Family run, four shops, baking since 1989

Local, tasty, fresh

An artisan European bakery in Waterloo Region since 1989. Hand-shaped pretzels, sourdough and rye, buns and brioche, plus a full gluten and wheat free line, all baked fresh each morning.

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35+ years of European baking in Waterloo Region

Fresh-baked Grainharvest Breadhouse pretzel

Our story

Two Austrian bakers, one missing loaf

Grainharvest Breadhouse opened its doors on November 27th, 1989. Founders Hubert Wurm and Roland Berchtold trained as bakers in Austria, and when they immigrated to Canada they found the same gap: real demand for quality European bread, and almost none to buy. So they baked it. Two decades on, David Nutzold, who grew up in the baking trade in Germany, joined them. Today three owners and close to fifty people run four shops across Waterloo, Kitchener and St. Jacobs, and wholesale across Ontario. The recipes, and the standard, have not changed.

Founded 1989, family run for 35+ years
Trained European bakers from Austria and Germany
Four shops plus the St. Jacobs market
A separate gluten and wheat free bakery

What we bake

Pretzels, breads and buns

Pretzels

Large PretzelThe signature, hand-twisted and salted
Small PretzelSame recipe, snack size
Pretzel StickSoft, salted, made for dipping
Pretzel BunLye-baked crust, soft crumb
Cheese PretzelTopped and baked with cheese
Apple Cinnamon PretzelA sweeter take on the twist

Buns & Rolls

KaiserCrusty Austrian-style roll
Multigrain KaiserSeeded and hearty
BriocheSoft, rich and golden
Farmers BunRustic and substantial
German BunFrom the old-country recipe
Cheese BunBaked with cheese throughout
Cheese StickPull-apart, cheese-topped
Hot Dog BunBakery-fresh, soft

Sweets

Butter CroissantLaminated and flaky

From the bakery

Made by hand, every day

A whole bakery, gluten and wheat free

Circle of Life is our dedicated gluten and wheat free line, baked in a segregated facility so there is no cross-contact with our wheat baking. Bars, cookies and muffins that taste like they should, made for people who usually have to go without.

Produced in a separate, segregated facility

“They offer a great variety of baked goods made in the house. I love their cheese pretzels. They also have gluten free breads in two varieties, both very tasty. A lot of European varieties, especially German. Very tasty.”

Bogdan Marin · Google

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