Dessert Breads Take The Cake

Hybrid loaves fall smack dab between two categories: bread and dessert. They’re not a bread to slice and slap over pastrami for a sandwich. But because they are baked with yeast and look like a dinner loaf, they’re hard to classify as a dessert. They also are deceptively versatile.

George Weston Reports Squeeze On Revenue

February 24, 2010 Sunny Freeman, Canadian Press

Canadian bakery and grocery giant George Weston Ltd. remained profitable in the fourth quarter but says it is facing inflationary pressures as the cost of some of its staple ingredients continues to rise and squeeze revenues.

King Arthur Flour Launches Gluten-Free Baking Mixes

February 24, 2010 King Arthur Flour

King Arthur Flour has added a new category to its line of
premium baking mixes and ingredients: gluten-free.

Shoot Hoops With Hostess For A Chance To Win $1 Million

February 24, 2010 Hostess Brands, Inc.

From February 21, 2010 through March 20, 2010, consumers can register game codes
printed inside specially marked multipacks and single-serve packages of
Twinkies and Hostess CupCakes at www.hostesscakes.com to enter for a chance to shoot baskets during halftime at a pro basketball game for a chance to win $1 million.

Canada Bread Bakery Deal Firmed Up Fast

Canada Bread, 90 per cent owned by Maple Leaf Foods, announced Wednesday it will
spend $100 million to build a new bakery on the east Mountain, in the Red Hill
Business Park of Hamilton, Ontario.