What year was Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution (BFBD) formed?
Bimbo_Foods_Bakeries_Distribution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document, "BFBD", "we" or "our" means Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC, the franchisor. BFBD was a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1996 (as Bimbo Bakeries Distribution, Inc.). In 2013, it was converted to a Delaware limited liability company. BFBD's parent company, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. ("BBUSA"), and BFBD's affiliates may provide Products to be sold and distributed by our franchisees. Bimbo Bakeries Inc., formerly BBU, Inc., ("BBU"), a U.S. subsidiary of Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. ("Grupo Bimbo") (further described below), is the U.S. parent company of BBUSA, which is the parent company of BFBD and the BFBD affiliates, and was the parent of BFBD's two former affiliates Bimbo Bakeries Distribution Company, Ltd. ("BBDC"), which offered franchises similar to BFBD until it was acquired by BFBD on December 31, 2014 by merger (as described below) and Earthgrains Distribution, LLC ("EGD"), which offered franchises similar to BFBD until it was acquired by BFBD on December 31, 2023 by merger (as described below).
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, ITS PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, BFBD was initially incorporated as Bimbo Bakeries Distribution, Inc. in 1996 as a Delaware corporation. Later, in 2013, it transitioned to a Delaware limited liability company, becoming Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC. This indicates that while the company's legal structure changed, the core business entity has been in operation since 1996.
Prior to its current form, the franchisor was owned by George Weston Bakeries Inc. starting in 2001, operating as George Weston Bakeries Distribution, Inc. In January 2009, Grupo Bimbo acquired Weston Foods Inc., leading to a name change for the franchisor to Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, Inc. The company's parent entity, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. ("BBUSA"), and BFBD's affiliates may provide products to be sold and distributed by Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution franchisees.
Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution has also expanded through mergers, acquiring Bimbo Bakeries Distribution Company, Ltd. on December 31, 2014, and Earthgrains Distribution, LLC on December 31, 2023. These mergers consolidated similar franchise operations under the Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution umbrella, streamlining the distribution network. The company engages exclusively in franchising, offering distribution rights for its affiliates' products within specific territories or outlets.