Bakery

TG Foods, a commercial dessert bakery specializing in club store and supermarket products has created and launched a new line of bite-sized treats on a stick for Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman. The Cake Pops by Duff Goldman will be sold exclusively by Sams Club in all of their clubs across the nation. …

With baseball heading into post-season and professional football in full swing, sports fans are cheering on their favorite teams every game day. Whether watching the game at home or live at the stadium, food is always an important element to any tailgating party. …

The city council Monday voted to support a county tax incentive for the Pita Pan factory, 401 E. Joe Orr Road. The wholesale bakery, located in the heart of the city’s industrial hub, produces pita bread goods used in gyro sandwiches. …

When investors Barry Kratchman, Jay Roseman, Bret Gold, and Mitchell Feigenbaum bought the business in November 2006, Classic Cake had three retail locations, 55 employees, and $3.5 million in annual sales – and was in bankruptcy. Today, with 110 employees and $9.5 million in annual sales, retail is only a small part of Classic Cake's portfolio. It is a national manufacturer, with expectations that "much further growth" is going to occur on that side of the business, Kratchman said, as it also remains a reliable local confections provider. …

Piemonte Bakery Co. Inc. is a two-shift, seven-day-a-week operation, turning out products like bratwurst and po’boy buns, bread crumbs, frozen garlic bread, and Italian, French, Vienna and rye breads. It’s one of many suppliers affected by the recent deal between Schnuck Markets Inc. and Kroger Co., in which Schnucks bought the seven Hilander stores Kroger operated in the Rock River Valley. …