Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers Festival Rises At A-B Tech This Month

The Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers Festival, in its eighth year, takes place on Saturday, March 24. This year’s theme, “Local Grain, Local Flour, Local Bread," speaks to the efforts of one dedicated group of bakers to bring locally grown and milled flour to North Carolina.

Barry Callebaut Accelerates Drive Towards Sustainable Cocoa With Launch Of CHF 40 Million Global Initiative

March 19, 2012 Barry-Callebaut

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate, has launched a CHF 40 million cocoa sustainability initiative to boost farm productivity, increase quality and improve family livelihoods in key cocoa producing countries in West and Central Africa and Indonesia over 10 years. In fiscal year 2011/2012 the company will invest CHF 5 million in farmer training, infrastructure and community education and health programs.

Maiden Media Selected As Digital Agency For La Yogurt Probiotic

March 19, 2012 Maiden Media

Maiden Media, an interactive agency of digital natives, today announced that it has been selected by La Yogurt Probiotic® as its digital agency of record. La Yogurt Probiotic is a brand of Johanna Foods and has not previously had its own digital strategy. Maiden Media will be responsible for designing and developing La Yogurt Probiotic's first stand alone website, creating a social media strategy, designing a Facebook brand page, and executing an integrated online marketing plan for the brand.

Cloverleaf Creamery To Launch Yogurt Line

Cloverleaf is debuting a product that both co-owners agree is delicious: yogurt. After weeks of trial and error, they have a batch they believe is worthy of being sold.

Oakhurst Dairy Announces Innovative New Leadership Structure

March 19, 2012 Oakhurst Dairy

Oakhurst Dairy, the largest dairy in Maine and the largest family-owned, independent dairy in northern New England, announced today that John H. Bennett, the third brother in the third generation of the Bennett family and the company’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Thomas A. Brigham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be named Co-Presidents of the company following a meeting of the Board of Directors in April.