Research & Markets: 2012 Report On The $30 Billion US Bakery Product Manufacturing Industry

November 15, 2012 Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Bakery Product Manufacturing" report to their offering.

BCTGM Members Initiate National Strike At Hostess Brands

November 14, 2012 BCTGM International Union

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) have gone on strike against Hostess Brands beginning Friday, November 9.  Workers at other Hostess plant locations are honoring picket lines established by striking local unions. More plants may strike or honor the strike in other Hostess locations within the coming days.

Hostess Closes St. Louis Plant

Hostess Brands permanently closed three bakeries Monday, including a plant in St. Louis where 365 jobs were cut, in response to a bakers’ union strike that started Friday.

Hostess Closing Cincinnati Butternut Bread Co. Facility As Strike Continues

A Hostess Brands Inc. bakery in Cincinnati will shut down and displace 150 workers as a result of striking by its bakers union, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

NatureBake Merges Into Dave's Killer Bread As Family Business Evolves

November 13, 2012 Molly Young, The Oregonian

NatureBake's curtain call comes as Dave's Killer Bread expands throughout the West and eyes a nationwide reach. By January, the family-owned Milwaukie company will sell exclusively under the Dave's brand, founded seven years ago at the Portland Farmers Market.