Bimbo Bakeries USA Buys National Choice Bakery

Bimbo Bakeries USA has acquired National Choice Bakery in St. Paul, Minn. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

National Choice Bakery was founded in 1990 and manufactures European-style bagels (boiled, then baked) for the retail and foodservice industries. The company makes fresh, refrigerated, frozen and thaw-and-sell bagels in a variety of sizes. It also offers bagels in many flavors, including blueberry, cinnamon raisin, everything, french toast, Hawaiian, onion, plain, pumpernickel, wheat and whole grain.

The transaction includes National Choice Bakery’s 66,000-square-foot kosher certified production plant in South St. Paul, Minnesota. BBU bakes bagels under a variety of brands, including Sara Lee, Lender’s and Thomas’.