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Top Story
DOE Names Franz an 'Energy Champion'
Franz Family Bakeries has received an Energy Champion award from the U.S. Department of Energy for achieving more than 250,000 million Btu in total energy savings or more than 15% total energy savings at its Portland, Ore., facility. To receive this recognition, Franz completed a Save Energy Now energy assessment with the DOE's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) in 2008.
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Meetings & Conferences
Prepare for the 'Best Week in Baking'
With the New Year upon us, it's time to start planning for the upcoming convention season, including the "Best Week in Baking" by the American Society of Baking and BEMA, the Bakery Equipment Manufacturers & Allieds association. ASB's BakingTech 2010, which runs from Feb. 28-March 3, features a number of traditional events such as the Fifth Annual Baking Hall of Fame Ceremony along with some new wrinkles, including the complimentary "A Taste of Chicago" luncheons on March 1 and 2.
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People on the Move
Shelby Weeda Retires from King's Hawaiian
After nearly three decades working at King's Hawaiian, Shelby Weeda officially retired last month to pursue other opportunities. During Weeda's tenure as president, King's Hawaiian grew from a small regional company to a national brand with more than $110 million in annual revenue. According to Mark Taira, CEO and president of the Torrance, Calif.-based company, Weeda expanded the brand into new channels that created a momentum that "has provided an amazing path for our executive team."
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Bruinsma Joins Caravan Ingredients
Bernie Bruinsma has been named director of special projects for Caravan Ingredients. In his new role, Bruinsma will assist R&D, business development and sales and marketing departments for the Lenexa, Kan.-based ingredient supplier.
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Trade Show Updates
Organizers Set Show Dates for iba 2012
In an effort to avoid a conflict with Oktoberfest, iba 2012 will run Sept. 17-22 or right before the world's largest beer party in Munich, Germany begins. The German Bakers' Confederation and GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen note the World of Baking show will end on the first day of Oktoberfest. In the past, iba shows overlapped in part with the festival. After last year's show in Düsseldorf, iba organizers announced they wanted to make Munich the permanent home for the baking event, which runs every three years.
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New on SnackAndBakery.com
Check Out the Sanitary Equipment Design Report
Recently, SF&WB's Operations Weekly
published a four-part series 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. Check out the series by visiting
www.snackandbakery.com and clicking on the "white papers
" section for the complete series on the "10 Principles of Equipment Design for Low-moisture Foods."
Coming Soon, Stay Tuned
SF&WB's Operations Weekly to Get New Look
Now in its fourth year, SF&WB's Operations Weekly will sport a new design that's more reader friendly and offers new opportunities to our digital advertisers with a greater variety of banner options. Coming soon, look for the updated weekly e-mail that's the only digital publication geared to operation and production managers and personnel.
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