American Dairy Coalition Applauds USDA’s ‘Robust’ Federal Milk Price Hearing Notice

July 24, 2023 American Dairy Coalition

American Dairy Coalition applauds the USDA notice of public rulemaking through a national hearing for all Federal Milk Marketing Orders, set to begin August 23 in Carmel, Indiana.

Nothing Bundt Cakes Names New CEO

July 24, 2023 Nothing Bundt Cakes

Nothing Bundt Cakes®, the nation’s largest specialty cake bakery, has appointed multi-unit and franchise veteran Dolf Berle as CEO, effective immediately.

5 Ways to a Sustainable Industrial Oven   

July 24, 2023 AMF Bakery Systems

More energy-efficient baking solutions are within reach for commercial bakers thanks to advances in digitalization and oven burner technology. It’s a welcome sight for an industry that’s committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. 

FMI Endorses Senate Legislation Banning SNAP Processing Fees

July 24, 2023 FMI

FMI – The Food Industry Association welcomed the introduction of the Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions (EBT) Act (S. 2449) by Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Peter Welch (D-VT), Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to prevent the levying of processing and other related fees on grocers for purchases made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

NGA Encouraged by Proposed Merger Guidelines Focus on Buyer Power

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) released today a highly-anticipated proposed update to merger enforcement guidelines. The proposed draft significantly re-writes merger enforcement standards to include new considerations for mergers that enhance buyer power.  Specifically, one of the thirteen proposed guidelines directly addresses buyer power (i.e. monopsony power) where a merger of competing buyers lessens competition for other sellers.