Bread was the opening act. The country market became the whole show.
This Tennessee stop began as a Mennonite bakery in the late 1970s, then grew into a place where lunch and shopping can easily share the same trip.
Fresh bread still gives you a strong reason to walk in, but the café and market can keep the visit going long after the first loaf is handled. That makes the stop useful whether you came hungry or just planned to restock.
The business changed hands in early 2026, while the bakery, café, store, and Mennonite-rooted identity stayed in place.
The only catch is timing. Fresh baking follows its own weekly rhythm, and the café and store do not close at the same time.
Come for the bread, but check the clock before the loaf starts running the itinerary.
The Bakery Still Anchors The Market
The bakery is the oldest part of the operation. Simon Beachy founded Bäckermann’s in the late 1970s as a Mennonite bakery, long before the business expanded into the market that operates in Whiteville today.
The Yoder family later developed the larger store around that original bakery. When ownership changed in January 2026, the bakery remained part of the business rather than being separated from the newer grocery and café sections.
Bread, cookies, pies, cinnamon rolls, and cakes are all made on site. The bakery uses Bäckermann’s family recipes, and those recipes remained in use after the January 2026 ownership transition.
Today, grocery, deli, café, furniture, and other categories operate alongside the bakery that started the business.
Bäckermann’s now operates as a sister store to Country View Market in Charlotte while retaining its own name, bakery recipes, café, and Whiteville location.
If baked goods are your first stop, the bakery is the same part of the business that reaches back to the late-1970s opening.
Fresh Bread Comes Out Monday Wednesday And Friday
Bread follows a three-day baking schedule. Fresh homemade baked goods are produced every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, so those are the days when the bakery is actively turning out its weekly bread selection.
Sourdough, Black German rye, and salt-rising bread are three of the named loaves. Whole wheat and honey wheat add two more familiar styles, while rosemary garlic and cheese breads move into savory territory.
The same bakery schedule also covers sweet breads and French-style loaves. Exact availability can change as batches move through the cases, but the Monday-Wednesday-Friday pattern remains the regular baking rhythm.
The store opens from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The café closes earlier, at 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Bäckermann’s Country Market is at 240 US Hwy 64, Whiteville, TN 38075. If fresh bread is your priority, a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday visit lines up with the bakery’s regular production schedule.
You can still shop on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, while the regular fresh-baking schedule remains Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Cinnamon Rolls Pies And Cakes Share The Bakery Cases
The bread schedule also brings a wider bakery lineup into the cases. Cinnamon rolls come in white icing, caramel, and apple versions, while raspberry crème adds another option to the same category.
Chocolate crème, coconut crème, and mini pecan pies are among the pie choices, with chess pies also part of the bakery lineup.
Texas sheet cake, Italian cream cake, and carrot cake are three of the cakes made through the bakery program.
These sweets are made within the same bakery program as the breads rather than brought in as a separate packaged-dessert line.
You can move from bread to desserts within the same bakery section, which also includes cookies and seasonal sweet breads.
Because baking is done in batches, the exact combination in the case can vary during the day.
The Cafe Handles Sandwiches, Soup, And A Daily Special
The café turns part of the deli and bakery inventory into lunch. Sandwiches can be ordered hot or cold, with bread, meat, cheese, and condiments chosen through the classic deli format.
The classic deli sandwich or wrap includes one meat, one cheese, bread, and condiments. That same build-your-own format sits beside the café’s named sandwiches and daily specials.
Set sandwiches add another route. The Reuben uses corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, and Bäckermann’s sauce, while the Turkey Reuben uses smoked turkey on rosemary garlic bread.
Soup has its own place in the café. Six soup options are available on a given day, and the menu includes an all-you-can-eat soup buffet with a drink and one muffin or roll.
The café also offers potato salad, pasta salad, and coleslaw as sides. Hand-dipped ice cream is sold by the scoop, giving the café a separate dessert option from the bakery cases.
Daily specials change through the week. Monday brings a chicken tender wrap, Wednesday uses an Amish BBQ sandwich, and Friday and Saturday feature the Yoder Burger.
The café operates Monday through Saturday and closes at 4 p.m., earlier than the store on most days. That means a late-afternoon grocery trip does not automatically include café service.
If lunch is part of the plan, stop at the café before moving through the rest of the market. You can finish eating, then use the remaining store hours for the bakery, deli, or pantry shelves.
Bulk Foods And Jar Goods Fill The Store Beyond The Bakery
The grocery side reaches well beyond baked goods. Milk, eggs, flour, and spices are part of the regular store mix, while jams, jellies, decorative goods, and health-focused products expand the shelves into other categories.
Bulk ordering is available for pantry staples. Oatmeal, wheat berries, and sugar are three examples the store handles in larger quantities, with spices also part of the bulk program.
The grocery section also carries milk and eggs alongside flour and spices, so everyday staples remain part of the same store as the bulk-order program.
The market also stocks products from home-based makers and smaller producers. Gluten-free, sugar-free, locally sourced, and organic items are among the categories the current operation continues to carry.
Jar goods remain one of the visible parts of the store. Jams and jellies are sold in the market and online, while canned and jarred vegetables occupy another grocery category.
Bulk staples and small-producer products sit alongside everyday dairy and pantry goods in the same store.
Vendors can set up on the front porch with home-grown and homemade goods, adding temporary vendor products alongside the permanent store inventory.
The store also sells cedar, pine, and poly-lumber furniture, including pieces made by Amish craftspeople. Custom furniture orders are available through the same Whiteville market.
The Deli Slices Meat And Cheese By The Pound
The deli has its own meat and cheese program, with several categories available for slicing. Roast beef, corned beef, and smoked turkey are three straightforward meat choices, while ham and bologna add more options.
Cheese ranges from familiar styles to sharper varieties. Swiss, pepper jack, and Farmers cheese are among the choices, with smoked cheeses and several cheddar styles also listed.
Amish butter appears in the same specialty-cheese section as the sliced cheeses.
The deli also prepares meat-and-cheese trays for gatherings. Customers can choose combinations in advance, with the market asking for at least two hours of notice before pickup.
Tray sizes range from smaller meat-and-cheese combinations to larger assortments. One named option, the Smokehouse, combines smoked meats and cheeses with summer sausage.
The café uses bread, meat, cheese, and condiments in its classic deli sandwiches, while the store deli also sells those categories for take-home orders.
You can pick up sliced meat for home, order a café sandwich, or arrange a tray for a larger group without leaving the same market operation.
The Market Entered A New Ownership Chapter In 2026
Ownership changed at the start of 2026. After operating Bäckermann’s since 2002, Mark and Martha Yoder sold the business at the end of 2025.
Brad Roberts took over in January 2026. He also owns Country View Market in Charlotte, Tennessee, which now operates as a sister store to Bäckermann’s.
After the ownership change, the bakery continued using family recipes, the café remained open, and the store kept its bulk foods, jar goods, and Mennonite-rooted identity.
The store runs Monday through Saturday, the café closes earlier than the retail floor, and fresh bakery production continues three days each week.
Nearly five decades after Simon Beachy started a Mennonite bakery, the same property now brings together bread, lunch, bulk groceries, deli foods, furniture, and an outdoor stop for families.
Fresh baking still takes place three days each week in the business that began as a Mennonite bakery in the late 1970s.