CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Any way you slice it, a small town in Missouri knows where its bread is buttered as the home of the wondrous innovation of sliced bread. Yes, the “greatest thing since sliced bread” ...

If Davenport ever has a slogan for sweatshirts, it should say: “Davenport, The Home Of Sliced Bread.” It was here that machine-sliced bread was invented. It ranks as one of the most resourceful ...

Otto Rohwedder’s bread-slicing machine is shown shortly after being installed in 1928 at Frank Bench’s Chillicothe Baking Co. in Chillicothe, Mo. The first loaves of its Kleen Maid Sliced Bread were ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The phrase “the best thing since sliced bread” has roots in the Quad Cities, where sliced bread was actually invented. The Han-Saloy Company in Davenport became the world ...