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Groundbreakers: Carlo's Bakery expands, adds shipping 

Carlo's Bakery is using its Cake Boss fame to expand production and add nationwide shipping....

Shoppers more open to giving personal info 

Shoppers are more willing to share personal information with retailers...

Cupcakes get the spotlight 

Tokens of My Confection owner Jaime Simmons got her cupcakes featured in a marketing suite at the Golden Globes....

BBGA offers hands-on bagel class 

The Bread Bakers Guild of America (BBGA) will offer a class in April to teach professional bakers how to make handcrafted bagels, bialys and pretzels....

AUI named exclusive U.S. distributor of Braun products 

Albert Uster Imports, a privately held gourmet food company, has partnered with German pastry and bakery manufacturer Martin Braun. ...

Colorado Panera locations raise hospice funds 

Throughout February, all 28 Colorado Panera Bread bakery cafés will donate $0.25 of each soup in a bread bowl purchase to Porter Hospice and St. Anthony Hospice as part of its involvement the Soup for the Soul fundraiser. ...

Sam's Club, Publix rate high in customer experience 

The companies delivering an excellent customer experience are: Sam’s Club, Publix, Starbucks, Subway, Chick-fil-A, Aldi, Winn-Dixie, H.E.B. and credit unions, according to a new research report published by Temkin Group. ...

Tootie Pie Co. opens second Austin cafe 

Tootie Pie Co. has opened its second Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafe in Austin, Texas. With this latest opening, the company now owns and operates six cafés in San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Austin and Frisco, Texas. ...

Bake’n Joy Foods turns 70 

Bake’n Joy Foods Inc. celebrated its 70th year in business with a company party at Kernwood Country Club in Salem, Mass. ...

Corn Products International to become Ingredion  

Corn Products International plans to change its name to Ingredion to better reflect its role as a global ingredients solutions company, pending shareholder approval at its annual meeting in May....

Rich Products Corp. realigns, makes senior appointments 

Rich Products Corporation has transitioned from a dual business group structure to one global organization consisting of five regional businesses: Asia/Pacific, Europe/Middle East, Latin America, South Africa and United States/Canada. ...

French Pastry School, Jelly Belly replicate ‘the Bean’ for scholarship fund 

Jelly Belly Candy Co. is teaming with the French Pastry School of Chicago to decorate a chocolate sculpture modeled after Chicago's Cloud Gate Sculpture, known to locals as "the Bean." ...

Tim Hortons offers customers a ‘Random Act of Kindness’ 

Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop is celebrating National Random Acts of Kindness Week by picking up the bill for unknowing customers at the drive-thru. ...

Dunkin’ reports 2011 results, announces new locations 

Dunkin’ Brands Group is planning to expand Dunkin’ Donuts further into the western United States coming off strong sales growth in 2011....

GFF refocuses mission 

The Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) announced it will relocate to Washington, D.C., seek a new president and refocus its efforts to meet new challenges during a Jan. 26 board of trustees meeting....

Longtime Subway franchisee turns 86 

Bob Thomson, a Subway franchisee who has worked for the chain for 22 years, is turning 86. He bought his first Subway franchise at age 64....

Rudi’s Bakery hosts gluten-free giveaway 

Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery is holding a 30-day “Gluten Freebies Giveaway” on Facebook starting Feb. 7. ...

Bruegger’s brings back Three Free Bagel Day 

On Feb. 9 Bruegger's Bagels is celebrating National Bagel Day and its 29th birthday with its second annual Three Free Bagel Day Birthday Bash. ...

Clabber Girl is DDA Vendor of the Year 

Dawn Food Products named Clabber Girl Corp. the Dawn Distributors Advantage (DDA) Vendor of the Year for the company’s service and performance in 2011....

Caravan names product category manager 

Carrie Johnston has joined Caravan Ingredients as product category manager. ...

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