Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, United States, invented the first single loaf bread-slicing … See more

As commercially sliced bread resulted in uniform and somewhat thinner slices, people ate more slices of bread at a time. They also ate bread more frequently, because of the ease of getting and eating another pie… See more

In 1943, U.S. officials imposed a short-lived ban on sliced bread as a wartime conservation measure. The ban was ordered by Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, who held the position of Food Administrat… See more

Due to its convenience, sliced bread is popular in many parts of the world, and the usual thickness varies by company and country:
• In the United Kingdom, sliced bread is sold as "Extra T… See more

The phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread" is a common idiom used to praise an invention or development. A writer for The Kansas City Star wrote that "the phrase is the ultimate depiction of innovative achieveme… See more

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• Pullman loaf, origin of a style of long narrow bread pan, and the loaves baked in it See more