The American Pie Council will hold its 2014 Great American Pie Festival April 26-27 in Celebration, Fla. The family-friendly event will feature a never-ending pie buffet, pie-making experts, contests and more.
We recently talked with Rich Scalise, chairman and CEO of Hearthside Food Solutions, Downers Grove, Ill. Scalise is the new chairman of the American Bakers Association (ABA), Washington, and he had much to say about his new industry role, plans for the association and what shapes the baking industry.
Three decorators receive an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the 19th annual IDDBA Cake Decorating Challenge, to be held at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s Dairy-Deli-Bake 2014 seminar and expo in Denver in June.
Ed Lonergan, CEO of Chiquita Brands International, and Don Zietlow, president and CEO of Kwik Trip Inc., discussed their commitment to food safety at a keynote presentation on April 9 at the 16th Annual Food Safety Summit in Baltimore.
Find out what Anthony Turano, 2014 chairman of the American Society of Baking (ASB), and a director at Turano Baking Co., has to say about the current baking industry and the ASB’s future initiatives.
AIB International and Kansas State University discuss a proposed $60 partnership that would result in the construction of The Global Center for Grain-Based Foods. The facility would be home to AIB International and the university’s Department of Grain Science and Industry.
Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., announces that it is seeking a new CEO and making several other management changes, as co-CEOs John and Dan Geocaris plan to step down from daily management of the company.