Serving a substantial portion of the Southeast, including the Five Guys hamburger restaurant chain, Masada Bakery has a deep commitment to customer service, quality standards and an ability to flex with a major growth curve in a tough economy. It’s for these and other reasons that we named it our 2012 Wholesale Baker of the Year.
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, shut down its Dillons Central Bakery in Hutchinson, Kan., on June 1, ending a more than 40-year operation and affecting 28 employees.
Many clean-label manufacturers are making headway in snack and bakery segments by creating exciting new foods for consumers to enjoy, proving that clean-label foods can also be tasty and satisfying.
It’s baseball season, says editor-in-chief Lauren R. Hartman. That means the June issue is revved up with our annual focus on the State of the Bakery Industry.