Rich’s, a family-owned company providing foodservice and retail products to in-store bakery, deli and prepared foods, showcased some of its new products and innovations at the recent IDDBA Show in Houston. Rachel McCrone, director of customer marketing for in-store bakery and deli for Rich’s, talked with The Shelby Report’s Maggie Kaeppel on the show floor. […]
Category: Bakery News
Posted inBakery News, National
Irresistible Food Group, The Killer Brownie Co. Partner For Growth
Irresistible Foods Group Inc. (IFG) and the IFG Restaurant Group have formed a strategic partnership with The Killer Brownie Co. to accelerate future growth in the Killer Brownie brand. Killer Brownie is most well-known for the brand’s flavors and textures of its premium brownies. It was founded by Dorothy Lane Market CEO Norman Mayne in 1988 and was […]
Posted inBakery News, Feature, Northeast
Bimbo Bakehouse Lines Designed For Making Meals Memorable
A current that seemed to run through the IDDBA show this year was looking at food as more than just sustenance; instead, as an experience, an occasion, a part of one’s life that brings enjoyment. Bimbo Bakehouse’s Dana Strain and Brandi Unchester shared some breads from the company’s portfolio that are more experience-focused. The company […]
Posted inProduce News, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Bakery News, Center Store, Midwest
AWG’s Best Choice Introduces New Look For Fresh Perimeter Products
Best Choice, the flagship of AWG’s private brands portfolio, is enhancing its presence in fresh perimeter departments – including bakery, produce, meat and seafood – with a new look and product innovations. “We want to develop products that people are proud to put in their carts and that help AWG member retailers differentiate themselves from […]
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Grupo Bimbo Reports 93% Of Packaging Made From Recyclable Materials
Grupo Bimbo has launched its 2023 annual report: “Behind our Actions.” The document shows the progress of the business and the objectives of the bakery company’s sustainability strategy for 2030 and 2050. Among the highlights of its “Baked For Nature” priority, where the bakery works on regeneration, growth, circularity and creating a positive impact on […]
Posted inAssociation News, Bakery News, Dairy News, Deli News, Southwest
Top Trends We Noticed At IDDBA 2024
Sponsored content This year, the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association brought its annual tradeshow to Houston, Texas for three busy days. IDDBA filled the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston with thousands of exhibits and dozens of learning sessions about innovations and best practices in the industry. In case you couldn’t make it – […]
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Andrés Talks Trends, Trueness, Power Of Working Together For Good
To culinary innovator and humanitarian José Andrés, the retail food industry has the power to ensure no one goes hungry during emergencies. Furthermore, feeding the world is not as complicated a problem as it may seem and World Central Kitchen – a nonprofit he founded in 2010 to deliver food relief in the wake of […]
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May Sales Report: Deli Increases While Bakery Dips
According to 210 Analytics’ recent report, prices in the fresh perimeter were up 1.2 percent in May versus a year ago, whereas center-store grocery prices increased 1.7 percent – the closest rates of inflation seen in several years between the two parts of the store. The May prices across food and beverages were 33 percent […]