Harvest Time Bread Co., a national baker for grocery and foodservice sectors, closes its 71,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Mt. Airy, N.C. and cuts 57 local employees.
Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble Co. says it wants to develop more products that are kinder to the environment. Yet, few consumers are willing to pay more for green products or make tradeoffs when it comes to product performance.
Perishable foods are gaining market share while packaged foods seem to be dropping. Food Business News released statistics that indicate unit sales in 14 of the top 20 packaged food categories (bread, soup, shortening, etc.) dropped 3% or more in the past 52 weeks at mid market retailers, says SymphonyIRI data. But there’s more sides to the story.
The Georgia-based breads and snacks maker that bought Philadelphia's Tasty Baking Co. last year is reportedly going to announce a new bread bakery with access to the eastern Pennsylvania market.
Murray Lender, who with his brothers, worked in his father’s bakery in Connecticut and built it into a business that took bagels mainstream, died in Miami. He was 81.
A report on the hot trends this year in the CPG industry indicates that shoppers will keep defining value based on price. Some will open their wallets more if positive economic reports continue. But manufacturers and retailers could pass more manufacturing price increases onto shoppers because they’re running out of cost-cutting efficiencies and are sensing shoppers’ ability to pay more money. Private-label will continue to account for unit sales in the 22-23% range and dollar sales in the 18-20% range.
Save the date for the American Bakers Association’s annual convention, April 14 -18, 2012. The ABA will once again meet in Scottsdale, Ariz., and the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) will present a discussion on April 15, during the Board of Governors meeting to illustrate its successes this year.
The big snacks show got down to business in Phoenix March 16-19 as industry executives from across the nation and 38 countries attended the Snack Food Association's exposition and conference
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