King's Hawaiian
food Gardena, CA · Private
King's Hawaiian operates a mature, multi-facility manufacturing footprint across California, Georgia, and Indiana, producing its signature Hawaiian rolls at scale. As a family-owned business with 2,000 employees and no recent expansion announcements, the company appears to be in a stable operational phase.
King's Hawaiian is a family-owned bakery company best known for its sweet Hawaiian rolls and bread, founded in Hilo, Hawaii in 1950 by Robert Taira and now operating large-scale baking facilities in California and Georgia. It remains privately held and independently operated by the Taira family.
Employees
2,000
Mfg Plants
3
All Facilities
4
Activity
2/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (4 mapped)
0
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Manufacturing Plants (3)
King's Hawaiian Torrance Bakery
Torrance, CA
151,000 sq ft flagship West Coast bakery opened 2004; runs 24/7 bread and roll production lines; also houses innovations kitchen.
King's Hawaiian Oakwood Bakery
Oakwood, GA
Primary East Coast production plant in Hall County's Oakwood South Industrial Park; 150,000+ sq ft; subject of $85M expansion (2022) and additional $54M expansion (2025) adding pretzel bites lines.
King's Hawaiian Bartholomew County Bakery (under construction)
Columbus, IN
~300,000 sq ft Midwest bakery on 88-acre site near I-65 Exit 76; $180M investment by parent Irresistible Foods Group; groundbreaking 2024, operations expected late 2026 / early 2027.
Other Facilities (1)
King's Hawaiian Corporate HQ
Gardena, CA · hq
Corporate headquarters of King's Hawaiian Holding Co. Inc.