Bakery

People readily identify Kansas as “the wheat state,” but may not realize that the state also is a leading producer of sorghum, a grain crop that could become a key ingredient in developing healthful food products for millions of people who are sensitive to wheat gluten. …

Flowers Foods will review second quarter 2010 earnings and take questions from analysts during a live webcast on August 19, 2010. Flowers Foods will release earnings on August 19 prior to the webcast. …

Tootie Pie Company, Inc. announced that sales for July 2010 were up 12%, versus July, 2009. …

The bakery is currently operating at 55 percent capacity. Aryzta said it will now be able to market Maidstone to all its customers, including California-based Fresh Start Bakeries it purchased for $900 million in June. BMO Capital advised Aryzta on the Maidstone purchase, the baker said. …

The paramount concern of the food industry and the food safety professionals who work in it is the moral commitment to the consumer, Andrew DeHont, Director Food Safety Compliance, Bimbo Bakeries USA, told the 10 graduates of the Management Development for the Food Safety/Sanitation Professional class Aug. 6 at AIB International in Manhattan, Kan. …