Simply Bread - Press Room - Press Releases

News Articles

Phoenix Business Journal, January 8, 2010
No loafers here: Simply Bread upgrades, build new facility
An independent small business is baking up success in the Valley despite the economy, and it plans to expand its presence in California and Las Vegas. Read the full article on the Phoenix Business Journal. Read More

Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, December 18, 2009
Best Bakery
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix selects Simply Bread as the Best Bakery. Download PDF (0.4 MB)

Arizona Republic, December 2, 2009
Delicious dessert breads
James Beard called bread "the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts." Who knows what the late father of American-style gourmet would say about this holiday's breads that look like traditional loaves but taste more like dessert? Read the full article on the Arizona Republic.

Phoenix Home & Garden, December 2009
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Simply Bread was featured in the December 2009 edition of Phoenix Home & Garden. Read the full article on Phoenix Magazine.

Arizona Republic, August 17, 2009
Simply Bread rises to fill Valley stomachs
After Harold Back moved from Chicago to Scottsdale, he began working in a wine business and traveling the world. "I'd come back to Phoenix, and the bread wasn't very good," Back recalled. "I talked to bakeries, and they said you couldn't make high-quality bread because the weather is nasty." Read the full article on the Arizona Republic.

Arizona Republic, August 14, 2009
Yeast of Eden: Bread becomes toast of town
After Harold Back moved from Chicago to Scottsdale, he began working in a wine business and traveling the world. "I'd come back to Phoenix, and the bread wasn't very good," recalled Back, who recently acquired two Chandler bakeries. Read the full article on All Business.

East Valley Tribune, August 12, 2009
Simply Bread rising in Chandler
There's no name yet on the building that houses Simply Bread's new Chandler bakery, but so many local bread lovers have sniffed it out that owner Harold Back had to stick a "No retail store" notice on the front door. Read the full article on the East Valley Tribune.

Press Releases

September 2007
Simply Bread Expands to Exclusive Locations in Tucson
The hottest new bread products to hit the Arizona desert are now available in Tucson. In its partnership with AJ’s Fine Foods, Simply Bread began bread delivery to the Tucson AJ’s at Skyline and Campbell earlier this year and has since added Miraval, Rincon Market and Feig’s Kosher Foods as exclusive suppliers. Download PDF (21 KB)

December 2006
AJ's Fine Foods Selects Simply Bread as its Exclusive Fresh-Baked Bread Supplier
AJ’s management team approached Simply Bread to be their exclusive supplier at all AJ’s stores Valleywide. Since just before Thanksgiving, Simply Bread products are delivered to all ten Valley stores daily by 6:00 a.m. just as the loaves come out of the oven, ensuring the freshest bread available at AJ’s. Tucson stores will be added in 2007. Download PDF (20 KB)

August 2006
Simply Bread Debuts at Whole Foods Market™
Beginning September 5th, Simply Bread’s luscious loaves will be available at the Paradise Valley Whole Foods Market at Tatum and Shea. The Tempe Whole Foods Market will follow with the bread offerings later this fall. Download PDF (22 KB)

June 2006
Simply Bread Selected and Served by Some of Arizona's Best Chefs
Most chefs and restaurant critics will agree that the breadbasket is often a good predictor of the quality of a restaurant. This theory is given credence by the speed with which the top chefs in Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun have signed with Simply Bread in just three months. And, it would seem that a new benchmark for quality bread has been set. Download PDF (15 KB)

February 2006
Simply Bread to Introduce Breads in the Traditionale Style to Valley Residents
Simply Bread™, a small bakery with a big philosophy, is about to put Phoenix on the culinary map by baking the simplest, purest, most traditional European breads. Not European style—but the real deal. Simply Bread will officially open for business on February 22nd with the mission to become the standard by which all breads will be measured. Download PDF (18 KB)

Photos

Below are high resolution images to be used in press related materials, these files may take a while to download due to their file size.

Breads

Challah	(3.7 MB)	Challah Twists	(2.5 MB)
The Champ	(4.9 MB)	The Classic	(3.3 MB)
The Don	(5.0 MB)	Down Home	(4.3 MB)
Funky Monkey	(3.5 MB)	IL Napolitano	(3.5 MB)
Irv's Rye	(3.9 MB)	The Masterpiece	(4.7 MB)
New York New York	(4.2 MB)	Old Faithful	(3.0 MB)
Ooh La La	(3.9 MB)	Pain De Mie	(3.1 MB)
Raisin Challah	(3.1 MB)	Rustica	(3.8 MB)
The Sicilian	(4.3 MB)	Sweety Wheaty	(3.1 MB)

Specialty Products

Biscotti	(3.7 MB)	Chocolate Chip Cookies	(3.4 MB)
Honey	(3.4 MB)	Honey & Granola	(5.1 MB)
Mondle Bread	(3.1 MB)	Lavash	(3.0 MB)

Holiday Breads & Gifts

Gift Basket	(3.6 MB)	Round Holiday Challah	(3.8 MB)
Sweet Potato Rustica	(5.1 MB)

Jeff & Harold Portraits

Harold Back	(6.4 MB)	Jeff Yankellow	(5.5 MB)
Jeff Yankellow Headshot	(6.4 MB)	Jeff Yankellow Seated	(2.0 MB)
Jeff Yankellow Standing	(1.8 MB)

Bakery Action

Bakery Action Shot 1	(5.2 MB)	Bakery Action Shot 2	(4.9 MB)
Bakery Action Shot 3	(7.7 MB)	Bakery Action Shot 4	(5.3 MB)
Bakery Action Shot 5	(7.6 MB)

certified company.