MARTIN'S FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE, INC.
CHAMBERSBURG, PA

Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.® is a family owned and operated consumer goods company headquartered in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. We are a bread and roll manufacturer that is rigorously dedicated to extraordinary taste, quality and customer service and proudly represents our legacy of cherished eating experiences. Our story starts in the 1950s, in the heart of “Pennsylvania Dutch” country in the kitchen of Lois and Lloyd Martin. It was there that they perfected their potato roll. In 1955, they converted their garage into a small bakery and throughout the next twenty years, distribution grew from local farmers’ markets to corner grocery stores and on to supermarkets. The sweet, buttery taste, soft texture, and distinctive golden color made the Martin’s Potato Roll an instant favorite. The business eventually expanded into two commercial baking plants over the ensuing decades, and continues to dominate in the markets where it has established full distribution. Our mission is to bake the best products Product Distribution Where can I find Martin's® Famous products? Martin’s® products are currently distributed along the east coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine, and also in the Chicago area. To find out what stores carry our products near you, please check our store locator Martin’s® products are not distributed in my area. Can I purchase products online or by mail? What if my favorite store does not carry Martin's® products? You can talk to your store manager about carrying Martin’s® products. Sometimes stores will allow us to put products on their shelves if enough people request us by name. Product Information We use high quality ingredients, such as unbleached, high protein wheat flour (or stone-ground whole wheat flour for our whole wheat products), real nonfat milk (not whey), pure cane sugar (not high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweetener), and real butter (not margarine or other cheap substitutes). Thus, our bread is high in protein, low in fat, low in sodium, and has Calcium, According to the USDA and other sources, there is evidence of health benefits from grains, including iron, calcium, and B vitamins in your diet. For more information about these health benefits: Currently none of our bread products are gluten-free. You can’t make bread/rolls the way we do without the naturally occurring protein (gluten) in wheat flour that gives dough the elasticity needed to hold together. If you have celiac disease and cannot eat gluten, we’re sorry that we don’t have a bread product to offer you at this time. We may try a gluten-free item in the future if enough of our customers need it. Do you have any products for people who vegetarian or vegan? All of our products contain dairy so they cannot be considered vegan. However, they would be suitable for a vegetarian lifestyle. Are your products Kosher? All of our products are classified as “K Dairy” To help your bread stay fresh for a long time, be sure to store it in a dark, dry, cool location. Do not refrigerate it as this will actually make it go stale faster. Also, be careful not to let it sit where it can heat up under lights because condensation can build up inside the bag, which will cause the bread to mold. You can also freeze our bread and then thaw it when you’re ready for a fresh loaf. Our bread lasts a long time if stored properly, and we want you to enjoy your bread as long as possible! Because of their high protein content, our rolls and bread freeze very well. We’ve even done taste tests and most people can’t tell the difference between rolls/bread that have been frozen for a couple months and fresh product. (Just be sure to thaw the product completely in the bag before opening it, so the moisture all gets reabsorbed into the bread.) We highly recommend that people do NOT refrigerate our bread and rolls as this will actually make it go stale faster. Where can I find the best-by date for my product? The best-by date for each product can be found on the packaging clip (or printed on the bag in the case of Potatobred Stuffing). Keep in mind that the product will last longer than that date after you take it home (see proper storing tips above). Why is the shelf life for Martin's® products so short? We want the bread you buy to be fresh! So we replenish our shelves every 3-4 days! That’s a much shorter turnaround time than most other bread companies (which average 7-10 days) because we want you to get fresh product that tastes great and lasts a long time once you get it home! Just one of the reasons why “The Taste Is Golden®”! Do Martin's® products contain any artificial coloring? We have removed the color additives FD&C Yellow #5 & #6 from our products. Instead we are using turmeric (which is derived from turmeric plants) and annatto (which is extracted from annatto seeds) to give our products their signature golden color. We were very excited to make this change, as many of you have requested it, and we believe that our products are even better because of it! We would like to point out, however, that these more natural colorings are rather sensitive to sunlight, temperature, and humidity. This means the color can fade and cause the rolls to look slightly different than they have in the past. Turmeric and annatto do not affect the flavor and taste, though, and are more natural alternatives to synthetic dyes, so we think this is a great trade-off. We hope you do too! For more information regarding our recent ingredients changes, click Do any of your products contain common allergens? Our products contain wheat and milk, both of which are common allergens. We recommend that you always check the ingredient labels on the packaging for the most up-to-date information. Are your products safe for people with peanut and tree-nut allergies? Yes. All of our products are manufactured in a plant that does not process peanuts or tree nuts. Do your products contain soybean oil? We use sunflower oil instead of soybean oil or coconut oil. In taste tests we discovered that sunflower oil actually improves the flavor of our products, while also moving us toward our goal of offering non-GMO products. (Unlike soybeans, sunflowers are not commercially available in genetically engineered forms.) It’s a win-win! Always check the packaging for the most up-to-date information.