Cryogenic flour chilling system helps Coles make quality frozen breads -- with a twist
Founded as a neighborhood bakery in 1943, Coles Quality Foods, Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.) became synonymous with frozen garlic bread when it established the category in the 1970s. Today, Coles offers a complete line of frozen bread -- including mouthwatering Big Texan® toast, cheesesticks and breadsticks – “that goes from freezer to table in 10 minutes or less.”
Cold processing is critical to Coles’ product quality and coast-to-coast success. All Coles products have a one-year frozen shelf-life. Cases are shipped to national distribution centers and sold through major supermarkets including: Shop-Rite, Winn-Dixie, Wal-Mart, Piggly-Wiggly, Kroger, Food Lion, Meijer, and others. Increasing demand for Coles’ unique frozen breads tested Coles’ North Liberty, Iowa, production operations in the summer of 2012.