Georgia firm acquires 150-employee Bradenton baking business

A Bradenton-based commercial bakery has been sold to an out-of-state company.

St. Armands Baking Co., which was founded in Sarasota and ultimately landed in Bradenton due to the need for more space, has been acquired by Engelman’s Bakery of Norcross, Georgia. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

The Bradenton bakery sells artisan bread, sandwich bread, hoagies, hot dog and hamburger rolls, wraps, and dinner rolls that are either fresh or frozen. While restaurants represent a large portion of its clientele, St. Armands Baking Co. also serves schools, hospitals, country clubs, sporting venues, nursing homes and offices with its wholesale operation. In addition to baking and delivering bread, it packs and brands bread for other companies. It has about 150 employees.