Efficient weight controls and checkweighing systems on bakery production lines are integral to meeting consumer expectations and ensuring compliance with net weight regulations.

Innovation—as well as expanding into other categories—is allowing baked good manufacturers to continue providing indulgent offerings to cannabis consumers.

The vegan-friendly items coming to the menu in January include a Build Your Own Vegan Pizza option.

Base Culture, a leading manufacturer of Paleo-friendly baked goods, has relocated its Tampa, Florida sales and distribution offices to 44,000 sq. ft headquarters.

The George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston will be the site of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) 2016 Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo, to be held June 5–7. The annual event targets serious buyers, merchandisers and executives who have a shared passion for food and the industry, and offers them a venue where they can sell and buy new products and services, attend presentations, network, and glean insight into the industry.

JAB Beech, a subsidiary of JAB Holding Co., is acquiring North Carolina-based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for $1.35 billion.

The purchase of bakeries in Chicago and Michigan will enable the company to expand its capacity and offerings.

Did you miss the new products, ingredients and equipment posted on Snackandbakery.com this week? If so, check them out now.

Bimbo Bakeries USA has added a new line called Extra Grainy to its premium whole-grains bread portfolio.

A robust educational program, a new hands-on workshop, tabletop exhibits and more await Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers’ Association members at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta on May 1–4.