Headlines
Marvelous Market finds buyer
Thompson Hospitality Corp., Herndon, Va., recently completed its purchase of Marvelous Market, a gourmet food chain known for high-quality bakery products....
Bunge buys Corn Products International
Bunge Ltd., White Plains, N.Y. announced that it is acquiring Corn Products International in a $4.4 billion stock deal. The aggregate transaction value...
ABA says USDA action not enough
Earlier this month, USDA Secretary Schafer announced that the USDA will be releasing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for livestock grazing in...
NYC trans fat ban in full swing
The first of this month marked the official start of New York City's full ban on trans fats in bakeries and restaurants. The city's health department...
Retail and wholesale bakeries join in cake promotion
Two renowned Philadelphia-area bakeries, Bredenbeck's Bakery and Tastykake, joined forces last month in a Mother's Day promotion. Bredenbeck's cake decorator,...
NAFD considers historic flour prices
The National Association of Flour Distributors held its 89th annual convention in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico last month. The historically high commodities...
Finale opens commissary, plans fifth location
Upon dedicating its new, 8,500-sq.-ft. commissary in Allston, Mass., Finale Dessert Co. announced plans to open its fifth retail location this fall. Finale's...
ADM opens new technical center
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) opened a new Milling Technical Center within its headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. this month. The company aims to...
New Jersey workshop presented bakery ideas
The New Jersey Bakers Board of Trade (NJBBT) recently offered a workshop designed to introduce new products and ideas to New Jersey bakers focusing on...
Hy-Vee decorator wins IDDBA cake challenge
RJonathan Armistead, Hy-Vee Inc., Columbia, Mo., won the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's (IDDBA) 13th annual Cake Decorating Challenge held...
Krispy Kreme shutters Calif. distribution
BakeMark USA, Pico Rivera, Calif., agreed to take over distributing donut mixes, other ingredients and supplies for most of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based...
Calling top raisin bread formulas
The California Raisin Marketing Board, Fresno, Calif. announced its inaugural America's Best Raisin Bread Contest, open to retail bakers, commercial bakers,...
People in Baking
Barry Callebaut, Chicago, appointed Doug Dobler and Mark Lowman area sales directors for the company's North American gourmet division. Dobler will be...
Women in charge
At the moment, Hillary Clinton hasn't yet admitted defeat in the Democratic presidential primary, but it is pretty much a done deal. By the time this...
OBITUARY
Lester Kirschbaum, 92, of Western Springs, Ill., died Feb. 28 of heart failure. A lifetime baker, he owned Kirschbaum's Bakery, which is now run by Mr....
Frozen Product Ideas
Address all-natural demand Best Brands offers new all-natural muffins to meet your customers' demands. The all-natural standard means they contain wholesome...
Sugars & sweeteners
Bake without sugar Cargill introduces SweetDesign Bakery Sweetener System for sugar-free baking. It offers a convenient 1 for 1 sugar replacement in most...
Hispanic supermarkets tap new opportunities
Among the fastest growing segments of the in-store bakery market, Hispanic supermarket chains continue to open new stores with bakeries and tortillerias...
Cargill opens product innovation center
Cargill opened a new Product Innovation Center in Minneapolis. The center, which opened in March, allows bakery customers to collaborate directly with...
New RBA president seeks more cooperation in the trade
Lynn Schurman, president of the Retail Bakers of America, is entrenched in the problems she and other retail bakers face under the current state of commodities...
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | Next


