In response to the changing needs of its customers during the course of the company’s history, Klosterman is known for several baking “firsts” in the region, such as the first square loaf of bread, brown and serve rolls, hamburger buns, buns packaged in plastic wrap, and ½ size retail loafs.

Under the leadership of the family’s fourth generation, Klosterman Baking Company grew to become one of the largest family-owned bakeries in the Midwest. In 2022, after 130 years of owning and operating such a successful wholesale baking company and establishing the Klosterman brand as one of the premier bread suppliers for restaurants, the Klosterman family decided to step away from the business and pass the torch to new ownership. Although ownership may have changed the name will remain the same and Klosterman Baking Company will carry on the founding family’s baking legacy. The tradition of providing top-notch customer service and quality fresh baked goods to restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, schools, and other food service providers throughout the United States will continue.