Founded in 1995, New Horizons Baking Co. is the largest food manufacturer and distributor in the Midwest, and the fifth largest minority-owned company in Ohio. Since 2002, Tilmon Brown has presided over the company with over 51% black ownership.
New Horizons bakes soft sandwich buns and English muffins for the food service and Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry. The company is a member in McDonald’s USA minority supplier program for the McDonald’s is the company’s largest QSR customer.
The Norwalk, Connecticut-based company operates a satellite office in Fremont, Indiana. Revenues for the company were approximately $65.3 million in 2008–up 13.3% from the previous year.