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Consumer Spotlight: Here today, here tomorrow
Today's trends may still be around tomorrow, according to the 2010 Consumer Survey Report by the National Grocers Association. Nearly 2,500 consumers...
The mysteries of mixing
Mixing is the most important part of the entire dough making process, says Nol Haegens, owner of Classo Foods and senior baking technologist, Tate and...
Bakers look to the future at BakingTech
2010 got off to a bang for the American Society of Baking (ASB), as a record number of attendees and exhibitors gathered to harvest the past to fortify...
On the scene: IBA hosts bakers and allied trades
The Independent Bakers Association (IBA) convened for its annual winter meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., February 21-24. Attendees networked and discussed...
In the event of recall
La Tortilla Factory, Santa Rosa, Calif., halved recall time after installing technology to trace ingredients and track finished products out the bakery door and into the store...
Top 75 Dollar Volume Down in 2009
Deflation and the weak economy took its toll on North American food distributors in 2009, as total volume for the Top 75 food retailers and wholesalers...
Crackers see strong sales in weak economy
Even though the U.S. has left behind the recession of 2008 and 2009, the weakened economy continues to affect the baking industry, although in the case...
Ups and downs in U.S. food retailing
Reprinted from Supermarket News The more things stay the same, the more they change. The top 10 chains in Supermarket New's annual listing of the Top...
Picking up speed
The old cliché is true–time is money. That’s why bakers are on a continual quest to hasten changeover from one product to another without incurring costly downtime...
Baking Management's Influential 20
This month, Baking Management debuts its first annual Influential 20, which includes 19 individuals and one power duo, whose leadership and efforts help...
Consumers crave cookies
While new cookie varieties and special packaging are going strong, old favorites also are seeing a boom on grocery shelves. Whether this is because of...
Tortilla market stabilizes
Throughout 2008, the economic impact on the tortilla market vacillated. The rising cost of raw ingredients proved challenging while more consumers making...
Not all resistant starches are created equal
Adding healthful ingredients to bakery items is becoming more than just a passing fad. Consumers want products that taste good, but also those that provide...
Energy efficiency yields high return on investment
In the current economic climate, manufacturers are being pushed to the limit to find sources of cost savings. At the same time, many companies have taken...
Individual pack sales affected by economy
Today's consumers might be on the cusp of rediscovering the true meaning of portion sizes, changing from a super-size mentality to a miniature one instead;...
