# Sara Lee Frozen Bakery

> Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is a privately held U.S. manufacturer and supplier of frozen bakery products for consumers, foodservice operators and supermarket in-store bakeries. Formed as an independent company in 2018, it combines the Sara Lee, Chef Pierre, Bistro Collection, Superior on Main and Cyrus O’Leary’s brands with a multi-state bakery network and an Oakbrook Terrace R&D center. Its proposition is operational as much as culinary: consistent, recognizable desserts in thaw-and-serve, bake-and-serve, pre-cut, individually wrapped and private-label formats that reduce labor and waste for customers.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Oakbrook Terrace, United States
- **Founders:** Charles Lubin (Founder of the Sara Lee brand and predecessor bakery business)
- **Team size:** Approximately 670 employees in the provided company record; LinkedIn surfaced 659 employee profiles while classifying the company in its 1,001-5,000 size band as of August 2026.
- **Products:** Sara Lee desserts, Chef Pierre bakery, Bistro Collection, Superior on Main, Cyrus O’Leary’s pies and minis
- **Notable:** Sara Lee’s predecessor developed an industrial fresh-frozen baked-goods process in 1953 that enabled long-distance distribution while retaining product quality., Opened the 10,000-square-foot Kitchens of Sara Lee R&D and customer collaboration center in Oakbrook Terrace in 2019., Acquired Superior Cake Products for $65 million in 2019, expanding in the grocery in-store bakery channel.

## Products & services

- **Sara Lee desserts** — Branded retail and foodservice cheesecakes, pound cakes, layer and sheet cakes, brownies, dessert bars and related frozen desserts.
- **Chef Pierre bakery** — Foodservice-focused pies, cobblers, quiche, muffins, pastries, cornbread and other bakery products; the brand traces its pie heritage to 1922.
- **Bistro Collection** — Premium individual and assembled desserts intended for restaurant-quality presentation with streamlined preparation.
- **Superior on Main** — In-store bakery cookies, brownies, madeleines, éclairs and seasonal sweets, including products made in a peanut- and tree-nut-free facility.
- **Cyrus O’Leary’s pies and minis** — Fruit, cream, seasonal and single-serve pies plus mini cheesecakes for in-store bakery, convenience and foodservice channels.
- **Operator resources and menu support** — Recipe ideas, preparation and cutting guides, product literature, menu-planning materials and rebates for foodservice operators.
- **Private-label and in-store bakery programs** — Scratch-style products that retailers can thaw and sell, bake, merchandise under heritage brands or label as their own.

## Achievements

- Sara Lee’s predecessor developed an industrial fresh-frozen baked-goods process in 1953 that enabled long-distance distribution while retaining product quality.
- Opened the 10,000-square-foot Kitchens of Sara Lee R&D and customer collaboration center in Oakbrook Terrace in 2019.
- Acquired Superior Cake Products for $65 million in 2019, expanding in the grocery in-store bakery channel.
- Added Cyrus O’Leary’s in 2020, bringing a broad pie line and the company’s first West Coast manufacturing facility.
- Sara Lee individually wrapped mini cheesecakes won CSP’s 2020 Retailer Choice Best New Product and Automatic Merchandiser’s 2021 Readers’ Choice New Product of the Year in the Cookie/Pastry category.
- Converted the primary Superior on Main bakery to peanut- and tree-nut-free production in 2020, then introduced additional nut-free desserts in 2021.
- Celebrated Chef Pierre’s 100th year in 2022; the company said the Traverse City bakery had produced more than six billion pies across nearly 60 years.
- Recognized on Newsweek’s America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2025 ranking.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The company continued promoting whole-grain school muffins, single-serve Cyrus O’Leary’s cheesecakes and speed-scratch menu ideas for foodservice customers.
- **2026-07** — Sara Lee Frozen Bakery celebrated namesake Sara Lee Lubin’s 85th birthday with a cake built from two of the brand’s products.
- **2026-02** — Peter Laport was appointed CEO, succeeding Craig Bahner, with a mandate focused on culture, customer partnerships, operational execution and quality.
- **2025-05** — Sara Lee Frozen Bakery appeared on Newsweek’s America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2025 ranking.
- **2023-03** — The company and Chef Pierre partnered with the Great Lakes Children’s Museum for a Pi Day learning event and pie donation.

## Links

- Website: https://saraleefrozenbakery.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sara-lee-frozen-bakery
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/saraleedesserts
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraleefrozenbakery-foodse770
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/saraleefrozenbakery/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13