Martin’s Potato Rolls embarks on bakery expansion

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Martin’s Potato Rolls embarks on bakery expansion

6 Dec 2021

Liz Goodwin

Liz Goodwin is a Texas-born journalist and photographer. Although a Southerner at heart, she fell in love with the Midwest at the University of Missouri where she earned her bachelor's of journalism. When she’s not writing or behind a camera, she loves to cook, find new restaurants, and spend time outside. Her favorite baked goods include croissants and crackers, especially when topped with fig jam and brie.

CHAMBERSBURG, PA — Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread officially began its expansion to its headquarters on Friday, marking the first step in the bakery’s tenth buildout of its main operations.

The company has seen significant growth in both its fresh retail business and frozen international business over the past two years. To make its supply match the demand, Martins will be adding an additional bakery line to its current production facility at the facility, located on 1000 Potato Roll Lane.

Scott Heintzelman, VP of finance and administration for Martin’s, welcomed key business partners and representatives involved in the expansion to the event, along with several community leaders. This milestone comes four years after the company expanded the bakery in Valdosta, GA, and now it has found itself ready to grow again.

“Building for the future takes intense planning,” said Tony Martin, president of the company. “We take our responsibility to lead this company into the future very seriously because we know that this company supports the livelihood of hundreds of families and is an important supporter of our community.”

The new bakery line will include approximately 260,000 sq.-ft. of additional production capacity and a 16,000 sq.-ft. cold dock. The cold dock will be utilized to supply frozen product for exporting to third party international distribution partners.

“We are very thankful for the continued growth at our company,” Martin said. “We are proud to be able to continue carrying out the vision my grandparents created over 60 years ago to bake the best products and provide the best distribution support, doing ‘whatever it takes, God helping us.’”

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