The Claxton Bakery

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The Claxton Bakery is a confectionary company based in Claxton, Georgia.

1 History
- 1.1 Albert Parker's Claxton Bakery
2 References
3 External Links

[edit] History

The Claxton Bakery was founded by Savino Gilleo Tos (March 31, 1885 in Ivrea, Italy - January, 1966 in Claxton, Georgia) who immigrated to the United States in 1902. He moved to New York City, where he worked at a Brooklyn hotel as a master baker. He eventually took a job in Macon, Georgia and moved from there to Claxton. Mr. Tos's Claxton Bakery was a successful maker of baked goods, homemade ice cream and fruitcakes. In 1945, Savino Tos sold the bakery to Albert Parker, an employee, and retired.

[edit] Albert Parker's Claxton Bakery

Under Parker's leadership, the Claxton Bakery began to focus on fruitcakes; this eventually led the bakery to start selling fruitcakes for fundraising purposes in the 1950's. A little over a decade later, in 1964 and 1965, the company was part of the New York World's Fair. Mr. Parker quickly took advantage of the success at the fair and came up with other means to get his product out to the world. One such innovation came when he entered several floats in the Orange Bowl Jamboree Parade in Miami and also the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. Today the Claxton Bakery, Inc. works with over a thousand organizations throughout North America.

On May 21, 1995 Albert Parker passed away. His three sons and his daughter now run the corporation.