As of 2012, its bread was being sold at stores in 11 western states. Flowers Foods Inc., a Georgia-based bread giant with nearly $4 billion in sales, struck a deal to buy Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million. The San Jose, Calif.-based company has developed an online portal for tablets and computer labs in prisons, where prisoners can access educational materials on traditional academics, mental wellness and vocational training. m_gallery_json = "https://blog.oregonlive.com/photogallery/4450/15554960.json"; Dave’s Killer Bread, his former company, makes a point of hiring qualified candidates with criminal backgrounds, who now make up 30 to 40 percent of staff. -- Andrew Theenatheen@oregonian.com503-294-4026@cityhallwatch. Allen L. Shiver, Flowers Foods' president and CEO said in a statement that the company was excited to buy the iconic breadmaker. But correctional educational programs show promise. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 5 in 6 state prisoners released in 2005 were arrested at least once over the next following nine years. “It’s very common for prisoners to move around from one facility to another, and in many states they don’t keep any record of educational programs,” says Freedman. Its Nature's Own line, with $1 billion in annual revenue, is the best-selling bread brand in the country, the company said.Flowers Foods, which will release second-quarter results on Thursday, trades as FLO on the New York Stock Exchange. So far there is content available from 10 companies, focused on high school credit recovery, literacy, typing and job-related skills. But that’s how much Dave Dahl sold his family company, Dave’s Killer Bread, for in 2015. The history of Dave's Killer Bread began in 2005, when co-founder Dave Dahl was welcomed back to the family bakery by his older brother Glenn after serving 15 years in prison. To support Nucleos’ team of five, the company has raised funding from friends, family, and a fund for alumni of Princeton, where Freedman went for undergraduate studies. It’s rare enough for any entrepreneur to lead a company to a $275 million sale—in cash. The first ingredient in any high quality bread should be whole wheat. It’s organic, non-GMO, packed with protein, fiber, and whole grains with no artificial flavours or colours. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Understand big stories through our local lens. According to The Ringer, the company's products were available in over … At the age of 9, Dahl began working at the family bakery which was founded by his father James A. The baker Dave, although hugely successful with his health bread venture, struggles to keep his … (I doubt that’s really why but the next time I see Dave, I’ll ask him.) “We want to help people get the skills and accreditation they need to get out,” he states. m_gallery_id = "15554960"; Dave's Killer Bread: Dave Dahl : How I Built This with Guy Raz Dave Dahl's entrepreneurial journey began in prison. Dave’s Killer Bread’s value proposition is around a unique taste and texture that aims to appeal to health-conscious shoppers. The company also provides a way to track the educational programs and certifications that inmates complete. That does mean that you need to keep this bread frozen right up until you’re ready to use it, though, since it has no preservatives or pesticides. m_gallery_creation_date = "Tuesday, August 05, 2014, 3:21 PM"; The company also received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in 2018 to prototype and test its platform. Dave's Killer Bread is the best-selling organic sliced bread in the U.S., with 17 varieties of whole grain organic bakery products and widespread distribution across the U.S. and Canada. All rights reserved (About Us). Subscribe to OregonLive. author of The Superfoods Swap. The software is used at one juvenile facility, though the company is in discussion with several community colleges, county and state departments of corrections, according to Freedman. Dave’s Killer Bread Dave’s Killer Bread is the #1 organic bread brand in the country, and our products are always USDA organic and Non-GMO Project Verified. He recalls struggling with suicidal thoughts while in prison, and that even deciding to reach out for help “required a big attitude shift.”, One possible obstacle he sees to Nucleos’ growth is overcoming an “old, extreme mindset, where people are afraid that if you give education to criminals, they’ll just be super criminals.”. His latest effort involves a $250,000 investment in Nucleos, a startup trying to make online educational and vocational programs more accessible to those behind bars. m_gallery_blog_id = "4450"; He credits a computer-aided drafting class that he took in prison for “giving me a skill … and opening my mind that I was a capable person beyond being a thug, a drug addict and a drug dealer.”. Dave’s Killer Bread, a family endeavor, was sold to Flowers Foods in 2015, leaving Dave with a void to fill. With a seed-coated crust, this organic sliced bread offers killer flavor. Beyond contributing funds, Dahl says he will also help Nucleos develop a curriculum about building positive mindset. It poses the question whether Dahl was "under the influence" at the bakery outlet store: “We don’t know.” Loaf. Since then, he has volunteered to help formerly incarcerated people get back on track through training and job placement programs. Find us at your local bakery aisle. The company, founded by the Dahl family as Nature Bake in 1955, assumed the name of its best-selling variety after Dave’s Killer Bread launched as an instant success at the Portland Farmer’s Market in 2005. Dave's Killer Bread, the Milwaukie-based organic bread company with the famous former felon as its namesake and co-founder, will remain an independent subsidiary and "is expected to continue expansion of its Oregon operations.". Flowers Foods Inc., a Georgia-based bread giant with nearly $4 billion in sales,  struck a deal to buy Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million. But that’s how much Dave Dahl sold his family company, Dave’s Killer Bread, for in 2015. Nucleos plans to charge correctional facilities directly for the use of its software. Dave Dahl (second from left), co-founder of Dave's Killer Bread, stands with his attorney during a Washington County Circuit Court hearing Feb. 14. He dropped out of high school in 1980. Based on his own experiences, simply making educational programs available is often ineffective if inmates are not mentally ready to take advantage of them. Some programs offer certifications recognized industry associations like NCCER (for construction) and OSHA, a standard workplace safety program. In the works is a partnership with an online course provider that partners with major universities, which he kept mum about. The company took the name of its best-selling bread variety in 2005. Reach him at tony [at] edsurge [dot] com. HILLSBORO, ORE. — The founder of Dave's Killer Bread, David Dahl, was arrested after a disturbance and chase that wrecked three patrol cars, the Washington County sheriff's office said. It will rock your world. While it does skew female and millennial, results from south of the border do show it appeals to a range of buyers, says Andrea Hunt, VP, marketing at Weston Bakeries. Dave’s Killer Bread, the best-selling organic bread in the nation, is being sold to Flower Foods, Inc. for $275 million. In 1987, he was addicted to drugs and incarcerated for home burglary. He spent the next 2-plus years building what is perhaps the largest collection of African tribal art in the world. If we present this right, I think the corrections people will come around to it.”. UPC 013764028081. Dave’s Killer Bread® is powerfully different with killer taste and killer texture. “There’s a difference between something that’s just video content, and something that can count toward high school or college credit,” says Noah Freedman, the company’s CEO and co-founder. Dave's Killer Bread® Thin Sliced 21 Whole Grains and Seeds Organic Bread 20.5 oz. He learned about it when the company reached out to him last November. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. © 2011-2020 EdSurge Inc. All rights reserved. Today, it claims to be the largest organic bread company in America. Dave seized the opportunity and worked tirelessly to develop a killer new recipe for organic and Non-GMO bread, which was debuted at the Portland Farmers Market in 2005.

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