Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee – Especially With the OU Symbol

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Sara Lee is proud of its association with the Orthodox Union and has displayed the OU symbol since the 1980’s. OU certification is highly regarded by food companies throughout the world because of the OU’s stringent guidelines and mass appeal. Sara Lee bagels are water-boiled and baked in our facilities in Sioux City, NB; Arlington, TX; Vernon, CA; Greenville, SC; and Kent, WA. Sara Lee plant personnel and corporate staff work closely with the RFRs and OU headquarters staff, particularly Rabbi Dovid Rockove, our rabbinic coordinator, to ensure that nothing jeopardizes OU certification.

In 1935, Charlie Lubin and his brother-in-law bought a small chain of bakeries in Chicago. Fifteen years later, Charlie went out on his own and named his first product — a line of cheesecakes — after his daughter, Sara Lee. Charlie later developed a process for freezing baked goods that retained product quality, thereby enabling him to mass distribute his product across the country. His company was purchased in 1956 by Consolidated Foods, where Charlie continued to serve as a senior executive for many years. In 1985, Consolidated Foods changed its name to Sara Lee Corporation. Sara Lee has operations in 58 countries, branded products in nearly 200 nations, and 137,000 employees worldwide.

Sara Lee expanded to baked goods in the early 1990’s when it purchased International Baking Company, expanding its baked goods line to include bagels, buns, rolls, breakfast breads, English muffins and other products. All of Sara Lee’s baked goods are prepared in a fresh, homestyletradition using only the finest ingredients. All Sara Lee products that are kosher will have the OU symbol on the packaging.

Sara Lee Corporation’s leading brand names are household words around the globe. These preeminent brands are built on consumer needs and expectations, offering exceptional quality and value. Our mission is simple – to simply delight you… every day.

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