Bakery

Horizon Milling launched its Primo Mulino™ Italian-style flour at the 2013 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE®) to help food service providers make great tasting crisp-yet-tender pizza crust, flatbreads, Italian-style breads and crackers. Available from a consistent domestic supply at an affordable price point, the new Italian-style flour can increase customers' profitability and eliminate the challenges associated with using imported ingredients. …

Professional bakers long for reliable ways to increase profits without losing quality. American Almond Products Company launches its “Nutty Ideas: Professional, Practical and Profitable” baking videos to answer their needs. In the video series, pastry chef Michelangelo La Mendola takes viewers into his commercial kitchen where he shares his secrets to creating masterful, practical and profitable pastries using American Almond products. The 19-episode series spans global palates. From Italian pastry favorites such as Pignoli Cookies and hazelnut Baci di Dama to French Macaron, filled Danish rings and the Austrian Linzer Torte, these videos bring creative, time-trusted formulas within easy reach. …

Contributions towards sustainability have brought Arla Foods Ingredients an Honorable Mention in the IBIE B.E.S.T. in Baking Awards. …

Cargill Inc, one of the world's leading cocoa traders, is in the final stages of a deal to buy Archer Daniels Midland Co's cocoa business, sources familiar with the discussions said, creating a price-setting global giant. …

Rob Kaplan, Director of Product Sustainability for Walmart Inc., summarized Walmart’s Sustainability Index goals, which includes strengthening farmer networks from the ground-up. The goal is to create an ample supply of commodities grown with optimal amounts of fertilizer. Walmart tapped several ABA member companies this summer as it launched its grain chain Fertilizer Optimization goals. …