Safeway Recalls Several Varieties Of Angel Food Cake Due To Undeclared Allergens

September 27, 2013 FDA

Safeway is voluntarily recalling six (6) Angel Food Cake products because they contain the undeclared allergens soy and milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy or milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

BakingTech 2014 Preview

September 27, 2013 American Society of Baking

Plan now to join us in Chicago for BakingTech 2014 "Change: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome"!  Whatever your educational and networking goals are, be sure to mark your calendars for March 2-4, 2014 to attend this gathering of experts in the baking industry.  We are assembling a seasoned group of presenters who are keen to share their insights and experiences with you.

Bake-Rite International & Horizon Bradco To Merge

September 27, 2013 Horizon Bradco

Bake-Rite International and its strategic partner, Horizon Bradco, will merge together under the name Horizon Bradco in 2014 to better support the baking, commercial and industrial food industries with premium processing equipment and services. The new company has also drawn major capital from investment firm, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners.

Pastry Live 2013 – Signature Plated Dessert Competition Winners

September 27, 2013 Pastry Live

Pastry Live is proud to announce that Chef  Joel Gonzalez of the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa is the first place winner of the Signature Plated Dessert competition. Nine top pastry chefs, both national and international, competed over the course of two hours, preparing their “signature” dessert. Each dessert was judged according to design balance, presentation and most importantly, overall flavor execution.

American Dietary Report Card Shows Yogurt, Oil Consumption Way Up Since 2000

September 27, 2013 Joe Satran, Huffington Post

The American diet, as a whole, changes at a glacial pace. Most individuals eat more or less the same thing, week in, week out, adding new staples and retiring old favorites only on very rare occasions. And zooming out to a scale of hundreds of millions, these individual shifts mostly cancel each other out. (One family might stop buying sour cream because they want to cut back on calories the same day that another family starts buying sour cream after tasting Paula Deen's recipe for spinach-artichoke dip.)