I don't know if you've seen this one go by on Facebook or not.  Do you agree with Great Harvest Bread Company being Montana's most famous brand? I will definitely say that I agree with Cabela's being Nebraska's. Grew up there, those people love their Cabela's.

Mental Floss has the most famous brands from every state. No surprise Washington was Starbucks and Maine L.L. Bean. So what makes Great Harvest the brand for us?  They're a great success story.

Pete and Laura Wakeman, college students and founders of Great Harvest, set up a roadside stand in Connecticut. After graduation, they opened the first Great Harvest Company in Great Falls in 1976. In 1978, the second near Kalispell.  Great Harvest is the nations first whole-grain bread franchise.

 

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