Bakery

ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS announced that its proposed new joint venture flour milling company, Ardent Mills, will establish its headquarters in the Denver metropolitan area, contingent upon final application and approval of state and local incentives. The transaction is expected to be completed in late calendar year 2013, following regulatory clearances, financing and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A specific office location and operating date has not yet been set for the new headquarters, but the new company is expected to have a presence in the Denver area starting in 2014. …

Erika Record Baking Equipment, a Clifton, New Jersey bakery equipment distributor, is pleased to announce the relaunch of their website: http://www.erikarecord.com …

Rosemary Leicht of Bethel, Ohio, is the grand prize winner in the 2013 National Festival of Breads baking competition, sponsored by King Arthur Flour, Fleischmann's Yeast, and the Kansas Wheat Commission. Judges selected Leicht's recipe for Onion Parmesan Cracker Bread from among eight finalist recipes bake-tested at the public competition on June 22 in Manhattan. The National Festival of Breads is the nation's only amateur bread-baking competition. …

When John Paterakis talks about his bakeries—10 of them along the East Coast from Connecticut to North Carolina under the corporate umbrella of Northeast Foods—he means sleek, industrial behemoths that churn out bread, rolls, and English muffins for markets in 23 states. To walk into the mammoth H&S baking plant on South Bond Street is to see 230,000 square feet of automation close enough to flawless to make Henry Ford come back from the dead, hungering for a muffin. …

Rocky Mountain Pies has made a name for themselves as one of the nation’s premiere hand crafted bakers. As wholesale pie manufacturers, they provide private labeling and a large variety of flavors. Carrying everything from fruit pies to holiday favorites, they are constantly working to maintain customer satisfaction. Advancing their employees is one way they accomplish this. Tom Jackson, a longtime employee, recently completed his qualifications as a Certified Food Scientist. …