Sara Lee To Close Outlet Stores

Sara Lee is exiting the outlet store business where it sells Sara Lee products at discount prices. The company said it expects all company-owned retail outlet stores to close by the end of November. Nine of the company's 11 outlets are in the Chicago area.

An Interview With Tom Frainier, Co-Owner, Semifreddi's Bakery

Tom Frainier left a job in the corporate world where he made a lot of bread to make real bread at a tiny storefront bakery in Kensington almost a quarter-century ago. Frainier is now president and CEO of that family-run business — Semifreddi's — one of the Bay Area's largest artisan wholesale bakeries.

Dancing Deer Baking Company Debuts Three New Product Lines

Dancing Deer Baking Company, a leader in the natural/specialty baked goods industry for the past 18 years, announced the debut of two attractive seasonal cookie offerings and six delicious, all-natural, make-it-yourself Gourmet Baking Mixes at the 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show.

What A Slab Of Steak Can Tell Us About Food Patent Law

A chef, a meat scientist, and an Oklahoma State food researcher walk into a beef summit in Chicago. It sounds like the setup to the world’s nerdiest gastronomy joke, but what actually happened one Tuesday this spring was that the trio unveiled their Vegas Strip Steak™, taken from an undisclosed part of the cow that has supposedly only ever been used for burgers, and proclaimed the cut of beef so earth-shatteringly original that they will be filing a patent for their knife strokes.

New Whole Grain-Rich Foodservice Recipes

At the WGC, we strive to be the resource for all things whole grain.  We keep our ears to the ground, listening for new research and health findings; we share important changes in regulations and create events that offer opportunities for consumers to try new whole grains; we update you on what’s new, tasty or interesting.  When you ask, we answer.