Bimbo Bakeries Closing its Bakery at West Hazleton

National Choice Bakery, which was founded in 1990 as Twin City Bagel Inc., has grown into a supplier for major brands across the country. …

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced that it has completed the divestiture of its Lender’s Bagel business to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. The transaction included the Lender’s brand and related intellectual property, the production facility in Mattoon Ill., and inventory. …

Mexico’s 126m people buy $55bn-worth of packaged food annually. Sales of such fare have been growing quickly. This trend should have lifted the likes of Bimbo and Gruma, its biggest maker of tortillas. Instead, like many Mexican businesses in recent years of sluggish economic growth, they have fallen out of favour with investors. …