Bakery

The original location of La Brea Bakery, now a popular retail store selling the bakery’s artisanal bread, baked goods and specialty sandwiches, will remain open for the remainder of 2012 at 624 S. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. La Brea Bakery plans to open a new retail storefront location in the same neighborhood in early January 2013. …

Researchers at France's University of Southern Brittany found that people are more inclined to help others when they take a whiff of baked goods, the Independent reported. …

Baker’s Pride, Inc., a commercial bakery and manufacturer of private label and branded baked products, today announced the official launch of its new, hi-tech donut facility at the Mt. Pleasant Street Bakery, a Baker’s Pride company. …

Zak Gilbert, owner of Rounds Bakery, wants to rescue Northern Nevada from West Coast bagel shortcomings — and from bagel blasphemy in general. Rounds’ central bakery on East Moana Lane produces about 1,000 bagels a day. The company sells the bagels to wholesale customers like Whole Foods Market and University of Nevada food services and to the public at the Rounds Bakery shop on South Sierra Street. …

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said Wednesday that consumers should expect to see higher prices for their meat and bread products starting next year, due to the rising costs of getting those items onto shelves. …