FAQs

Where is your bakery?

We maintain four baking facilities: two within Chicago city limits, one in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and one in LaPorte, Indiana.

back to top

Where is your headquarters located?

Our headquarters is located in Chicago, IL. 60061

back to top

Do you have a company store?

We do maintain a company store at our Manitowoc, Wisconsin location that offers a selection of our retail brands. This is the only one of our four plants that is authorized to sell bread directly to consumers.

back to top

Are you hiring?

Current job openings can be found on this site here. We also periodically post positions on Monster.com. Please check this site to see what is currently available.

back to top

What happens to your extra bread?

We donate our excess product to food banks that serve our local communities.

back to top

Do you offer school specific breads?

Yes we have a full line of breads formulated to comply with the USDA’s school lunch regulations We offer these breads through both our Fresh and Frozen Foodservice divisions.

back to top

Do you offer plant tours?

Due to safety and sanitary concerns, we do not offer plant tours to the general public.

back to top

Do you offer coupons?

Yes! Find our current coupons on our srosens.com and naturalovens.com retail brand sites or on our Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/srosens and www.facebook.com/naturalovens

back to top

How do I find more information about potential allergens?

At Alpha Baking we take food allergies extremely seriously. Due to the unique nature of food allergies we prefer to address allergy questions personally. Please use the link here to submit your food allergy inquiries.

back to top

Have you discontinued the Sunny Millet bread?

~Natural Ovens Sunny Millet Bread was discontinued due to declining sales and lack of growth. You may enjoy our Multi-Grain bread, which has seeds throughout and is similar in taste. We apologize for your disappointment, and thank you for being a past Sunny Millet customer.

back to top

Why does this site look funny on my computer?

This website has been designed to be viewed using recent versions of all desktop, tablet, and mobile web browsers. If your web browser is an out of date version and/or you're running an unsupported operating system (such as Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP), you will not be able to use the full functionality of our website.

We recommend upgrading to the latest version of your operating system (or at least the latest service pack) and the latest version of your web browser - Chrome and Firefox are two of our favorites. Click here to download a new or updated web browser.

back to top

How do I use this website?

From the homepage, navigate to either our fresh foodservice, fresh foodservice, or retail division by using the navigation bar at the top of the homepage or the division banners below. On the retail division landing page, you will see general information about our retail division and links to visit our brand sites or contact key people.

From the frozen foodservice or fresh foodservice landing pages, you will be able to click on links taking you to service maps, sales representatives for each region, and a document library that shows any available sell sheets or similar documents to download. From these landing pages, you can also explore our products. Click on the product type you'd like to see. On the product page that appears, use the filters at the top to further narrow down your search. When you want to view specifics on an item, click that item's photo to view a spec sheet.

If you have been given a login to view further products and documents (frozen foodservice) or to place orders online (fresh foodservice), you can use the "Login" link at the top of the page.

You can always return to the homepage by clicking our logo at the top of the page.

back to top

Are you Kosher?

All four of our plants are certified Kosher, so therefore all the products baked in our facilities adhere to Kosher regulations.

back to top

Who is your Kosher certifying body?

We are certified OU Kosher Parve by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union).

back to top

Can I get a Kosher certificate?

Yes, we keep our certification documents on file. Please e-mail Bill Harp here for a copy.

back to top