish hearth rye breads and variety rolls since 1909. Through the years, Alpha Baking has continued to grow with the acquisition of Kreamo Bakers in La Porte, Indiana in 1979, National Baking Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1997, and Natural Ovens Bakery in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 2007.
 

OUR MARKETS

FRESH 
Alpha Baking offers direct store delivery (DSD) service in central and southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and northwestern Indiana. In addition to national grocery chains and independent grocery stores, we also service national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, warehouse club stores…the list is endless. In fact, over 90% of Chicago-area hot dog stands use our Mary Ann poppy seed hot dog buns! 
 

FROZEN 
Customers outside of our fresh market distribution area can still enjoy that “fresh daily” taste, quality, and consistency through our extensive frozen and par-baked bakery programs – customized for their requirements. 
 

RETAIL 
Our brands include trusted and well-established brands that include S. Rosen’s, Mary Ann, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, Golden Hearth, and Castle.