Historic bakery to take over former Dollar General in Gahanna

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A family-owned bakery that has been in business for 112 years is opening a second location in Gahanna in the building that formerly housed Dollar General. 

Resch’s Bakery, located at 4061 E. Livingston Ave., has plans to open a new shop at 150 N. Hamilton Road. The Gahanna store will become the bakery’s main production space, according to owner Frank Resch. 

“I just appreciate the longtime customers that we have and without them, we would not be successful,” Resch said. 

The business’ Livingston Avenue bakery will continue operating as usual. Resch’s Bakery offers donuts, pastries, cakes, cookies, pretzels, pies and more. The new store will have the same menu as the Livingston Avenue bakery, Resch said, but depending on what customers want, more items could be added in the future. 

While Resch said the Gahanna store does not yet have a set-in-stone opening date, he is aiming to open the pastry shop by Easter. 

The bakery’s founder Wilhelm Resch immigrated to America from the German town of Neiderwinden in 1906. He and his uncle built the first Resch’s Bakery building in 1912 at 1029 E. Livingston Avenue. The bakery moved to its current spot in 1962 and is in its sixth generation of family ownership.