Bakery

The board of directors of Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) today announced a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share. This action renews the annual dividend rate of $.80. The dividend is payable on March 17, 2011, to shareholders of record on March 3, 2011. …

The Rome is just one of several restaurants in Columbia that have responded to an increasing demand for gluten-free food with special menu items. The demand has also resulted in gluten-free sections in Columbia grocery stores, including Schnucks, Hy-Vee and Gerbes. …

SensoryEffects Flavor Systems has introduced a new line of inclusions for frozen dessert applications. Marketed under the brand name Choco-Flakes, these new compound coating products were designed to have a melt point around 80F which makes them ideal ingredients for use in ice creams or other frozen dessert systems. …

Although cupcakes have taken center stage in recent years, forecasted food trends for 2011 (including a blog post by the baking queen herself, Betty Crocker) point to pie as the new cupcake. …

The 2011 APC Crisco National Pie Championships will take place at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. Amateur pie makers, professional bakers/chefs & commercial pie companies from around the country & Canada have been competing at the NPC since 1995. …