Bond Bread

Bond Bread was a product of General Baking Company. The name comes from the term bond which is a promise or guarantee of repayment of debt. The company used the name as a way to say its purity of ingredients were guaranteed like it was home-made bread.

History

The idea for Bond Bread came from William Deininger, president of General Baking Company at the time. The company was producing bread under the name "Superior Bread" which Deininger became aware contained 65 substitute ingredients. He held a national recipe contest in 1915 to award the housewives who sent him the best recipes for bread. He received more than 45,000 responses.

The first loaves of Bond Bread were manufactured in Rochester, New York. Deininger stated he was creating a bond that pledged only high-quality ingredients, hence the name of the brand. One of its main competitors was Continental Baking which sold its main product under the name Wonder Bread.

Bond Bread Factory

The Bond Bread Factory is located at 2146 Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.. The factory was designed by architect Corry B. Comstock and constructed in 1929. The now vacant property is owned by Howard University. In 2013, the site was designated as a historic landmark in the DC Inventory of Historic Sites.

See also
 List of brand name breads

References 

Category:Products introduced in 1915
Category:Bakeries of the United States
Category:Brand name breads