Great Harvest Bread Company

Industry	Bakeries
Founded	1976
Founder	Pete and Laura Wakeman
Headquarters	Dillon, Montana, United States
Area served	United States
Products	Baked goods, soup, and sandwiches
Website	http://www.greatharvest.com

The Great Harvest Bread Company is a franchise in the United States that sells fresh-baked bread and other items.

In the late 1970s, Pete and Laura Wakeman, college students and founders of Great Harvest, set up a roadside stand and began baking fresh-ground whole wheat bread in Durham, Connecticut. After graduation, they opened the first Great Harvest Company in Great Falls, Montana in 1976. In 1978, the second bakery opened near Kalispell, Montana, then Jacque Sanchez opened a third in Spokane, Washington, which is still in business. Following this, a franchise office was established in 1983. Great Harvest became the nation's first whole grain bread franchise. Great Harvest is led today by President and CEO Mike Ferretti.

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