Year: 2011

Don McGinn’s Uprising Breads Bakery started as a workers’ cooperative back in the heady, hippie days of the 1970s. McGinn himself was a longhaired co-op member in the 1980. Little did he know that 25 years later, the co-op would be gone and he would have not only shepherded the bakery through growth and transition, but also nudged the little east Vancouver icon into Vancouver’s trendy west side. When Whole Foods approached him to be a supplier in 2006, McGinn opened a bread production plant in an effort to expand his existing wholesale business.
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Magnolia Bakery is ringing in the New Year on a sweet note. Starting today, customers nationwide can preorder Magnolia Bakery's classic cupcakes, topped with Magnolia's signature pastel vanilla buttercream or chocolate buttercream, as well as a selection of Magnolia's specialty cupcakes, including pistachio, lemon, pumpkin, devil's food and red velvet. Preordered items will begin shipping on January 2, 2012. Visit www.magnoliabakery.com/storefront for more information or to place an order. …

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine today alerted consumers to undeclared milk in “Pan Dominicano (Dominican Bread)”, packaged and distributed by Gollo Desserts located at 349 Suydam St. in Brooklyn, NY. People who have severe sensitivity to milk may run the risk of serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume this product. …