# Bäckerhaus Veit

> Bäckerhaus Veit is a Mississauga-based wholesale bakery that makes European-style breads, buns, rolls and Bavarian soft pretzels for retailers and foodservice operators across North America. Founded by Sabine Veit in 1987, the company escaped the punishing economics of fresh local delivery by adopting frozen and par-baked formats, concentrating on artisan bread, and building a private-label and branded manufacturing business.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** Mississauga, Canada
- **Founders:** Sabine Veit (Founder and former President/CEO)
- **Team size:** 87 employees in supplied company data; LinkedIn lists a 201-500 employee range
- **Products:** Sandwich breads, Soft Bavarian pretzels, Gourmet buns and rolls, Craft breads and rolls, Customer-label programs
- **Notable:** Named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies in 2018., Expanded from a 7,000-square-foot plant to a 150,000-square-foot Mississauga facility., Founder Sabine Veit was recognized by Profit Chatelaine among Canada's leading women entrepreneurs in 2012.

## Products & services

- **Sandwich breads** — Sliced and unsliced loaves including sourdough, multigrain, white, marble rye and Tuscan-style products for retail and foodservice.
- **Soft Bavarian pretzels** — Twists, hamburger buns, finger rolls, bites and demi-baguette formats, strengthened by the 2019 acquisition of Prop & Peller.
- **Gourmet buns and rolls** — Bistro potato, potato-scallion, ciabatta and other sandwich and dinner-roll formats.
- **Craft breads and rolls** — European-style boules, loaves, baguettes, focaccia and specialty breads sold frozen, par-baked or fully baked.
- **Customer-label programs** — Private-label product development, packaging and merchandising for retail and foodservice customers, including retail-ready thaw-and-display formats.

## Achievements

- Named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies in 2018.
- Expanded from a 7,000-square-foot plant to a 150,000-square-foot Mississauga facility.
- Founder Sabine Veit was recognized by Profit Chatelaine among Canada's leading women entrepreneurs in 2012.
- The facility has publicly claimed repeated BRC top-tier ratings since 2011, along with COR Kosher and VegeCert certification.
- Expanded distribution across North America and built a catalog that public trade coverage once described as more than 80 artisan bread varieties.
- Acquired Prop & Peller in 2019 to expand its soft-pretzel and foodservice position.

## Latest updates

- **2018-11** — Swander Pace Capital acquired Bäckerhaus Veit for undisclosed terms.
- **2019** — Bäckerhaus Veit acquired Bavarian soft-pretzel specialist Prop & Peller.
- **2021-06** — The company promoted its customer-label program, emphasizing custom products, retail-ready packaging and thaw-and-display convenience.
- **2023-01** — Swander Pace Capital sold Bäckerhaus Veit to PNC Riverarch Capital for undisclosed terms.
- **2026-08** — The company website continues to market sandwich breads, pretzels, buns, rolls and craft breads to retail and foodservice customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.backerhausveit.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/backerhausveit/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_CK0jGad2Y
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backerhaus_veit
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackerhausVeitArtisanBread/

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Last updated: 2026-08-23