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The History of 
Harlan Foods:  From a humble retail bagel company to a leading North American food conglomerate 



Harlan Foods began over 30 years ago in Indianapolis, Indiana. Having recently graduated from Indiana University, brothers Hugh and Doug Harlan identified bagels as a growing opportunity. There were a handful of small bagel shops in town and all of them were crowded each day, several selling out everything they had made before noon.

So the brothers decided they would begin to make and sell their own product, Bigger Better Bagels. Very quickly it was obvious that these bagels were a hit and the business transitioned into focusing only on food manufacturing. Bigger Better Bagels gained attention as being some of the tastiest bagels on the market. Soon, large, nationally known retail brands began to inquire if the company would manufacture bagels for them.

The brothers quickly realized they were in high growth mode when they ran out of freezer room and had to rent freezer trucks to house the exploding production.

The company evolved into Harlan Bakeries and quickly grew into a family affair with Hugh and Doug's father and mother joining in to help lead and grow the company.



Interested in seeing some of the many delicious food products Harlan makes?  Click on this video to check them out!



We have continued to grow and expand. In 2022, Harlan acquired Ameriqual Foods. Ameriqual is a leader in A-Pack and MRE manufacturing. You will find our A-Pack meals wherever you find organizations supporting disaster relief and our MRE's nourish our troops in conflict zones around the world.

Harlan now feeds nearly 2 in 10 Americans weekly providing food products that range from baked goods to deserts to functional, organic and medical food products to snacks and savory meal items to even seafood. For our four legged friends, Harlan Foods also creates and manufactures a number of organic pet food and pet treat products.

Today, Harlan's facilities span both the U.S. and Canada and is still family run.


Harlan Foods began over 30 years ago in
 Indianapolis, Indiana.

Today, Harlan is still a privately held, family run company focused on manufacturing an increasingly diverse line of food products.

Harlan has production facilities across North America which manufacture breakfast breads, bagels, breadsticks, english muffins, muffins, pies, snacks, shelf-stable and clean label foods, energy and nutrition bars, granola, wellness beverages and even MRE's (meals ready to eat). Harlan also owns a number of commercial apple orchards which grow the delicious apples that go into the blue ribbon winning pies the company manufactures.

The Harlan family of companies also manufactures a line of pet foods and well as sustainably harvests and processes certain seafoods.
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HARLAN  BELIEVES IN THE

Well Being, Satisfaction, Personal & Professional Growth of Our Team members

Job Satisfaction at Harlan
Because of all the opportunity for growth at Harlan, over 20% of our Food Professionals have been part of our team a decade or more. With a wide variety of departments and job areas, you are limited only by your curiosity and desire to try new things!

Harlan also believes in investing in the well-being, satisfaction, personal and professional growth of our team members. We provide the only comprehensive Food Manufacturing Certifications in the industry. It is an industry standard recognizing you as the very best, as well as a badge of pride for our Food Professionals.
If you are looking for a stable, high growth company that values its team members as well as invests in them, where personal and professional growth options are plentiful and where you can have the opportunity to be part of the team which proudly feeds 1 in 10 Americans, then Harlan is place you can call home.

Harlan Mentor Resource Center

Harlan Mentorship Program Overview

Harlan has created a video overview of this program which covers:

  • What is the mentor program
  • How it works
  • What is in it for me as a mentor
  • Why is participation beneficial to everyone in the company

AFP Study Guide Audio E-Books

Harlan has created versions of the e-Book with an audio track that allows new employees whose second language is English to listen to the AFP Study Guide content as well as see it in written form.  This will help them with understanding the material faster and more accurately.  If your mentee needs assistance with translation, please see your MSR for assistance.

Production AFP Audio Study Guide

Sanitation AFP Audio Study Guide

Warehousing, Shipping & Receiving AFP Audio Study Guide

Maintenance AFP Audio Study Guide

 

Mentorship E-Book Study Guide

You can also download the program e-book here.  This e-book is your study guide to help you and your Mentee achieve success through this program.

You can keep the E-Book on your phone in order to easily access it whenever you need.

The e-book is broken into chapters which are organized into weekly time periods and what information your mentee should be learning during that time period.  At the end of each chapter is a quiz.

Each week, the mentee should be able to complete the short quiz successfully found at the end of each chapter of the study guide.

Mentor Program Study Materials

Access the AFP Production Study Guide eBook here

Access the AFP Sanitation Study Guide eBook here

Access the AFP Warehousing, Shipping & Receiving Study Guide eBook here (coming soon)

Access the AFP Maintenance Study Guide here (coming soon)

Access your online Mentor Program Study Guide eBook here

Mentor Program Questions and Answers

Harlan has put together a list of the questions about the program that will help you get started.

Access the Mentor FAQ guide here

Mentor Program Code of Conduct

Finally, by participating in the Harlan Foods Mentorship program, you agree to abide by the Mentor Code of Conduct.

Click here to access the Harlan Foods SAFE Mentor Code of Conduct

Mentee Performance Reporting

Please bookmark this page so that you can complete the Mentee Performance Report online.

The below performance report is to be completed each week by you in order to document your Mentee's progress during their 90 days in the Mentorship Program.

Important Notice

If you do not complete each week's performance survey, you will not be eligible for the Mentor Performance Bonus, so be sure to complete this important survey each week!

Weekly Mentee Performance Assessment

This performance assessment is to be completed by the Mentor each week to track their Mentee's performance in the Harlan Mentorship Program
1. My mentee was present for our scheduled meet up this week(Required)
2. My mentee demonstrated a basic understanding and application of the job knowledge provided in training this past week.(Required)
3. My mentee received and applied my advice in problem solving or doing his or her job.(Required)
4. My mentee listened and communicated with me during our meet up.(Required)
5. My mentee appears to be engaging well with his or her co-workers.(Required)
6. My mentee abided by all the Harlan Foods rules, guidelines, policies, and standards during this past week.(Required)
7. My mentee has demonstrated a positive attitude to me during this past week.(Required)
8. My mentee demonstrated a desire to improve during this past week.(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Harlan is a world class food manufacturer with facilities across the United States and Canada.  

We are a leader in the manufacture of specialty and artisan baked goods, as well as other numerous innovative food products.  

Our goal is to consistently deliver to the retailers we serve a consistent supply of safe, quality food.

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Harlan is a world class food manufacturer with facilities across the United States and Canada.

We are a leader in the manufacture of specialty and artisan baked goods, as well as other numerous innovative food products.

Our goal is to consistently deliver to the retailers we serve a consistent supply of safe, quality food.
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