Taggart Baking Company was a notable American bakery company established by Alexander Taggart with his brother, Joseph, and his son, Alexander, in Indianapolis, Indiana. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner | Alexander L Taggart | 1905 | |
| Partner | Alexander Taggart | 1905 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1905/00/00 | Alexander Taggart Sr establishes the Taggart Baking Company with his brother, Joseph, and his son, Alexander L Taggart. | Established | |||||
| 1913/05/00 | Taggart Baking Co begins manufacturing fancy cakes and sweet crackers. Their lunchroom at 233-239 Massachusetts Ave, one of the oldest restaurants in Indianapolis, will be closed and replaced a larger sales room (lost). | History | Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District | Indianapolis | |||
| 1914/00/00 | Taggart Baking Co's main plant at 18-28 N New Jersey St (lost) in Indianapolis is expanded. The production areas are painted white, including the ovens, mitigate consumer concerns about the cleanliness and safety of factory-made baked goods. | History | |||||
| 1920/00/00 | Taggart Baking Co's installs state-of-the-art ovens and packaging machinery at 18-28 N New Jersey St (lost) in Indianapolis as it prepares to launch a new bread product. | History | Wonder Bread | ||||
| 1921/05/23 | Taggart Baking Co advertises the arrival "Taggart's Wonder Bread" in The Indianapolis Star. The name and the colorful packaging were created by Elmer Cline who was inspired by balloon races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. | Baker | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway | Wonder Bread | ||
| 1925/00/00 | Continental Baking Company buys the Taggart Baking Company. They add "It's Slo Baked" to the logo and sell Wonder Bread across the nation. | End | Wonder Bread |
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