Cybros At The Helm Of Sprouted Grain Trend

A Milwaukee-area wholesale bakery has been specializing in breads made with good-for-you sprouted grain since 1969. In fact, it's the only sprouted grain bakery in the Midwest. Originally owned by the Cyrus family, Cybros was purchased in 2009 by an unlikely couple from Milwaukee.

Connecticut's Diana's Bakery Buys Agawam, MA Industrial Building

Diana's Bakery purchased a 97,700-square-foot industrial building in Agawam, MA, from Berkadia Commercial Mortgage for $1.25 million or $13 per square foot.

The ChefTec Fund Awards My Gluten-Free Bread Company ChefTec Plus

The ChefTec Fund from Culinary Software Services announced today that the Fund has made a donation of ChefTec software to My Gluten-Free Bread Company.

New Sustainability Resources Deliver Economic & Environmental Wins To Dairy Decision-Makers

Since the launch of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment in 2008, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy — established under the leadership of America’s dairy producers — has united the dairy value chain in a collective effort to measure and improve the environmental, social and economic sustainability of U.S. dairy from farm to table. Using a research-based approach, the Innovation Center is establishing benchmark measures of industry-level dairy sustainability, while putting tools in the hands of decision-makers to drive innovation at individual businesses.

Dairy Leaders Petition Senate To Cut Milk Supply Limits From Farm Bill

Dairy industry leaders today called for the Senate Agriculture Committee to remove a new dairy program that is designed to control milk prices from the draft 2012 Farm Bill and instead focus on providing proven safety-net programs, such as revenue insurance, typically used for other commodities. Miriam Erickson Brown, president and CEO of Anderson Erickson Dairy; Jon Davis, president and CEO of Davisco Foods International, Inc.; and David Ahlem, vice president of dairy procurement and policy for Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc., held a press briefing before heading to Capitol Hill for scheduled meetings with committee members.