Bakery

Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that, BBU, Inc., its business in the United States, has completed its US$31.9 million purchase of the Beefsteak brand, acquired as part of the Hostess Brands bankruptcy proceedings. The transaction was funded with cash holdings. …

Toufayan Bakeries, one of the largest privately held specialty bread bakeries in the U.S., invites Supermarket Deli and/or  Bakery Category Managers who plan to attend the Orlando IDDBA show to see “how it’s all done”. …

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association Board of Directors announced new titles for officers and staff at their Board meeting last month. …

Solvay Aroma Performance recently introduces Govanil™, a new range of vanilla flavors that will revolutionize the way consumers taste and perceive vanilla notes in bakery and confectionery food products such as cookies, biscuits, pastries, cakes, fillings and chocolates. …

On Tuesday, April 2, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) spoke at the Denver, Pa. Pepperidge Farm facility to urge Congress to pass the Sugar Reform Act. The current U.S. sugar program subsidizes sugar growers by almost $3.5 billion a year, a cost that falls directly on the backs of bakers, food manufacturers and consumers alike. …