Month: December 2012

After 17 years of freshly baked breads, pastries and sweets, Upper Crust Bakery announced this week it will close its Colesville retail store. Crest Hill Bakery, the store's parent company, wants to focus on baking bread for wholesale customers, said Diane Hayes, the manager at Upper Crust. …

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has reached an agreement with Petra Foods Ltd., Singapore to acquire their Cocoa Ingredients Division. Petra Foods’ Cocoa Ingredients Division is the largest cocoa products supplier in Asia with a global sales volume of 265,000 MT and 47,000 MT of co-manufacturing volumes for large accounts, sales revenue of USD 1.3 billion (CHF 1.1 billion) and 1,700 employees in fiscal year 2011 (ended December 31, 2011). …

The Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP) and the Canadian Celiac Association are pleased to announce that Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) has become one of the growing number of GFCP certified companies and has recently introduced a line of President's Choice® gluten-free bakery products in select Loblaw stores across the country. "By displaying the GFCP trademark, the President's Choice® brand provides consumers with a trusted and easily identifiable source of gluten-free products," said Ian Gordon, senior vice-president, Loblaw Brands, Loblaw Companies Limited. …