Baking Feeds America
Commercial baking creates jobs, feeds communities, and brings Americans together.
If it’s on every plate in America, it should be in every conversation in Washington.
The home of the brave starts at the table.
Rooted in tradition and innovation, the baking industry is a pillar of America’s economy and food supply. Keeping grocery stores, schools, and restaurants stocked with dependable products while also providing mission driven careers and sustaining communities across the nation. Bakers produce the foods that keep our shelves full, our families nourished, and our communities strong.
The baking industry has operations in all 50 states, generating nearly 800,000 jobs, and supporting essential supply chains that deliver fresh, dependable baked goods to millions of Americans each day.
A baker’s dozen feeds a nation’s fifty.
50 states. 300 million people. And at every meal, we gather to eat baked goods.
From morning toast to summer cookouts and holiday traditions, American bakers work hard to keep your tables full and your families connected.
99% of U.S. households bought a baked good last year.
Commercial baking is a tradition that spans thousands of years - from ancient flatbreads to the loaves from today’s high-tech ovens. It mirrors home baking in method, simply scaled to feed the nation with consistency, safety, efficiency, and care.
Bakers have also made proactive efforts to respond to evolving consumer expectations, including recent commitments to voluntarily phase out ingredients such as certified FD&C colors, azodicarbonamide (ADA), and potassium bromate.
Baked by the people, for the people.
You can call it policy. Farmers call it harvest. Bakers call it jobs. Everyone else calls it dinner.
The baking industry powers nearly 800,000 jobs.
These skilled professionals keep communities fed, local businesses supported, and families connected. They’re delivering baked goods that meet consumers' desire for both nourishment and enjoyment, driving the importance of maintaining a marketplace that offers products for every occasion and dietary preference.
Consistency: Baking with precision so every bite delivers the same high-quality standard.
Affordable Nourishment: Keeping grocery stores, schools and restaurants stocked with dependable products for growing communities.
Modern Craftsmanship: Blending time honored techniques with modern innovation to deliver classic favorites to Americans’ tables.
Bread, white, and blue.
If it’s on every dinner table in America, it should be in every conversation in Washington.
From small-town main streets to major metropolitan centers.
Every baked good carries the pride and purpose of our nation’s bakers. Supporting baking means supporting hardworking communities throughout the country.
Across all 50 states, the baking industry is driving America forward. What starts in a bakery doesn’t just end at the dinner table. It ripples outward – supporting jobs, sustaining communities, and ensuring food security across the American landscape.
With a $186.8 billion annual economic impact, baking represents more than food production. It’s a dynamic industry made up of generational family bakeries, independent entrepreneurs, and national companies, each helping to anchor local economies and ensure that fresh baked goods reach communities nationwide.
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789,054 Jobs
supported across the baking industry
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$42.8 Billion
contributed annually in wages and benefits
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$186.8 Billion
in cumulative economic impact annually
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50 States
are home to baking industry operations
Food policy doesn’t stay in Washington, it shows up in fields, bakeries, and on dinner tables.
The economic footprint of the baking industry begins on American farms and stretches through every link in the supply chain – supporting the livelihoods of farmers, millers, manufacturers, and countless others along the way.
This powerful relationship between bakers and farmers forms a homegrown partnership that strengthens rural economies and fuels national food security.
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$15B Invested
in U.S. grown ingredients in 2024
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85% of Core Ingredients
sourced from American farmers
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1/3 of Flour
milled in the U.S. goes to bakers
A cornerstone of economic resilience, food security, and American tradition.
