Month: January 2018

What’s In Store 2018 — A Dollar A Day Spent In Dairy

January 11, 2018 International Dairy Deli Bakery Association™

It has been a tough two years for dairy with declines in overall sales and volume, but nearly everyone in the United States shops the dairy department. Dairy has a household penetration rate of 97.7 percent. This is one of hundreds of findings in What’s in Store 2018, the latest edition of the annual trends publication from the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), and What’s in Store Online, a collection of over 150 downloadable graphs and tables, as well as links to white papers and trends articles. …

Entenmann's Celebrates 120th Birthday

January 11, 2018 Bimbo® Bakeries USA

Entenmann's® Bakery, a division of Bimbo Bakeries USA, announced today the launch of its "I Sing on the Cake" national sweepstakes in celebration of its 120th birthday. Fans of the iconic baked goods company can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win sweet prizes and will receive a second entry by sharing a video singing Happy Birthday to the brand. …

American Bakers Association Supports Healthy Baby Month

January 11, 2018 American Bakers Association

January is dedicated to Healthy Baby Month and National Birth Defects Prevention Month. January 7-13 is a special emphasis period for Folic Acid Awareness Week. …

If You Don't Have Coeliac Disease, Avoiding Gluten Isn't Healthy

January 11, 2018 Suzanne Mahady, The Conversation

Are gluten-free diets healthier? Recent large studies have not found health benefits for a gluten-free diet, and in fact the opposite may be true. …

Ford, Postmates To Study Autonomous Delivery

January 11, 2018 Chronicle News Services

Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza, working with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution. …