Just had to share this Holiday Greeting!

Dear Santa,
I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy .
Friends are the fruit cake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet –

but mix them together and they're my friends.                                  

Send this to all your fruit cakes.

Beatrice Bakery on A&E Biography

                 (which goes into 64 million homes in the US)

 

A&E Biography network has picked up Season 2 episode from Food  Factory (Canadian broadcast for Food Network) program which will be showing the making of Grandma's Fruit & Nut Cakes.  The filming that was done inside Beatrice Bakery Co facility by the Canadian crew will now be broadcast in the USA.

Watch -The House that Santa Built

* 9:00 p.m. ET - Saturday, Dec. 21st  (check your local listings for time in your area)

Ways to Enjoy Grandma's Fruit & Nut Cake

Premium fruits and nuts provide a rich wholesome treat any time of day
#1 - Slice and serve with tea or coffee for special guest
#2 - Replace the crackers on your holiday appetizer tray - use Grandma's Individually Wrapped Slices as the carrier for cheese and salami
#3 - Crumble a slice in a cup of yogurt for an afternoon snack or even as breakfast treat

Let us know how you enjoy eating our Grandma's Fruit & Nut Cake!

For Christmas Delivery

Place orders by midnight Monday, Dec. 16 to receive by December 24, 2013.

Food Network Unwrapped 2013

Holiday Favorites from the Food Network Unwrapped will be airing three times this year.  The program addresses the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you like to indulge in delicious holiday treats. Host Marc Summers will discover once and for all what is in Grandma's Fruitcake and why it enjoys such a special reputation.

Check local listings for time in your area then tune in -

• Nov 30 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT
• Dec 02 at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT

Canada's FOOD FACTORY Program Filmed Beatrice Bakery - Airs in December

Early May 2013 the Food Factory production crew, a division of Canadian Food Network, was at Beatrice Bakery Co. filming for their 2013 holiday segment of Season 2.  The distribution of their broadcast for this episode covers approximately 160 countries, although none in the US.

If you can view the Canada Food Network channel, watch our segment on Seasons 2 of Food Factory -

• Wed, Dec 4 - 9:00pm
• Sat, Dec 7 - 12:00am, 6:00pm, 10:00pm
• Mon, Dec 9 - 8:00am, 12:00am, 6:00pm

 

Beatrice Bakery products are distributed throughout the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and on military bases around the world.  

An Old Favorite Fruitcake

Former Sears Fruit Cake -
Butter Batter is like our Ye Olde English with no alcohol
Masterpiece is like our Grandma's original with the bourbon, rum and brandy

Year-Round Savings!!!

Submit your email address in the Newsletter Sign-up at the top of our website to receive $ale opportunities throughout the year.  Don't worry - we will not share or sell your email address!

Request a Catalog

2013 Beatrice Bakery catalogs were mailed this week!  To receive a copy, submit your address by clicking - REQUEST  CATALOG located at the top of our website!

Story "Fruitcake Legacy"

The following is a story from one of our dear customers who told us he sends this with every Grandma's Fruitcake gift he gives!

Fruitcake Legacy

From the time I was a young lad, I have heard the story of the one and only fruitcake for the year...  The fruitcake was intended as a Christmas gift for a dear friend  - but the recipient was not a lover of fruitcakes.  So, it was rewrapped and given as a Christmas gift to one of their friends.  Thus the progression of the Fruitcake Saga begins, from one family to another the fruitcake made its Christmas journey.  It even made it's way into the work places of many corporate centers, then back to the family home circuit, until it returned to the original gifter not knowing it was his gifted fruitcake.

Are you willing to help me break this childhood false legacy????  If so, don't pass this fruitcake along, but open it, cut it, add a little butter, cream cheese or just eat it as it comes out of the beautiful Christmas tin.  This Beatrice Bakery Co. Fruitcake is the true Grandma's Bake Shoppe Original Fruit and Nut Cake.  (Fruits -- Nuts -- Brandy -- Bourbon -- Rum)  Nothing but the best of ingredients...!!

Don't pass it along!  Just eat and enjoy the best fruit cake you've ever tasted.  It will beckon you back for more.

Merry Christmas
"God Bless"
Jerry - Omaha, NE

Fruitcake Eating Competition

The International Fruitcake Eating Championship is an annual event held in Santa Claus, Indiana. Competitors go head-to-head to finish a one-pound Grandma's Fruit & Nut cake in the fastest time. 

Sponsored by Beatrice Bakery Co, home of Grandma’s Original Fruit & Nut Cake, a holiday favorite since 1917, and hosted by Santa’s Candy Castle, which became the nation’s first themed attraction upon its dedication in December 1935. 

Competitors in 2012 said it was the best fruit cake ever!  2013 Challengers are gearing up!  Mick Foley, three-time WWE Champion and inductee into WWE Hall of Fame, announced his participation. Foley, a New York Times #1 Bestselling author, will take a break from his worldwide comedy tour to compete.  He will face extremely tough competition - 2012 winner, “Jammin’ Joe” Rue from Binghamton, NY, who currently holds three world records in competitive eating recognized by All Pro Eating and the IFOCE.   Plus 2012 Runner-up James Atkinson of Louisville, KY and third-place finisher Rick “The Manager” Russo of Royersford, PA, also with extensive competitive eating experience.

2013 Championship competition is scheduled for December 7th in Santa Claus, Indiana!    Have a seat at the 2012 competition when it airs on the Travel Channel's Christmas Showdown episode this holiday season.

 Evansville’s NBC affiliate, WFIE Channel 14 and on their facebook page.

Beatrice Bakery Co. and "Pure Nebraska"

Host Jon Vanderford, from the show Pure Nebraska on 10/11 CBS News (Lincoln, NE) shared history of Beatrice Bakery Company.

Vanderford showed how the holiday fruit cake is made and talked with President Greg Leech about how Grandma's Fruit & Nut cake became a product line within a bread manufacturing facility in Beatrice, Nebraska, during the late 1960's.   The program aired August 11th at 7:30 am on KOLN/KGIN 10/11 news, right before the CBS Sunday Morning Show. 

USS Nebraska Submarine Crew Visits Beatrice Bakery Company

The Nebraska Submarine, nicknamed “Big Red,” was commissioned in 1993, and several sailors made their way to Nebraska for the 20th anniversary celebration. The ship docks in Washington state. One of the stops the sailors made was to tour Beatrice Bakery Company the morning of June 17, 2013. Every holiday season, sailors on the USS Nebraska receive a shipment of fruitcakes from Beatrice Bakery Co. to mark the season, providing the continued Nebraska support the sailors appreciate.

A “Bake Sale” for soldiers

A donation of $200 was gathered for the Wounded Warriors Family Support! Between May 23 to June 10, 2013, Beatrice Bakery Company donated $3 for every $10 worth of product purchased on their website www.beatricebakery.com.