Bakery

7-Eleven, Inc. has awarded Bake Fresh Company, LLC the company’s 2010 Retailer Initiative Award, citing the dramatic turn-around of a Colorado commercial bakery the Chesapeake, Va.-based company assumed just a year ago. …

All Things Baking, which took place in Schaumburg, Ill., Oct. 2-Oct. 4, lived up to its tagline as “All the things you’ve ever wanted in a baking show.” Thousands of attendees showed up ready to take advantage of the education, hands-on demonstrations, bakery tours and the latest innovations from 145 leading vendors. …

D&W Fine Pack, a leader in the foodservice packaging industry, recently launched its new PartiPak® line of catering trays and lids. This new line is ideal for a broad range of applications, especially off-premise catering, parties, tailgating, and holiday or special celebrations. The trays are also a great way for caterers, restaurants, bakeries and delis to expand their menus and improve profitability. The PartiPak line comes in 12”, 16” and 18” sizes to provide the flexibility operators need to cover a wide variety of dayparts, food portions and menu choices. …

The Butterfly Bakery has announced new labeling on its Sugar Free and No Sugar Added muffins to better reflect nutritional values. The corrective action was taken in response to an FDA citing which required the clarifications. …

For David Segal, owner of Pie in the Sky Bakery, cooking has been a passion his entire life. Yet this past year he has ventured into the realm of baking, completely focused on his new business of selling gluten-free cheesecakes and key-lime pies. His first major distributor of Pie in the Sky Bakery became the then-newly opened Alfalfa’s Market. His desserts were quickly picked up by Lucky’s Market, Niwot Market and Lolita’s Market & Deli. In April of this year, he approached Whole Foods Market, and his cheesecakes and pies were approved for the chain’s entire Western region — 27 stores — early this month. …