Love to bake breads and other amazing items fresh daily?
Thinking about starting a small business in your community?
Want to provide a welcoming place where customers feel at home and enjoy amazing products and service?
Read more below to learn about franchising in your town with a Great Harvest Bakery Cafe!
OUR HISTORY
It all began way back in the seventies. Our founders, Pete and Laura Wakeman, were just a couple of college kids who baked amazing scratch-made whole grain bread to help pay their tuition at Cornell University. Newly married in 1975, the adventurous couple hiked the entire north-south length of Montana, falling in love with "Big Sky Country." So much so that they never left, establishing the first Great Harvest bakery in Great Falls, Montana in 1976.
Word spread fast about their uniquely flavorful bread made with pure and simple ingredients and wheat purchased from local farmers. It didn't take long before neighbors asked about starting up their own Great Harvest. In 1978, the Franchise was born and the second Great Harvest bakery opened in Kalispell, Montana.
OUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
We believe our success comes from a strong commitment to uphold the legacy and integrity of the Great Harvest brand. Great Harvest is about customer experience and the promise of phenomenal tasting food made with freshly-milled whole grains and pure and simple ingredients. Insert
We create, share, and teach the tools that franchise owners use to personalize their local bakery cafes and achieve their unique goals within the context of the Great Harvest franchise agreements. To support the success of each local business owner, we teach and actively model the Mission Statement:
Be Loose and Have Fun.
Bake Phenomenal Bread.
Run Fast to Help Customers.
Create Strong & Exciting Bakeries.
And Give Generously to Others.®
