Jenny Lee Bakery Explained

Jenny Lee Bakery
Type:Bakery
Fate:Closed
Successor:5 Generation Bakers
Defunct:2008
Locations:McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Market Square, Pittsburgh

Jenny Lee Bakery was a prominent bakery in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.[1] [2]

The bakery was founded in 1938 by cousins Paul Baker and Bernard McDonald. The name came from the song "Sweet Jenny Lee from Sunny Tennessee", which was playing on the radio while the pair was traveling to a business meeting.[3] It closed in 2008.

In 2009, several members of the family restarted the company under the name 5 Generation Bakers.[4] [5] The new version sells baked goods to local retailers such as the supermarket Giant Eagle.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lindeman . Teresa F. . Elwin Green. Jenny Lee Bakery turning off the ovens. . August 15, 2008.
  2. News: Lindeman. Teresa F.. Historic Jenny Lee Bakery to close Saturday . . August 14, 2008 .
  3. Book: Agreen, Bernadette Sulzer. McKees Rocks and Stowe Township. 2009. Arcadia Publishing. 114.
  4. News: Batz. Bob . Jenny Lee Bakery is back!. . February 11, 2010.
  5. http://www.5generationbakers.com/our-story/ The History of Baker Family Baking
  6. News: Jenny Lee bread is baking, to be in stores soon. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 10, 2010.