Bakery

Viitals Specialty Bakery and the Gourmet Pizza Company
restaurant, both in Tampa, FL, have teamed up to serve their vegan and
gluten-intolerant customers gluten-free pizza. Viitals
Specialty brand is gaining recognition among the health and allergy conscious in
Florida, with products sold in several Tampa specialty stores. …

At the 6th Annual Grain Growing Conference in Burlington last week it was announced that Vermont-grown white flour soon will be available at City Market and perhaps elsewhere.Until now, localvores have had to make do with Vermont whole-wheat flour, which,
no matter its quality, has limited uses in cakes, cookies, pasta and breads. …

Functional Technologies Corp., a world leader in yeast research and development, announced today that it has developed, tested and filed patent applications for yeast technology that
reduces the formation of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed when starchy foods are
baked, fried or toasted. …

The plan for the 350,000-square-foot bakery and warehouse was announced in May
2007, and the project was paid for with the help of $31 million in publicly
subsidized financing. Tasty’s total cost is a huge bet for a firm whose market
value was just $60 million yesterday. The company moved its headquarters to a
nearby building in April 2009. …

Rudis Organic Bakery, Inc., the nations largest
certified-organic bread brand, today unveiled its new brand identity and
packaging at the annual Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. …