Hostess Brands’ chief executive Brian Driscoll abruptly resigns; Gregory F. Rayburn, the new restructuring expert, takes the lead as the company tries to survive its second bankruptcy filing in recent years.
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute opens registration for PACK EXPO International 2012, Oct. 28-31 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s show offers the “last word” on packaging and processing solutions to help businesses stay ahead of the competition. The show provides maximum impact in advancing knowledge, networks and business related to packaging.
More than 95% of the exhibit space is sold out for the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s big show, June 10-12 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The company says it’s constructing a state-of-the-art research and development center in Hanover, Pa., located near one of its largest bakeries. The center will research, develop and enhance new and existing products across the entire line of Snyder’s-Lance snack foods.
Kernels is the title of the Wheat Food Council’s first edition (Winter) of its e-magazine, which will showcase quarterly articles, recipes Q&A discussions and more.
The U.S. restaurant industry anticipates another year of disappointing growth while c-stores, which have focused more on quality food and beverage offerings, will most likely see an increase in traffic, says a survey by business-advisory firm AlixPartners LLP.
Orville Redenbacher’s Pop Up Bowl for popcorn was a top winner in the 2012 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. Chosen from 86 entries in 126 competition categories, the winners include 25 packages that received 31 Achievement Awards for packaging excellence, printing achievement, technical innovation, and environmental and sustainability achievement.
A cross-industry panel will look at the critical issue of what the future holds for wheat at the upcoming American Bakers Association convention, April 14-18 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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