Today we’d like to introduce you to Frank & Chris Loredo.
Hi Frank & Chris , we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
Frank and I became friends when we were kids growing up on the Westside of Cincy in the early 90’s. We always stayed friends over the years and in 2022 we decided to get together for dinner and catch up. Almost 5 hours after dinner started at Mesa Loca we found ourselves still talking and making plans for a lunch date soon. That followed by several more dates until we got married. Our blended family includes 4 sons: Broderick 22, Kyle 22, Nicholas 18 and Trenton 16 and our 15 yr old Beagle. After over a decade of living in Northern Kentucky, We purchased our home in Green Township OH not far from where we grew up together.
Upon settling in to our home we decided to take Frank’s love of creativity in cooking and mix it with my love of baking breads and marketing small businesses to the next level creating Loredo Bread Company. We started with special orders and then took a leap by attending a small market in November 2024 at West Side Brewing Company. We sold out at our first event and never looked back.
During the week besides raising our family we both have full time jobs. Frank works at Children’s Hospital as a Case Worker through the Ohio Rise Program. I am the Legal Assistant at The Gambrel Firm, a small family law firm in Newport KY.
We now have sold 100s of breads at several markets, big and small, from three of our favorite local farmers markets, to hosting or own storefront at Aviatra Accelerators, to participating in larger markets throughout the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
We have started to create a reputation with local breweries to use their beers when making our beer breads. 2025 has been a year of growth for us to build beyond our fruit breads, beer breads and focaccia breads. We now offer 3 spices blends in two sizes, 2 oil blends and other pantry products like our Mac & Cheese Crumb Topping. We now do muffin basket deliveries for local businesses, catering for small events and on location chef services too.
We plan to have our pantry products in local stores, coffee shops and restaurants by 2026. We also are looking to release more spices blends, oils and sauces soon.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Starting this business in our mid forties has us working harder to make up the lost time. We dedicate a lot of our time to filling orders, making larger quantities of products for local markets while creating new products, marketing, raising our boys and working our full time jobs. In addition to Loredo Bread Company we also own and operate Loredo Design Co.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Loredo Bread Company?
Handcrafted breads, cakes and pastries made from locally sourced ingredients.
Welcome to our husband and wife duo home-based bread company! We take pride in crafting delicious bread using local ingredients (when possible), ensuring every loaf is fresh and full of love. Join us on this journey of baking goodness, where every bite tells a story of passion and dedication. Experience the warmth of homemade bread right from our kitchen to your table!
What makes you happy?
Seeing our customer happy with our products is the best compliment and brings us a lot inspiration. We love traveling, live music, poetry mic nights, local comedy shows and most of all spending time with are young adult sons, football season and cooking/baking for our friends, family and co-workers.
Being able to watch Frank create dishes and products for our family that we can then sell and/or offer to our customers has been amazing.
Pricing:
- Bourbon Bacon Brown Butter Beer Bread $22
- Bananna Chocolate Chip Walnut Bread $18
- Blueberry Lemon Streusel Bread $18
- Cinnamon Streusel Bread $15
- Mediterranean Style Olive Oil $10
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.LoredoBreads.com
- Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/LoredoBreads
- Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/LoredoBreads
