Stonyfield & Happy Family's Organic Yogurt Pouches Available For Kids

August 13, 2014 Stonyfield

Fans of organic baby food are now able to enjoy a perfect new match as Stonyfield YoBaby, YoTot and YoKids Squeeze yogurt pouches, produced in collaboration with Happy Family, hit stores this summer.

St. Louis' Companion Bakery Eyes Regional Expansion

Companion states they will be building more of a regional presence. The fresh bread is already distributed all over St. Louis, but Allen wants to expand that even more. The company is also getting into frozen-bread production.

Webinar: Reformulating Baked Goods To Improve Cardiovascular Health

August 13, 2014 AACC International

This webinar intends to provide information on the latest knowledge of how saturated and trans fatty acids impact cardiovascular health and then provide expertise on how to reduce trans fatty acids in baked products. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian will provide information on the impact of various fatty acids on cardiovascular health. Mr. Bob Johnson will focus on why partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) gained popularity in the bakery industry, the challenges of replacing PHOs, and some available approaches to reformulating.

Spatz's Bread On MI Shelves Is Last Batch – Pending Roof Repair

August 13, 2014 Heather Jordan, MLive

Get it while you can. Saginaw-made Spatz's bread currently on store shelves is the last batch shoppers will see for a while.

Little Consumer Traffic Growth Translates To Little Restaurant Unit Growth In Spring 2014, Reports NPD

August 13, 2014 The NPD Group

With little growth in consumer visits to U.S. restaurants, restaurant units grew less than one percent (.8%) in spring 2014 compared to spring 2013, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. The total U.S. restaurant count stands at 635,494, based on restaurants reported to be open as of March 31, which is up by 5,002 units from spring 2013. Restaurant chains contributed to almost 80 percent of the unit growth, adding 3,718 locations since last year (up 1.3 percent).