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Top Story
Utz, Snyder's of Hanover Ditch Merger
Just weeks after announcing their merger, Snyder's of Hanover and Utz Quality Foods called off their marriage. The end of the engagement came after receiving word that their first and second filing had not been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). After hearing from the commission, Utz and Snyder's of Hanover, both based in Hanover, Pa., note that they wanted to move on and to withdraw from what would likely have been a protracted approval process.
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Exclusive Operations Report
Sanitary Design as an Enabler of Food Safety (Part 3)
Proactively working to enhance food safety, a group of sanitation professionals from the nation's top food companies last year began to share ideas on improving food safety through equipment design enhancements. This group, now known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association's Sanitary Design Working Group, modified the AMI Ten Principles of Equipment Design to adapt them to low-moisture foods and further enhance equipment designs for all processors, their suppliers and co-manufacturers. SF&WB Operations Weekly
asked the facilitator of that group, Joe Stout, global director, product protection and hygienic design for Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft Foods, to share the group's findings. Here's the third of four installments on the "10 Principles of Equipment Design for Low-moisture Foods." more
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Corporate Initiatives
IBC Now Goes by Hostess Brands
Interstate Bakeries Corp. has changed its name to one of its iconic brands.
Hostess Brands was selected following extensive market research and leverages an iconic brand that Americans have enjoyed for almost 100 years. The new corporate name became effective Nov. 2. By doing so, IBC follows the footsteps of many bakers who publicly go by their popular branded name. more
Focus in Innovation
Grecian Delight Goes into Artisan Flatbreads
It used to be so simple. Mexican food producers cranked out tortillas. Greek, Israeli and other Mediterranean food manufacturers made pitas. Italian companies created pizza bread. Indian cuisine included Naan bread. It was almost as straightforward as an ethnic bloodline.Today, however, the world of flatbreads has become increasingly complex as consumers seek new shapes, sizes and flavors to add a twist to conventional ethnic fare. That's why Grecian Delight Foods has expanded beyond its roots of producing pitas and began rolling out lavash, Naan, pizza bread, flat sandwich buns and hybrids of other artisan flatbreads to add innovation to the sandwich or
pizza category and flair to the dinner eating occasion. more
People & Promotions
Pamela's Products Nabs Natural Products Veteran
Pamela's Products has named Linda Gerwig as the first vice president of sales for the dedicated gluten-free company. "I love the drive and creativity true entrepreneurs inspire because they want to solve a problem for others," Gerwig says. "[Pamela's Products] has always believed that people with special dietary needs deserve enjoyment and comfort in every bite. And they should be able to share that with others. My passion for the organics industry, especially the manufacturing end, fits exactly with this vision of offering great tasting, healthy food."
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MGPI Tags Tracy as New CFO
Don Tracy has been selected as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for MGP Ingredients. Tracy's business career spans for more than 30 years, of which more than half has been spent in senior level financial and executive management positions. For nearly three years, he served as chief financial officer at Emery Oleochemicals, a global chemical manufacturer, and was based in Cincinnati.
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From the Editor's Desk
How Bakers Can Leverage the Social Media
Dan Malovany is not a complete idiot when it comes to social media. Okay, he never Tweeted anybody, but he does understand why they don't call it Twitting. He doesn't have a Facebook account, but he has never referred to it as "MyFace" as a fellow editor once did. And yeah, he doesn't know the entire abbreviated language of texting, but he does know what LOL, CYA and FUBAR mean. So when he found out that Klosterman Baking recently jumped on the social media bandwagon, he jumped at the opportunity to chat (via telephone) with Kim Klosterman, chief executive officer of the Cincinnati-based company, about how bakers can most effectively use this new medium as a part of
a broader public relations initiative. more
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