Baked Goods, Sweet Goods, So Many Options To Choose

June 30, 2017 AIB International

At AIB, our foundation is built on baking expertise. If your employees lack that understanding, the quality of your products is at risk. Whether you want to know how formulation adjustments impact your finished product or you want to assess quality, our Specializations and Applications seminars deliver all the expertise you need through concise lectures and practical hands-on labs.

Walmart Agrees To Carry Henrico Woman's Sweet Potato Pie

Mary D. Lee’s sweet potato pie-making skills are about to go national. Walmart offered the Henrico County woman a deal on the spot for her sweet potato pie during a national open-call pitch event Wednesday at the global retailer’s headquarters in Arkansas. Hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners from across the country attended the event looking for their big break.

Two DC-Area Bakers Win At Walmart’s Open Call

June 30, 2017 Jeff Clabaugh, WTOP

Hyattsville, Maryland-based DC Sweet Potato Cake — whose cakes and cupcakes are already sold at a number of retailers including Starbucks, Safeway and Wegmans — received a deal to sell its products in 250 Walmart stores. D.C.-based Cakelove, founded by local baker Warren Brown, received a deal to sell its cake jars in 50 to 100 Walmart stores in the Washington region.

A Street Fight Among Grocers To Deliver Your Milk, Eggs, Bananas

Every couple of days, Sinclair Browne fights through traffic in Times Square, squeezes his delivery truck into a parking spot, walks up four flights of stairs and delivers groceries to a guy whose order he knows by heart. Mr. Browne, 40, is a driver for the online grocery business Peapod. He plays the most important role in solving the biggest problem vexing the online grocery industry: moving food, undamaged and unspoiled, from the warehouse to the customer’s house. It’s known as the last-mile problem.

Amazon Robots Poised To Revamp How Whole Foods Runs Warehouses

When Amazon.com Inc.’s $13.7 billion bid to buy Whole Foods was announced, John Mackey, the grocer’s chief executive officer, addressed employees, gushing about Amazon’s technological innovation.