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Harlan Bakeries, Inc.,
(HBI) named a 2004 Indiana Growth 100 Recipient; the
only company to receive the award for nine consecutive
years.
Avon, Indiana -The
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation,
a division of Indiana University’s Kelley School
of Business, recognized Indiana’s leading high
potential, high growth companies at its 11th annual
Growth 100 Dinner and Awards Banquet Wednesday, (October
27) at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis. HBI
was among the winners and very proud to be the only
company in Indiana to win the award for nine consecutive
years.
Harlan Bakeries was founded in 1990 and currently employs
527 Indiana residents in their two facilities located
in Indianapolis and Avon, Indiana. Doug H. Harlan, Executive
Vice-President of the Company states, “We are
extremely proud to receive this award for the ninth
year in a row. Our company has been in a constant state
of growth and the growth has allowed us to expand greatly
in Avon, where our corporate office is located and in
June of 2004, we opened another facility located in
the Northwest section of Indianapolis on Georgetown
Road.”
The Growth 100 award honors Indiana’s rapid growth,
high potential entrepreneurial companies. Nominees for
the award must be privately held Indiana businesses
and have at least $500,000 in annual sales or have raised
a significant amount of funding. Growth 100 companies
are identified through an analysis process that is based
upon High Performance Organization research conducted
by the Johnson Center. “This year’s 2004
Growth 100 awardees have a combined 2003 sales total
of more than $1.17 billion, with an incredible growth
rate averaging 58 percent” said Tom Hustad, interim
Director of the Johnson Center. “To be able to
build this type of momentum in such a challenging economic
climate is quite a feat…We recognize these companies
because they represent the entrepreneurial spirit of
Indiana business, working to enlarge the state’s
role in national and global corporate arena.”
Individuals who wish to nominate their
own or another’s company for consideration for
next year’s Growth 1000 award should contact The
Johnson Center at 812 855-4248. For more information
regarding the Growth 100 program visit The Johnson Center’s
web site at www.kelley.indiana.edu/jcei.
Harlan Bakeries, Inc., established
in 1991, produces Harlan Bigger Better Bagels and Harlan
Giant Gourmet Bagels brands, private-label bagels, contract
manufacturing, and products for in-store bakeries. Harlan
now produces more than just bagels. Harlan Bakeries
operates four production facilities. This includes its
200,000+ square foot flagship facility and corporate
office in Avon, Indiana. Other plants are located in
Indianapolis, Indiana (pie and cake production); Denver,
Colorado (bagel production); and Kentville, Nova Scotia,
Canada (fruit pie production).
If you would like a reprint of this article please contact the sales department.
For sales information, please contact
Joseph E. Latouf, Executive Vice-President of Sales
and Marketing
at jlatouf@harlanbakeries.com
or send correspondence to the address below:
Harlan Bakeries, Inc.
7597 East US Highway 36
Avon, IN 46123-7171
Phone: (317) 272-3600
Fax: (317) 272-1110
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