Organic Bakery Lands $500,000 Investment, Will Resume Production Tuesday

January 16, 2018 Tim Mekeel, Lancaster Online

Ending an eight-week shutdown, Lancaster Food Co. will resume production on Tuesday after raising $500,000 from nine investors.

IDDBA Seeks Decorators To Compete In 23rd Annual Cake Decorating Challenge

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) 23rd annual Cake Decorating Challenge is approaching, and we’re open for entries. The event will take place during IDDBA 18 in New Orleans, LA, June 10-12. Contestants compete in a three-day event where they craft and decorate a variety of specialty cakes ranging in size, theme, and shape.

Virginia Grocery Investment Fund Seeks To End ‘Food Deserts’

A bipartisan group of public officials urged the General Assembly on Thursday to create a Virginia Grocery Investment Fund to help attract supermarkets to food deserts in the state. Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe was joined by senators and delegates at a news conference in support of legislation to create the fund.

Cutting-Edge Array Of Self-Serve Automation From Apex Helps Retail Build Business

National Retail Federation (NRF) Show attendees are getting a first-hand view of the latest order pick-up and fulfillment solutions from Apex Supply Chain Technologies®. The world’s leading provider of self-serve automation, Apex is demonstrating its full-range of innovative retail technology at #NRF2018, and showing how brands including Fanatics, Delaware North, Carolina Panthers and Casey’s General Store use Apex to automate retail processes, including buy online pick up in store (BOPIS) and mobile device management.

BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO Christopher J. Baldwin To Chair National Retail Federation

The National Retail Federation today announced that BJ’s Wholesale Club President and CEO Christopher J. Baldwin has been elected chairman of the NRF Board of Directors. In addition, eight other retailers and retail partners have been elected as new members of the board.