Canada Bread, Canadian Wheat Board Sign Branding Deal To Promote Prairie Wheat

June 24, 2011 The Canadian Wheat Board

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and Canada Bread – makers of Dempster's products – today announced a branding partnership that directly promotes farmers' wheat to consumers countrywide.

All Things Baking Answers All Kinds Of Questions

June 23, 2011 All Things Baking

The anticipation is mounting for the All Things Baking trade show. While thousands of baking and food service professionals are excited to get hands-on with the latest products, services and information that will help energize their businesses, there are still plenty of questions still surrounding the inaugural event. All Things Baking management and staff tackle a few of them here:

La Patisserie Fine Cakes & Pastries Strives For Perfection

Richard Harris puts on a white lab coat and hair net and inspects the trays of cakes and cupcakes baked in the kitchen of his Kitchener bakery. It’s that attention to detail and quality that Harris says sets his business, La Patisserie Fine Cakes & Pastries Inc., apart from other wholesale bakeries.

Amoroso's Trucks Rolling Again But Labor Fight Continues

Owners of grocery stores and hoagie and cheesesteak shops can expect to receive their Amoroso rolls Tuesday morning, as a federal injunction remains in force until a hearing set for Thursday.

Franz Doubles The Size Of Its Nampa, Idaho Bakery

June 22, 2011 Franz Bakery

Franz Bakery, the largest independent, family-owned bakery on the West Coast, is doubling the size of its Nampa, Idaho bakery. Franz purchased the Harvest Classic Bakery in Nampa in August 2010. Since the purchase, Franz has added a retail outlet store on site and is adding 25,000 square feet of additional space, for a total of 50,000 square feet. The bakery expansion, built by Benchmark Construction, is slated for completion later this summer. There are currently 28 employees at the Nampa bakery.