Berman's Bakery
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Berman's Bakery (Hebrew: מאפית ברמן Mafiat Berman) is the oldest commercial bakery in Israel and the second-largest after Angel Bakeries.[1] Founded in 1875 by Kreshe Berman as a cottage industry in Jerusalem's Old City, the family business was the first to open a Jewish store outside the Old City walls and first to build a flour mill in Israel.
Industry | Bakery |
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Founded | 1875 |
Founder | Kreshe Berman |
Headquarters | Jerusalem, Israel |
Area served | Israel |
Key people | Yitzchak Berman, CEO Yehuda Schneidman, Operating Manager |
Products | Breads, rolls, pita, challah, cakes, pies, cookies, pastries |
Number of employees | 400+ |
Parent | Mishkei Harei Yehuda |
Website | www.berman.co.il |
Berman's Bakery moved to the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem in the late nineteenth century, where it operated as the country's largest through two world wars and the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1965 it moved to its present location in the Givat Shaul neighborhood. Here it employs over 400 workers and services 2,000 stores, supermarkets and institutions countrywide.[2]
In 2007 the company was purchased by the Mishkei Harei Yehuda agricultural cooperative. At that time it reported revenues of ₪300 million annually.[1]