Acme Bread Makes An Environmental Statement With Every Bag

Excellent Packaging & Supply, an innovator and distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, is helping Acme Bread of Berkeley, Calif. make a bold environmental statement by enabling the famed bakery to switch to 40 percent post-consumer waste paper bread bags for all in-store retail packaging of its artisan breads.

Henry Nemenz Saluted For New Ohio River Bread Company Venture

The owner of Save-A-Lot in Wellsville, OH, Nemenz plans on turning the former MacDonald Elementary building in the village into the Ohio River Bread Company. The business will be a wholesale venture designed to provide bakery items to distribution centers and retail markets in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

Caramel Dessert Topping Wins State Contest

A small eastern Connecticut dessert toppings specialty company has taken top honors in a statewide competition to pick the best locally produced food products.

Bring Gastropub Fare Home With Real California Dairy

If youve developed an appetite for gastropub fare, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) offers an easy way for you to bring those flavors home with California dairy.

Your Lactose Intolerance Questions Answered – Part I: Prevalence

The Journal of the National Medical Association recently released a study about the prevalence of self-reported lactose intolerance among African Americans and its effect on dairy intake. While results show that African Americans were more likely than the GP to eat fewer dairy foods, experience physical discomfort after consumption, and believe they were lactose intolerant, the big news is that the percentage of 24% is much lower that previously reported.