When the company celebrated its golden anniversary in 1964, it was baking 12.5 million loaves of bread a year for retail grocery stores, restaurants, and schools—about six or seven loaves per Oregonian., Sunbeam bread, a popular baked food brand, has been discontinued since mid-September. The company, one of 10 baking companies in the U. S., franchises the right to market baked foods under the Sunbeam brand., St. Louis-based Earthgrains has agreed to purchase the company that three years ago bought My Bread Baking Co., the North End landmark where Little Miss Sunbeam was born at the turn of the, Currently there are 40 bakeries baking Sunbeam bread and rolls across the country and even one facility in Mexico City, Mexico. The brand was easily recognized by its mascot Little Miss Sunbeam®, who was created by children’s book illustrator Ellen Segner., **Currently, Sunbeam Bread is owned by the Flower Foods company**. This reputable American corporation, founded in 1919, is one of the leading producers and marketers of bakery products across the United States., Sunbeam Bread is made in various locations across the United States. Some of the major production facilities that produce Sunbeam Bread include bakeries in Chicago, Illinois; Fort Worth, Texas; and Phoenix, Arizona. These facilities use state-of-the-art baking technology and high-quality ingredients to produce a wide range of Sunbeam Bread .