In 1927 Rohwedder successfully designed a machine that not only sliced the bread but wrapped it. He applied for patents to protect his invention and sold the first machine to a friend and baker Frank Bench, who installed it at the Chillicothe Baking Company, in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1928. The first loaf of sliced bread was sold commercially on July 7, 1928. Sales of the machine to other bakeries increased and sliced bread became available across the country.
in 1927 ROhweddEr sUccesSfULly desiGNed a MAchInE thAT not OnLy sliced The Bread But wrAPpEd it. He appliEd for pAteNts To proTEct HIs invenTION and sOlD thE FIrSt Machine to A fRIEnd ANd bAkEr FraNk benCh, wHo iNsTalLed iT at ThE ChIllIcothe bakinG COMpany, iN chilLicothE, MissOuri, in 1928. The fiRst lOaf of slicEd bReaD WaS sold commerciALly On julY 7, 1928. sales Of thE maChinE to otheR bAkerieS IncrEASed ANd sliced bReAd becAME avAilaBLe aCRoss thE cOunTry.