CUDAHY - Most people don’t want to be near a freeway 24/7. Angelic Bakehouse does.

The company is moving its production from 417 Barney St. in Waukesha to Cudahy for easier access to Interstate 94’s path to Chicago and points south, where most of Angelic Bakehouse’s distribution is headed.

“We love being in the Waukesha community,” said Executive Vice President James Marino. “It’s been a fantastic place to do business.”

But all the available sites for the growing bakery were “just too far south of the expressway,” said Marino, who owns the company with his wife, President and CEO Jenny Marino. The couple bought the business in 2009.

“It’s sad to see them leave but the city did our best to work with them to try to keep them in the city,” said Waukesha Director of Community Development Steven Crandell. That included an incentive package that “was every bit as good as Cudahy’s,” said Marino.

Cudahy provided the company with a package that included “almost free land,” said Marino, at 3275 E. Layton Ave. and worth nearly $380,000.

The company has a workforce of about 30, with hopes of reaching 100 in the next three years, and more beyond, according to Marino. He said he hopes most employees will follow the company to Cudahy.

The new facility will help the business meet the growing demand for its sprouted grain products, including breads, buns, rolls, pizza dough and specialty items. Marino anticipates that the new site will be fully operational by November 1.

The Layton Avenue facility will total about 22,000 square feet with 3,900 square feet for office and employee facilities. The $2.3 million project was financed with the help of BMO Harris Bank.

Wahlgren-Schwenn Inc. of Menomonee Falls designed the building and managed the construction.