Bakery

The commercial bread industry in the US is over $20 billion, with premium artisan bread being one of the industry's fastest growing segments. Alteri Bakery (www.alteribakery.com) is the areas largest and most well-known artisan bakery. Alteri Bakery is currently planning the launch of several new products for both the retail and food service channels, and with the addition of certain equipment the company could increase its production capacity by over five times its current levels. …

Last year, Jessie Salvador wanted to open his own business, a doughnut shop specializing in cake doughnuts. His employer didn’t want to see him go, so it opened a retail doughnut shop, Regal Bakery, and put Salvador in charge. The shop has quickly become well-known for its eclectic doughnut flavors, such as creme brulee, green tea, apple fritter and bacon maple. …

Sara Lee Corp. expects the planned $959 million sale of its North American fresh bakery business to Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo to close in the coming weeks. …

Alpha Bak­ing, a national dis­trib­u­tor of fresh and frozen breads, rolls and buns with four plants and mul­ti­ple depots across the United States, is test­ing a fully inte­grated asset track­ing solu­tion to deter­mine its effec­tive­ness in reduc­ing bak­ery tray loss. Prior to the pilot, Alpha Bak­ing, based in Chicago, expe­ri­enced sig­nif­i­cant tray loss each year, with no vis­i­bil­ity to where the loss was occur­ring. …

Gladder’s Gourmet Cookies, Inc. based in Lockhart, Texas has been acquired by DGG Group, LLC. Gladder’s Gourmet manufactures frozen and refrigerated cookie dough, which is distributed throughout the United States. Gladder’s Gourmet has developed a unique process which has enabled their entry into the retail grocery, foodservice, and other markets. …