Bakery

Michelle Halbrook came in first nationwide and placed third in
the world among Dairy Queen employees in last month’s Iron Tip ice cream cake
decorating competition, held at the company’s biannual convention in Cancun,
Mexico. …

With 350 million Facebook accounts, how much do businesses really
influence consumers when they launch pages on the site to attract fans and to
pepper them with messages and offers? To begin to answer that question, we partnered in this experiment with Dessert Gallery (DG), a popular Houston-based bakery and caf chain. …

Construction is under way on a $190 million sugar refinery near Gramercy,
northwest of New Orleans, that will be able to produce 1 million tons of sugar
annually. In a joint venture with two food giants Cargill Inc. and the
Imperial Sugar Co. growers say the refinery, expected to begin processing in
2011, will give them a steady market for Louisiana cane that will support higher
prices. …

In most parts of the world, regulations say that to be
labeled gluten-free, a product can contain up to 20 parts per million (ppm) of
gluten (equivalent to about 20 mg per kilo). …

Merrill says the company was able to improve its bottom line results and increase unit sales, which produced the best overall quarter in the companys history. And, Merrill says he believes that 2009 will prove to be a turning point for the company. …