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Ralcorp acquires Petri Baking Products
Ralcorp Holdings Inc. has purchased Petri Baking Products, Inc., a producer of private-label wire-cut cookies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Baker’s Pride names Anelli sales associate
Commercial bakery and baked products manufacturer Baker’s Pride Inc. has named Keith Anelli as senior sales associate for the company’s in-store bakery accounts. He previously was national sales manager for Meurer Brothers Bakery....
In-store sales tracker: Sweetgoods sales track up
Innovation within coffeecakes and the nostalgic appeal of turnovers are driving renewed consumer interest in sweetgoods. ...
Consumers scale back on food purchases
Subway plans aggressive '12 expansion
Subway Restaurants plans to open 1,200 North American locations in 2012. The chain recently hit the milestone of 25,000 U.S. locations....
Krispy Kreme reports upbeat Q1 earnings
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported net income of $6 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013 ended April 29, a 34 percent drop from $9.2 million in the year-ago quarter....
King Arthur Flour holds Facebook sweepstakes
King Arthur Flour is holding a Vermont Dream Getaway sweepstakes on Facebook. ...
Registration opens for U.S. National Chocolate Masters
Barry Callebaut is looking for entrants to compete in the United States National Chocolate Masters Nov. 1-3 in Chicago. The U.S. titleholder will advance to compete against 18 other countries in the 2013 World Chocolate Masters. ...
D&W Fine Pack acquires Clear Lam
D&W Fine Pack, Fountain Finn, S.C., has acquired the Thermoforming Division of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., which will notably boost its presence in the supermarket segment....
Qzina builds world’s largest chocolate sculpture
Qzina Specialty Foods has broken the Guinness World Record for building the largest chocolate sculpture. The sculpture, modeled after an authentic Mayan temple, weighs 18,239 lbs., surpassing the previous record set in Italy in 2010 by more than 7,500 lbs. ...
Corner Bakery to add 30 locations in New Jersey, Florida
Corner Bakery Café has inked an agreement with Yum & Chill Restaurant Group, Warren, N.J., to bring 30 new locations to Florida and New Jersey over the next five to seven years....
Tim Hortons offers caramel brownie iced cappucino
In anticipation of the warm summer months, Tim Hortons Café & Bake Shop has rolled out Caramel Chocolate Brownie Iced Capp Supreme. The frozen beverage is available for a limited time on menus in its United States locations....
All Things Baking gets bigger in Texas
The second annual All Things Baking show will take place Sept. 9-11 in Houston, Texas. Building on the inaugural event held last fall in Chicago, All Things Baking 2012 expects to host more than 3,000 attendees seeking on-trend education, networking opportunities and the latest product trends, equipment and supplies. ...
Culpitt Ltd. wins Queen’s Award
British cake decoration supplier Culpitt Ltd. has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its success in exporting. The Queen’s Award is an awards program for British businesses and other organizations that excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development....
CIA Greystone opens bakery café
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone has opened Bakery Café by illy to the public. The café also is an integral part of the CIA at Greystone's baking and pastry degree program....
Bregardis named Chocolatier of the Year
Cacao Barry has named Simon Bregardis Chocolatier of the Year in its annual L’Art du Chocolatier Challenge. Bregardis is an assistant pastry chef at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. ...
RBA seeks Creative Decorating Contest entries
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) is now accepting portfolio applications for cake decorators looking to compete in the 12th Annual Pillsbury Baker’s Plus Creative Decorating Competition. The decorating competition will be held during the first two days of the All Things Baking show, which takes place in Houston Sept. 9-11, 2012. ...
CSM puts bakery supplies business up for sale
CSM, the world's largest bakery products supplier, announced plans to divest its bakery supplies businesses to focus on the more profitable bio-ingredients divisions....
Casey’s Cupcakes opens fourth location
Casey’s Cupcakes will open its fourth location at the Woodbury Town Center in Irvine, Calif., on May 5. The cupcake bakery also has locations in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Riverside, Calif. ...
Einstein debuts ‘Smart Choices’ menu
Einstein Bros. Bagels has rolled out a new “Smart Choices” menu featuring 14 items with less than 350 calories. The move is part of an ongoing strategy to position Einstein Bros. as a healthier bagel brand and to build the chain’s growing catering business....
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