Spanning 15,000 square feet, the new facility features a live baking center, technical center, and a warehouse stocked with new production baking ovens and more.
This year’s focus is on technologies that can help advance the company's innovation agenda, including supply chain and agricultural resilience, consumer wellness priorities, and more.
Most recently, the new hire served as CEO of Shearer's Foods, a private‑label and contract manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers in North America.
The program's intention is to provide consumers with more useful information about the ingredients and processing of baked goods, snacks, and other foods.
With nut‑based ingredients among the fastest‑growing categories in bakery, the expansion will help manufacturers respond more quickly to emerging consumer trends, such as Dubai‑style chocolate.