EPA's Refrigerant Proposal Not Economical For Bakers

February 1, 2016 American Bakers Association

EPA lacks accurate cost benefit analysis for its recent proposal lowering the leak rate for commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment.

Report: Finding The Sweet Spot In $20B Sweet Baked Goods Market

February 1, 2016 Packaged Facts

Americans are eating and snacking healthier, but they do love to indulge in sweet baked goods. They can't live without their cookies, snack cakes, doughnuts, muffins and other sweet treats.  And most people like the regular versions over low or fat-free types.  Consumers generally eat sweet baked goods to indulge in a treat.  Increasingly however some are looking for healthier more nutritious indulgences, or "better for you" treats that still taste good, finds market research publisher Packaged Facts in the report, Sweet Baked Goods: U.S. Market Tren

Flowers Foods Sued By Drivers Over Employee Status

Flowers Foods Inc., the bakery that owns Wonder Bread, Nature’s Own and Tastykake brands, is being sued in more than a dozen states by truck drivers who claim they were improperly classified as independent contractors.

Ohio Grocers Association Announces New President And CEO

February 1, 2016 Ohio Grocers Association

Ron Graff Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ohio Grocers Association, announces the selection of Kristin Mullins as the new President and CEO.

 

Wegmans Announces Opening Dates For Midlothian, Short Pump Stores

February 1, 2016 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Wegmans Food Markets announced today the grand opening dates for its two locations in Greater Richmond. These are the first stores to open during the company’s 100th anniversary in 2016. Wegmans Midlothian, a 115,000 square-foot supermarket,will open at Stonehenge Village Shopping Center on Sunday, May 22. The company’s Short Pump store, a 120,000 square-foot supermarket, is set to open at West Broad Marketplace on Sunday, August 7.