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Marietta Biscuit Company |
Marietta Biscuit
Company has officially begun production and is off
to a successful start! President, Gayle Misterly,
and her husband Lou, Chief Financial Officer, of
Marietta Biscuit Co., decided to make Alamogordo
their home so they could fulfill their dream of
having their own bakery where they could be in
direct control of production and quality.
Lou Misterly Food Sales, Inc. was established in
1972 by Lou and Gayle Misterly. The Marietta label
has long been known as the industry leader of
quality products at value pricing. With a former
baking and distributing plant in Marietta Oklahoma,
and a current distribution facility in Brea,
California, they have each chalked up over 35 years
of experience in the cookie making business. |
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The
Alamogordo plant is managed under the direction of
Gayle Misterly with the assistance of Lou Misterly
and Plant General Manager, Mike Hobson. Mike has
been in the cookie making business for 38 years.
Michael Luke, who has been with Misterly since 2000,
will oversee the sales and marketing activities for
the bakery. Since the building had some major
remodeling and modifications done, it has since
become the ideal cookie-making factory for the
Marietta team. When asked, “Why did you choose
Alamogordo as your new home?” Mike Hobson stated,
“Really Alamogordo chose us! The bakery was here and
once we visited we were sold on the location and the
“friendly” people here. The City of Alamogordo and
the Otero County Economic Development Council began
work with the previous owners to re-develop the
former Presto property. Marietta Biscuit Company,
Inc. has now completed the transformation and has a
state of the art facility.” He added, "The City of
Alamogordo and OCEDC have been great to work with."
The Marietta product line consists of home style
chocolate chip, sugar, oatmeal, iced oatmeal, and
coconut. They also bake vanilla wafers, gingersnaps,
and are transitioning into crème sandwich cookies.
Assortments of flavors include vanilla, lemon,
duplex, chocolate, banana, strawberry, and peanut
butter. Installation is under way for ovens 2 & 3
which will be able to bake snack crackers and other
items. They also have the capability to do fruit
bars and other bar products which are very popular
in today’s market.
Marietta currently employs 60 local people, with
plans for between 100 and 125 by next year. If
productions go as planned, Marietta will be hiring
many more in the years to come!
On behalf of OCEDC, we welcome Marietta Biscuit
Company to Alamogordo, and we look forward to seeing
your continued success!
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