The announcement supports the Charlotte, NC, snack food manufacturer’s goal of increasing a stronger presence in a health, more sustainable food industry.
Best Maid Cookie Co. Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label gourmet cookies and dessert bars, joins Arbor’s Le Petit Pain baking platform.
That’s a year-over-year increase of 2%, according to a new global report from Nielsen. While Europe ($167 billion) and North America ($124 billion) make up most of the worldwide snack sales, annual snack sales are growing faster in the largely developing regions.
The yearlong project, titled “The Workforce Gap in U.S. Commercial Baking: Trends, Challenges & Solutions,” is aimed at developing solutions to fill the workforce skills gap in the baking industry.