Articles by John Welbes, Pioneer Press

McDonald's strong performance in recent years, a big Baldinger customer, is one reason the Baldinger family needed to expand operations at a time when other businesses were cutting back. But finding a way to keep the bakery within the city of St. Paul – where Baldinger's has been in business since 1888 – proved challenging. …

Costco Wholesale Corporation announced its plans to open up a kosher bakery at its new location in the Westfield Wheaton Plaza Shopping Mall. With the Costco store slated to open in October of this year, the dairy bakery will be certified under the OK Certification Organization, and is the 16th Costco bakery to go kosher. …

Caravan Ingredients has introduced Tortilla Grains Blend, a specially formulated blend of grains and complementing ingredients for the production of tortillas and other baked goods. …