Lancaster Food Co. Shuts Down After Cash Infusion Falls Through

December 6, 2017 Tim Mekeel, Lancaster Online

The Lancaster Food Co. has temporarily stopped baking bread after an expected $250,000 infusion fell through “at the last minute.” As a result, the company said Sunday, it has laid off all of its 20 employees and is “in considerable danger of permanently shutting down.”

Why Is Bronx Bread So Darn Delicious?

Along Burke Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx is a 4th generation bakery that has roots in Santa Caterina, Sicily. “My great-grandfather Calogero made loaves of pane di casa in his home there and sold it to the people of the town,” says Joseph Nicosia who runs the 35-employee Nicosia’s Original Bronx Bread Co along with brother Charles Jr. The original Nicosia’s was solely retail, opened by Joseph’s grandparents in 1925 and then run by his father starting in 1981. Wholesale operations began in the late 1960s.

Bay State Milling Company Announces Availability Of SimplySafe

December 6, 2017 Bay State Milling Company

Bay State Milling Company now offers SimplySafe™, a natural heat treatment process, for whole grains and seeds. The technology will increase food safety for manufacturers seeking a validated kill step.

Egg Farmers Of Canada And Food Banks Canada Partner With Chef Lynn Crawford

December 6, 2017 Egg Farmers of Canada

The holidays are a time when the issue of hunger seems to hit home a little harder, and when an army of Food Bank volunteers continue to work, helping their neighbours. This season, Egg Farmers of Canada has decided to celebrate those generous people with a delicious and nutritious surprise breakfast hosted by none other than Chef Lynn Crawford.

Toma Leche Celebrates The Holidays With El Chavo

The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of the iconic got milk? campaign and its Spanish-language counterpart Toma Leche, are making the holiday season bright with fun family activities, milk and snacks and the popular El Chavo characters dressed as Los Tres Reyes at retail locations across California beginning Dec. 8 through Dec. 21 and from Jan. 4 to Día de Los Reyes ("Kings Day") on Jan. 6.