Navigating Food Allergies: Allergy Safety Tips for Your Bakery

January 28, 2025 Retail Bakers of America

Remember, running an allergy-safe bakery is a journey filled with challenges, but it’s also an opportunity to showcase your creativity, empathy, and commitment to customer satisfaction. By fostering a culture of inclusivity and safety, you’re not just baking delicious treats—you’re creating a warm and welcoming space where everyone can indulge without worry.

Japan Defeats France to Win the Pastry World Cup

January 28, 2025 Lilit Marcus, CNN

Top honors went to returning champions Japan, whose team put together a lemon, pear, marigold and chocolate granita in the shape of an Asanoha (hemp) leaf for their restaurant dessert entry. For the frozen dessert, the team offered an apricot treat resembling a spinning top toy.

Mars Appoints Alastair Child as Chief Sustainability Officer

January 28, 2025 Mars, Incorporated

Alastair will be responsible for the development of the overall Mars sustainability agenda, leading Mars on its ambitious journey to Net Zero, as part of the company’s broader Sustainable in a Generation Plan.

Denali’s ReCirculate Compost Made from Food Waste, Now Available at Walmart

January 27, 2025 Denali

Denali partners with retailers, like Walmart, to leverage its unsalable food with Denali’s innovative depackaging technology, separating organic food from its packaging and transforming it into a clean stream of materials that are then converted into useful products such as compost, soil, fertilizer and renewable energy. This process streamlines the depackaging process for retailers while keeping unsold food out of landfills.

Non-GMO Project Launches Non-Ultraprocessed Foods Verification

January 27, 2025 The Non-GMO Project

The Non-GMO Project has introduced Non-UPF Verified, the next milestone in the transformation of our food system, developed under the newly established Food Integrity Collective. This initiative expands beyond GMO avoidance to address an urgent public health crisis: the pervasive dominance of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in our global food supply, which now accounts for more than 50 percent of calories consumed in Western countries.