Harlan growing beyond bagels Hungry for growth, bagel maker tiptoes into healthy food segment Sam Stall Special to IBJ INDIANAPOLIS, IN (MAY 5, 2008) - Since its founding 17 years ago, Indianapolis-based Harlan Bakeries LLC has built its reputation, and its fortune, on making bagels. Untold millions of bagels. The four production lines at the company's flagship Avon facility, where 600 of the firm's 1,800 employees work, churn out everything from full-sized bagels to mini-bagels to partially cooked bagels to raw bagel dough. Those legions of savory rings are used to supply grocery store chain bakeries, private-label brands (including numerous Einstein Bros. stores), and fulfill contract manufacturing arrangements for clients worldwide. |