Cole's Quality Foods
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Cole's Quality Foods is a manufacturer of frozen garlic bread and other frozen breads founded in Muskegon, Michigan with headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
[edit] Company History
- Founded by L. Carroll Cole in 1943 when he purchased Cruikshank Bakery in Muskegon, Michigan.
- Owned retail outlets from the 1940's to the 1970's.
- Distribution expanded during the 1980's to the Midwest, East, and South.
- Wesley Devon joined the company in 1972 and introduced frozen garlic bread.
- Devon's son expanded the company when he took over the business in 1990.
- Muskegon plant is overhauled in 2001, allowing the bread to go from the freezer to the table in 10 minutes, using the quick-freeze method.
- Products are sold nationwide in the United States.
- In 1996-1997, the company owned a restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids.
- Won the Gold Taste Award from the American Tasting Institute in 2001.
