NCA Announces The Opening Of 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo Registration

January 4, 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo

Registration has opened for the 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo, to be held May 21-23, 2013, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, the 2013 Expo is poised to be the most successful in the event’s 17 year history with exhibit space sales nearly at capacity five months in advance.

Hostess Started Contingency Plans For Liquidation Long Before Strike

Hostess Brands Inc. began contingency planning for a liquidation more than a year before irate bakers went on strike, court records show.

Don't Wait Til Mardi Gras For King Cake, Celebrate Tres Reyes This Weekend

For years I thought it was just because the Spanish like a good party that they dragged their Christmas celebrations out until the night of January 5, when they had another round of parades and gift giving for Tres Reyes, the coming of the Three Kings. It’s only recently that it clicked that, actually, they got it right. While the rest of us are waiting for Santa to deliver his celebratory gifts for Christmas, Jesus didn’t actually get any until 12 days later, when Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar finally showed up with their gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Homer, AK Goes Plastic Bagless: New Law Now Enforced

January 4, 2013 Naomi Klouda, Homer Tribune

Consumers in the habit of grabbing bags from home to fill up at the grocery store won’t feel much of a change, but folks expecting their plastic bags in the months ahead could be disappointed.

CA Homemade Food Act Creates A New Category Of Food Production: 'Cottage Food Operation'

Granola makers, homemade vinegar producers, and other foodies in California have cause to rejoice today. As of Jan. 1, a new state law allows people who make food at home to sell it to restaurants and grocery stores.