September 1, 2008
Articles
Collaborating on the supply chain
In difficult economic times such as these, the best solution for managing one's supply chain might be to follow a model of collaboration. Although collaboration...
GFF launches Brown Bag Club campaign
The Grain Foods Foundation (GFF), Ridgeway, Colo., launched its Brown Bag Club campaign this month with a satellite media tour in New York City with Kate...
Flowers Foods merges with Holsum Bakery
Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., has merged with Holsum Bakery Inc. Holsum will operate as a subsidiary of Flowers Foods under its current name and with...
Business Briefs
September is now National Tortilla Month following a resolution sponsored by U.S. Congressman Devin Nunes, a member of the House of Representatives from...
People
Guillaume Bastiaens, vice chairman, Cargill, Minneapolis, and member, Cargill board of directors, retired this month after 41 years of service with the...
New products
Nonni's, Chicago, introduced larger biscotti in an operator friendly 48-count case, available exclusively through foodservice distributors. The biscotti...
Snack cakes minus the guilt
Healthful trends continue to dominate the snack cake aisle. According to IRI data for the 52 weeks ended July 13, donut and snack cake sales increased...
HIGHLAND BAKING CO.doubles its capacity in short order
During a time of economic challenges, Northbrook, Ill.-based Highland Baking Co. forges ahead with its plans for growth and has literally doubled its...
Functional ingredients give baked products a healthful boost
Product diversification can be difficult at best, but bakers have found a new and healthful way to add value to their products. Functional ingredients...
Packaging pushes the sustainability envelope
A loaf of bread in a plastic bag is about as minimalist as bakers can get. Yet, other baked products requiring more layers of packaging are using different...
Bakery flavors get spicy
Look for twists on traditional flavors in the bakery aisle this fall. Bakers are fusing tried and true flavors with spices to give products a special...
Machine vision lends an eye to the baking process
In the past five years, machine vision technologies have begun to play a key role in wholesale baking applications in a variety of ways. Baking industry...
Divider developments
Divider advancements include increased flexibility, accuracy, sanitation, control and automation. Advanced electric controls are being used to enhance...
Bran delivers beneficial dietary fiber
Although bran occupies a tiny corner of baking ingredient use especially in proportion to the main byproduct of grain milling flour it serves an important...
Supplier Innovations
Adamatic and Belshaw brands continue to expand A new era has begun with Belshaw and Adamatic now headquartered in a brand new production plant in Auburn,...
Baking Mart
Fiber technology In response to market demand for enhanced fiber content in foods, MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) provides Fibersym RW and FiberRite RW resistant...
News Analysis
Baking Management:How have government policies influenced farmers' decisions of what crops to plant? Jim Bair:In the past 10 years, the wheat states of...
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