Continental Baking Company

Continental Baking Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood (Bakery)
Founded1849; 175 years ago (1849)
(as Ward Baking Company)
Defunct1995; 29 years ago (1995)
SuccessorInterstate Bakeries Corporation, Hostess Brands
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.
Key people
Robert Boyd Ward
ProductsBrands including:
Wonder Bread,
Twinkies
Delivery Wagon Automobile with Ward's Tip Top bread advertisement in front of Flatiron building, New York. 1911

The Continental Baking Company was one of the first bakeries to introduce fortified bread. It was the maker of the Twinkie and Wonder Bread. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers it became part of the former Hostess Brands company.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Rich History of Twinkies". New York Times. December 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ward Baking Company Historical Site". Ward Baking Company. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved September 19, 2021.