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Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will be releasing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for livestock grazing in counties recently designated as disaster areas because of flooding, the American Bakers Association says the department needs to step up to resolve the current issues with wheat and other commodities.
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Product Research & Development
Cargill Opens Innovation Center for Snacks
Cargill has opened its Snacks and Cereal Product Innovation Center in Minneapolis where its food scientists, culinary experts and engineers can provide information on a wide variety of products. The facility complements the company's Bakery Product Innovation Center, which opened in March.
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National Starch Relaunches Web Site
National Starch Food Innovation's revamped Web site,
www.foodinnovation.com, contains new industry portals including market facts, application summaries, links to new products, industry news links and other information for the snack and baking industries.
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New People & Places
Workhorse Restructures Sales & Marketing
Workhorse Custom Chassis appointed Jim Gavaghan to the newly created position of vice president of sales for commercial and RV chassis. Tony Monda is now responsible for marketing and product planning for both commercial and RV products.
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ASB Moves to New Headquarters
The American Society of Baking has moved to a new address. Send future inquiries to the society at 765 Baywood Drive, Ste. 339, Petaluma, CA 94954. ASB's new telephone number is 1-707-762-8800. Its new fax is 1-707-762-9500. For more information, visit www.asbe.org.
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