Lewis Bakeries history

The bakery was moved into this location in January, 1926, and entirely new equipment was installed.

The year 1941 saw Lewis Brothers’ Bakery reaching an expansion of business which permitted the purchase of the Crowell building.

A.C. was afflicted with a serious illness which resulted in his death, May 8, 1944, and Jack became manager of the bakery.

The year 1950 found the Lewis Brothers’ Bakery expanded beyond the capacity of its location and plans were necessary to build with the idea that a location would be most suitable near the city limits rather than in the heart of Anna’s business section.

Visit the home of Bunny Bread, Sunday, April 6, 1952.

A May 29, 1956, Missourian story announced the start of construction of the building shown above. “The structure, declared cost of which is $21,000, will be 130 feet long by 50 feet wide.

Ken Steinhoff, Cape Girardeau Central High School Class of 1965, spent half a century in the ink-slinging business for papers in Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida.

Becoming the first bakery to remove trans fats from all its products in 1987

The Cape Girardeau bakery closed in 1988.

In 1991, the first fat-free reduced-calorie bread, Healthy Life

Debuting the market’s first half loaf, Baby Bunny 1/2 Loaf, in 1999

Bringing the first carb-dieting bread to the market with Healthy Life in 2000

He retired in 2008 and has been spending time scanning hundreds of thousands of images because “photos once taken as news have grown enough whiskers that they’ve become history.”