Bakery

Vie de France announced plans to cease production at its frozen bread facility located outside Chicago in Bensenville, Illinois effective April 27, 2013. This move is part of the Company’s long-term strategy to consolidate production and reduce cost. …

A study of more than 85,000 women in Norway found that those who started taking folic acid before getting pregnant were about 40 percent less likely to have a child who developed the disorder, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. …

Dakota Specialty Milling has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited number of its specialty flours and grain blends in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration due to the possible presence of fragments of thin metal wire from a defective screen on one of its manufacturing lines at a milling facility. This recall was initiated as a precaution to ensure consumer product safety. No injuries associated with the recalled products have been reported to date. …

Cybros the Sprouted Bakehouse, a leading producer of fresh sprouted grain breads, today announced that it will use only non-genetically modified grains, natural sunflower oil, and locally sourced domestic honey in all of its bread products. The company also announced it is changing its name to Angelic Bakehouse to better reflect the wholesome goodness of its breads. Owners Jenny and James Marino said the ingredient upgrades and name change are part of a series of moves that position the family-owned company for continued growth and potential national distribution opportunities, while maintaining the product purity and quality customers have come to expect. …

“American Bakers PAC is privileged to announce that Dr. Charles Krauthammer will keynote the American Bakers PAC Dinner during the 2013 ABA Convention," said American Bakers PAC Chairman Steve Avera, Flowers Foods.  “Dr. Krauthammer is a thoughtful, dynamic speaker who will share his thoughts on the current political environment including an analysis of the agenda of the second Obama Administration and potential for bipartisan governing in the 113th Congress.” …