Month: February 2011

At Boudin Bakery in San Francisco, flour, the main ingredient used in the 25,000 loaves of bread baked daily is naturally key to its success. But now Boudin, this coastal city’s oldest business, which opened during the Gold Rush in 1849, is battling a wheat rush. And that rush is pushing Boudin’s flour costs to the highest level in years. …

Lone Star Bakery Inc., which provides baked goods to restaurants and food service operators, laid off 200 of the 500 people it employs at two plants in the town southeast of San Antonio. A company official said an audit conducted last year found that about 200 bakery employees did not have proper documentation to work in the U.S. …

Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara will extend until March 10 the period of the ban he has called on cocoa exports to try to unseat his rival, a spokesman for his government said on Tuesday. …

Most southern New Jersey residents have probably eaten the products of Valentis Italian Bakery. But chances are they dont know their sub roll, focaccia or bagel was prepared by this brother-and-sister-owned business that tends to keep a low profile. …