Bakery

Kettleman Bagel Company's sale to Colorado-based bagel giant Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. late last year stirred the flames of Portland's unrequited passion for bagels. As a result, several small business owners have jumped into the local bagel market and others ramped up existing production. …

The next application deadline for the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) Food Safety Certification Reimbursement Program is August 1, 2012, for training completed May 1 – June 30. …

Harvest Time Bread Co., a national baker for the grocery and food service industries, is closing its 71,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Mount Airy and cutting 57 local employees. …

Sandra Fridley’s chances of winning the 2012 Hy-Vee Cake Decorator Challenge championship hinged on how quickly her mechanical bull would dry. Fridley, whose rodeo-themed cakes and cookies were good enough to win the Des Moines regional contest and punch her ticket to Wednesday’s final round, learned before the event that the tiny bull, which spins atop one of her sheet cakes, could not be preassembled as it was for last month’s preliminary.

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Nielsen-Massey Vanillas recently received certification from the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute Program. SQF Institute is an organization recognized by retailers and foodservice providers around the world that requires a rigorous, credible food safety management system. …