Harlan Bakeries, Inc. (Harlan) Wins Twelve First Place Blue Ribbons in the 2006 American Pie Council (APC)/Crisco National Pie Championships.

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AVON, INDIANA –Harlan Bakeries, Inc. won twelve First Place Blue Ribbons in the 2006 American Pie Council / Crisco National Pie Championships, doubling the amount of first place blue ribbons won in 2005. The competition was hel in conjunction with the Great American Pie Festival on April 21st in Celebration, Florida.

Since 2001, the number of entries in the Crisco National Pie Championships has grown tremendously. This year the Today Show and the Food Network were present to capture the events on national television. Four hundred fifty pies were entered in this year's Commercial Division, up from three hundred last year. Harlan entered pies in forty-two categories for judging and received the third largest number of first place ribbons.

Blue Ribbons were awarded to Harlan as follows:

In addition to the Pie Championship, Harlan offered samples of our Coconut Creme and Lemon Merinuge pies for tasting in the Great American Pie Festival's Never Ending Pie Buffet on April 22nd and 23rd.

For more information about the American Pie Council and the Great American Pie Festival or professional or personal membership in the organization, contact them at (847) 371-0170, or write to them at P.O. Box 368, Lake Forest, IL 60045. You may also visit them on line at www.piecouncil.org.

Harlan Bakeries, Inc., established in 1991, produces Harlan Bigger Better Bagelsâ and Harlan Giant Gourmet Bagelsâ brands, private-label bagels, and products for in-store bakeries. Harlan now produces more than just bagels and supplies our customers with pies (meringue, crème, fruit and specialty); cakes; cookies; muffins; and breads. In addition Harlan is a contract manufacturer for many national companies. Harlan operates six production facilities, including it's 300,000+ square foot facility and corporate office in Avon, Indiana. Other production facilities are located in Indianapolis, Indiana; Denver, Colorado; Hope, Arkansas; Wichita, Kansas; and Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.