Aunt Millie's Bread history

In 1944, Perfection began distributing Sunbeam Bread.

In 1965, Perfection acquired the Gase Baking Company, which was one of the first bakeries in the industry to install a pneumatic flour unloading system.

Leadership of the company passed to H. Leslie Popp, Jr., grandson of the founder, who in 1978 supervised the construction of the existing company headquarters in Fort Wayne.

In 1980, another grandson of J.B. Franke, John F. Popp, was named president of Perfection, and soon afterward acquired the Way Baking Company.

Also in 1990, the company was renamed Perfection Bakeries, Inc.

Aunt Millie’s logo, 1992

Located 25 miles north of Dayton, the Sidney plant was purchased from Campbell’s Soup in 1995.

To better accommodate the growing company, Perfection opened a bakery in Sidney, Ohio in early 1996.

Also in 1997, a secondary bakery opened in Coldwater, Michigan.

In the year 2000 both brothers decided to combine their 30 years of successful business and baking experience which gave birth to Perfection Foods Ltd.

Aunt Millie’s celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001.

In the fall of 2004, Aunt Millie’s purchased a 64,000-square-foot building in Plymouth, Michigan.

In 2006 Perfection Foods managed to establish itself nationally, supplying direct to national wholesalers such as Makro, Batleys and Bestways and large retailers such as Asda & Morrison’s.

The Plymouth bakery has been BRC-certified with an A rating each year since 2009, and is a Certified Burger King Producer.

After acquiring the bakery building in 2016, Aunt Millie’s spent a year completing renovations and installing equipment.

The Aunt Millie’s bakery in Lowell, Indiana began production on April 17, 2017.