French Flour Miller Sees Market For Sustainable Wheat

Vivescia, France’s largest grain cooperative and flour miller, is betting wheat grown with fewer inputs can sell at a premium and take 20 percent of the local food-wheat market, deputy managing director Franck Coste said.

Cronut Interpretations Pop Up From Coast To Coast

March 20, 2014 Neal Turnage, USA Today

The French may have the patent, so to speak, but the Americans have the trademark. And the twist. Yes, we're talking about that crescent-shaped, yeast-leavened pastry upon which a French baker's reputation rises and falls: the croissant.

Confetti Couture Expands Cupcake Wrappers Line, Adds Custom Bakery Packaging

March 20, 2014 Confetti Couture

Custom cupcake wrappers have been out of reach for bakeries with high costs and low quality. Expanding their wholesale line of products, Confetti Couture, a party supply manufacturer, now offers custom cupcake wrappers, with their trademark designer look. Known for their unique, hand designed art adorning paper party products, Confetti Couture has brought their one-of-a-kind style and quality to these new custom cupcake wrappers.

Amazon Revamps Its US Delivery Network

March 20, 2014 Steve Banker, Forbes

Following the Christmas holiday debacle in delivering packages in a timely manner to customers, it was apparent that Amazon needed to make changes.  Amazon Prime was a contributor to the mess, and the fees for Prime have been raised which may help damp down the last minute rush during the next holiday season.

Advantage Sales & Marketing Announces Acquisition Of Longhorn Food Brokers

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (ASM) announced the acquisition of Longhorn Food Brokers, LP (Longhorn), a food brokerage company focused on fresh food categories. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.