Snack Factory Launches Game-Changing Snack with NEW Pop’ums – A Pretzel Take on Popcorn

January 29, 2025 Snack Factory

Now, with Pop’ums’ distinct shape, unparalleled texture and mouth-watering flavor, Snack Factory is continuing to reinvent what a pretzel can be for snackers everywhere.

Eckrich Donates $600,000 to Extra Yard for Teachers at College Football Playoff National Championship

January 29, 2025 Smithfield Foods/Eckrich

Since 2018, Eckrich has supported the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers and has generously donated more than $3 million to educators across the country to provide their students with the opportunity for a better education and spotlight the great work they’re doing in their communities.

Pete & Gerry’s Organics, LLC Acquires Farmer’s Hen House to Meet Growing Demand for Premium Eggs

January 29, 2025 Pete & Gerry's Organics, LLC

This deal joins together two leading premium egg companies, combining complementary offerings across the Free-Range, Pasture-Raised, and Organic segments.

Do You Know Where Your Bread Baskets Are?

January 29, 2025 Rachel Hindle, Cybake

Costly misappropriations like this will be familiar to all commercial bakers. And, as bread baskets are made of high-grade plastic, they are also stolen for “conversion” or “chipping” at the kinds of recycling plants that don’t ask too many questions. This growing tend means that it costs bakeries in the USA over $10 million a year to replace stolen bread crates (as they are called in the States), according to the American Bakers Association.

Ultimate Baker Shares Insights on FDA Banning Red #3 and the Value of Its Colorants for Bakers

January 29, 2025 Ultimate Baker

Ultimate Baker’s red food dyes come in powder form (see Natural Red and Natural Deep Red) and can be used in everything from cakes to icing to cocktails the same way you use other food dyes. Manufacturers can also use it to produce candies, sprinkles and other cake/cookie decorating products.