The Great Bread Company - Allendale

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The Great Bread Company

The Great Bread Company
3.7 / 5 (282 reviews)

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At local festivals and markets, The Great Bread Company divides opinion with its offerings. Some breads, like the salt rising loaf, evoke nostalgia and delight customers seeking traditional flavors. However, several products labeled as "artisan" fail to meet expectations, often appearing dry, lacking authentic ingredients, or relying heavily on cake mixes and artificial additives. While friendly staff and festival presence add charm, quality and flavor inconsistencies undermine the overall experience. Enthusiasts of genuine, flavorful baked goods might find hidden gems here, but caution is advised as not all items live up to their artisanal claims.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: Shon

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★ 3.7 / 5 from 282 reviews
ferris-3
17.07.2023

I discovered them at the Kalamazoo Expo Center. We tried the strawberry Bavarian cake, and it was excellent! I wish I had bought more than one.

linda-324
17.07.2023

I purchased a loaf of Salt Rising Bread at the Clinton Fall Festival last weekend, and it was absolutely delightful! It reminds me of the bread my grandmother used to make when I was a child. I was pleasantly surprised to find it and am so glad I did! I'm looking forward to attending the Appleumpkin Festival in Tecumseh and buying more of this delicious bread. Thank you!

dennis-139
17.07.2023

I finally discovered a baker who makes a salt rising loaf reminiscent of one I enjoyed many years ago from a bakery that specialized in that type of bread. I will definitely buy it again. I picked up the loaf at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market and will have to check if they will be at a winter market nearby.

shon-1
21.07.2023

I visited this place on 9/24/22 at the Holland Farmer's Market. This was the worst bread I've ever eaten. I bought the plain sourdough bread to snack on before going to a winery and it was so DRY and STALE. My sister and I took a couple of bites and threw it straight in the garbage. I wasted $7. A lot of their breads have food additives. Customer service wasn't that great either, the lady was stand-offish until you purchased something and once she started talking I rather she just shut up because she was kind of tactless.

randy-172
21.07.2023

Selling “artisan” bread and cakes at an arts festival should imply some fragment of quality and authenticity. The blueberry lemon cake contains not a single visible blueberry, IN THE MIDDLE OF MICHIGAN BLUEBERRY SEASON!It did have better than 100 processed food ingredients beginning with “cake mix”. Artisans buy cake mix and sell at art festivals? The only thing blue was the drizzle of blue #1 food coloring on the top. If you’re keeping score, it also contains yellow #5&6 and red #40.The Asiago bread was dry and contained not a single visible spot of cheese or cheese flavor.The festival organizers should do some prudent research before allowing this scam into such an event.

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