NMPF Seats New Board Members; Associated Milk Producers Wins Cheese Award

The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) Board of Directors seated two new members this week at the organization’s 2012 annual meeting here in Orlando. In other news at the NMPF annual meeting, a Parmesan cheese made by Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) was awarded the Grand Champion Cheese award at the 2012 NMPF cheese competition.

New Product Labels From Satin Fine Foods

November 1, 2012 Satin Fine Foods, Inc.

Satin Fine Foods, Inc. is excited to announce the recent redesign of our product labels. To coincide with our coming retail pack, our commercial labels got a makeover! They feature easy to follow photo steps, a stronger representation of fondant color and additional product information. 

Wegmans Pumpkin Roll Recalled, May Contain Pieces Of Plastic

November 1, 2012 Wegmans

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all code dates of Wegmans Pumpkin Roll (sold in the Bakery), sold between September 1 and October 30, 2012, because the product may contain pieces of clear plastic from the packaging, which may be sharp or could present a choking hazard. The following sizes are included in the recall:

Bakery Shoppers Expect Better Information, According To IDDBA's New Research

The new report from IDDBA, Consumer Shopping Dynamics: The Decision Tree, finds that shoppers expect better information in the deli and bakery.  Consumers today have nearly unlimited access to every kind of information. It is not surprising that they are looking for information in the deli and bakery as well.  The full report is available at www.iddba.org.

Jimmy John’s Is Bringing Back The Sprouts

The sprouts — which no one really realized how much they loved until they were gone — are slowly reemerging this month in Illinois stores. In an announcement via the company’s main Facebook page, Jimmy himself said the national rollout will “be trickling in over the next 16 weeks.”