Fresh Test: Grocery Store Automats Get A Rise Out Of German Bakers

Standing in Aisle 1 of a local Aldi supermarket, between the 2.59 ($3.62) bottles of sparkling wine and the packaged bread, German master baker Wolfgang Schfer is in enemy territory. The third-generation baker lobs 15 cents into the massive, beige-colored automat before him, presses a button and cocks his ear to the machine for any clues to what’s transpiring inside. Almost instantly, a warm wheat roll plunks into the bin below.

Mrs Bairds Baking Tradition Rolls Into Fort Smith

November 1, 2010 Mrs Baird's Bakeries

Mrs Baird’s Bakeries, one of the country’s largest wholesale baking companies, announced today that it is opening new distribution routes in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area. The initial launch also includes stores in Van Buren, Alma, Greenwood, Sallisaw, Poteau, Stigler and Mena. This is the first time Mrs Baird’s baked goods will be available in area grocery stores. A family tradition since 1908, Mrs Baird’s Bakeries maintains a commitment to quality and a no shortcuts approach to baking.

Crystallized Flower Company Featuring “Nature’s PopRocks” At Fabulous Food Show

November 1, 2010 Crystallized Flower Company

Crystallized Flower Company will be exhibiting once again at The Fabulous Food Show, taking place November 12th 14th at the Cleveland International Exposition and Convention Center (I-X Center). Crystallized Flower Co. will tingle senses and inspire curiosity with a new edible flower called the Sechuan Button native to South America and only recently introduced to the United States.

Functional Technologies Updates Commercialization Of Acrylamide-Reducing Yeast

Functional Technologies Corp., (TSX VENTURE:FEB), a world leader in innovative yeast research and development, announced today that it has made considerable progress towards the commercialization of its patent-pending acrylamide-reducing (AR) yeast technology.

Canada Bread Profit Falls On Weak Sales

October 29, 2010 Solarina Ho, Reuters

Canada Bread’s quarterly earnings fell 44 percent, hit by weak sales volume, a stronger Canadian dollar and higher expenses, the Toronto-based baker said on Thursday.