Metz Baking Purchases Clear Lake Bakery

Metz Baking Company (Deerfield, IL), a subsidiary of Specialty Foods Corporation, has acquired Clear Lake Bakery, Inc. of Clear Lake, IA, from private owners.

"Clear Lake Bakery is an excellent company that strengthens our ability to serve our customers throughout the state of Iowa," said Robert B. Aiken, president of Metz.

Founded in 1928, Clear Lake Bakery bakes a variety of bread, buns, rolls, doughnuts and sweet rolls that are distributed throughout Iowa under the Bill's Bake Shop brand name. The company's manufacturing facility is in Clear Lake, IA, with additional distribution centers in Waterloo and Sioux City, IA, and Omaha, NE.

Metz Baking Company, founded in Sioux City, IA, is a leading retail bread company serving 16 states in the Midwest.