Bread

Don't you just love the smell of bread baking? Just the mention of it, and the wrinkle formed in your brain many many years ago, immediately call your senses to attention. It is quite possibly one of the best, and most tantalizing smells in the world! I don't know too many people who don't like bread. I do know some who don't like the crust on their bread, and some of those are grown adults. (Oh please). The other day, I accompanied my children to the Rotella's Bakery, for a school field trip. I'm pretty sure me and the soccer moms enjoyed it more than the children. Did you know, Rotella's uses 3 million pounds of flour every week? The bakery runs 24/7, ships to all 50 states, Canada, and Iraq. They supply all the Arby's, 30% of Sonic's, 35% of all Walmarts delis, and about 1000 different food chains in part or whole. Nothing goes to waste either. If there's a bad loaf, or some dough falls on the floor, they pick it up immediately, and put it into yellow waste cans. These cans are kept separate, and a local pig farmer visits once a week to haul it away. They save on disposal costs, and the farmer supplements his feed for the pigs. A win/win situation. They employ 400 people and this bakery is the only one in the world! They will also do special requests. Apparently, Garth Brooks recently opened a new restaurant and Rotella's supplies them with their bakery items, and pizza dough. The field trip concluded with a question and answer session, and then they gave everyone in attendance a bag with a loaf of bread and breadsticks. I love Rotella's! So please help keep this, one of a kind company going. They've been around since 1921 and are into their fifth generation of family ownership. Kudos to Rotella's Bakery!