Martin's Potato Rolls & Bread Are New York City's Favorite

Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.®, has the highest bread and roll sales in the New York metropolitan market.  According to 52-week IRI sales data ending June 17, 2018, Martin's Sandwich Potato Rolls, Martin's Long Potato Rolls, and Martin's Potato Bread hold the first, second, and third place, respectively, for highest dollar sales in the entire fresh bread and roll category. 

Flowers Foods Recalls Mrs. Freshley's & Other Brands Of Swiss Rolls & Captain John Derst's Old Fashioned Bread

July 19, 2018 FDA

As a precautionary measure, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is voluntarily recalling Swiss Rolls sold under the brand names Mrs. Freshley's, Food Lion, H-E-B, Baker's Treat, Market Square, and Great Value, distributed nationwide, and Captain John Derst'sOld Fashioned Bread distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, due to the potential presence of Salmonella in an ingredient, whey powder.

Portland French Bakery Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Soy In Seattle Sourdough Pub Buns & Franz Premium Pub Buns

July 19, 2018 FDA

Portland French Bakery of Portland, OR is recalling 26,635 units of Seattle Sourdough Pub Bun 6pk and 8,022 units of Franz Premium Pub Buns 12pk, because it may contain undeclared SOY. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Butterball Foodservice Enhances Customer Support With New Insights Manager

July 19, 2018 Butterball Foodservice

To further understand what foodservice operators need to drive sales and successfully serve turkey consumers, Butterball has hired Allison Pugina as Foodservice Data Insights Manager. She contributes to the company’s decision-making process by using sales results, primary research and other sources to identify trends; draw conclusions; and share fact-based action plans with Butterball’s sales, marketing and leadership teams.

Sodexo Names Brett Ladd As New CEO Of Government For North America

July 19, 2018 Sodexo North America

Sodexo announced that Brett Ladd will serve as the new CEO of the Government for North America and will be a member of Sodexo's North America Regional Leadership Committee. Previously, Ladd led growth and client retention initiatives as Senior Vice President of Sales for Government North America. He was a member of the executive team when Sodexo established its formal Government segment in 2002.