Neighbor's Mill - Franchise Information

Neighbor’s Mill Bakery & Café is part of a new and fast-growing segment of the restaurant industry known as bakery/café. Typically, bakery cafes provide fresh baked breads and pastries, sandwiches and soups and an espresso bar. The largest player in the segment is probably Panera Bread. Others include Corner Bakery and Atlanta Bread Company. It is our intention to complete the required documents and seek approval for Neighbor’s Mill Bakery & Café franchises in the next 18-24 months. The above companies have great websites so you may want to check them out to learn more about the bakery/café industry.

In order to be successful in the marketplace one must have a clear vision and provide a unique product or service. At Neighbor’s Mill Bakery & Café our mission is to provide a memorable experience for our customers; memorable products, memorable service and memorable atmosphere. Here’s what makes us unique in our market segment:

Handcrafted breads. Most franchisors produce bread in a central commissary, partially bake it, freeze it and ship it to their franchisees to bake on site. There is a vast difference in product quality when you compare this production method to ours. We grind our whole grains (grown chemically-free in Montana) on a stone buhr grist mill. We make our doughs from scratch and handcraft each loaf of bread. Our white flour is both unbleached and unbromated, which means it’s pure flour with no additives or preservatives. We use honey instead of processed sugar in our breads so they are healthier and stay fresher longer.
Demonstration Bakery. At Neighbor's Mill we put out giant maple block table and bread oven right out front where customers can easily see our artisan bakers kneading, shaping, baking and cooling our handcrafted breads. Customers often stand and watch our bakers at work. All this adds to the authenticity of our bakery.
Made from scratch soups. While we purchase some soups from a premier soup company, many of our soups are made from scratch in our kitchen. Our tomato basil soup is regionally famous.
Original Recipes. All our recipes are original. You can't find the same combination of ingredients or the same flavor profile anywhere else. This creates what we like to call a "Wow!" response from customers.

There’s one thing we know for sure will happen to you if you purchase a Neighbor’s Mill Bakery & Café franchise in the future:

If you’d like us to keep you informed of our progress in getting our franchise approved, please e-mail us. We want to start developing a list of interested people now.