CSM Bakery Solutions, a supplier of bakery ingredients, products and services, has agreed to sell its BakeMark business to Pamplona Capital Management. CSM President & CEO Marianne Kirkegaard said the sale is an important step in advancing the company’s strategy to focus on its core business in Europe and North America. “We have always had great […]
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Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Merge With American Bakers Association
The American Bakers Association (ABA) and the Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers’ Association (B&CMA) have officially merged. As a result, the new ABA welcomed 116 B&CMA member companies, including U.S. and international bakers and allied companies. Additionally, ABA welcomed the B&CMA professional staff, including: • Dave Van Laar, senior advisor to the president and CEO: B&CMA transition […]
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Best Practices For Supermarket Advertising Budget Allocation
To entice consumers to shop in-store or online, supermarkets must set aside a budget for advertising. With a range of 0.02-4.0 percent, food retailers spend an average of 1.25 percent of sales (excluding pharmacy and gasoline dollars) on advertising. The recently released “2017 Promotional and Advertising Practices Study Among U.S. Grocery Retailers,” published by Aptaris […]
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House Advances National Menu Labeling Bill
The National Grocers Association (NGA) on Thursday praised the House Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (House Resolution 772). The bipartisan bill, introduced by U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) and Tony Cardenas (D-California), would clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule on menu labeling to “create […]
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Getting SMART About Back-To-School
by Naomi Sleeper/director of business development, Imperial Distributors As the summer season comes to a close, families are starting to do their back-to-school (BTS) shopping. According to a National Retail Federation (NRF) study, BTS and college spending is the second highest shopping season for retailers, after the winter holidays. Total BTS spending accounts for more than […]
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Study: Men Becoming More And More Engaged In Shopping For Food
According to the latest research from Men’s Health, men are taking more control over grocery shopping and cooking than ever before, with 84 percent of them saying they’re the primary grocery shoppers in their households (a 19 percentage point increase over the past decade). The Rodale Inc. brand has released the fourth iteration of “How Men Shop for Food,” […]
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Pack Expo Showcase To Feature Award-Winning Packaging Designs
Highlighting top packaging designs from around the globe, The Showcase of Packaging Innovations, sponsored by The Dow Chemical Co., will return to Pack Expo Las Vegas (Sept. 25–27; Las Vegas Convention Center), according to Pack Expo producer, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. The packages featured in the showcase are winning entries from […]
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CAC Says July Fourth Avocado Sales Broke Record
According to the California Avocado Commission (CAC), this year’s Fourth of July avocado sales figures indicate 118.3 million pounds were sold in the U.S. in support of holiday festivities, making it the highest Fourth of July consumption period on record. The results were stronger than the 100-million-pound pre-holiday projection and surpassed the 2016 actual by […]