'Kringle' Is Now Official Wisconsin State Pastry

As of last Sunday, it’s official — kringle is now the state pastry of Wisconsin.

Stew Leonard's Introduces New Croissant Donuts: Cro-Dos

July 9, 2013 Stew Leonard’s

Stew Leonard’s bakery teams have introduced the Cro-Do, 162 layers of butter anddough deep fried to golden perfection.  Half croissant and half donut, and using a unique recipe, Stew’s Cro-Dos have gained legions of fans in the few short days that the World’s Largest Dairy Store has been making and selling them after a successful test-run during the last week in June 2013.

Companion Launches Their 20th Anniversary Pretzel Croissant

July 9, 2013 Companion

Famed St. Louis bakery, Companion, celebrates their 20th anniversary by launching their limited edition Pretzel Croissant nationwide.  This new offering is the innovation of owner, Josh Allen, who created these by sending Companion’s all-butter French Croissants through their pretzel bath (giving the croissant the rich mahogany pretzel coloring and flavor) and topping them with crunchy bits of pearl sugar.

Woolworths Supports Online Retail Growth With Descartes/Bestrane Cloud-Enabled Home Delivery Solution

July 9, 2013 Descartes

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Woolworths, Australia’s largest retailer, has deployed Descartes Route Planner™ and cloud-based  Descartes Mobile™  with The Bestrane Group, a Descartes ‘United by Design’ partner in Australia, to support increased growth of its online grocery business.

Stores Using Technology To Keep Customers In Internet Age

Retailers are offering customers several choices at checkout to make sure the shopping experience is a pleasant one.