Michael Sands is the new executive vice president for the snack industry. Sands joined the company after its purchase of Rickland Orchards, which he co-founded with Jason Cohen.
The Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Association (B&CMA) will, for the first time, host the Baking-Snack Lounge at PACK EXPO International 2014 in partnership with PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
AM Manufacturing Co., a dough-processing machine builder, plans to begin relocating its Dolton, Ill., headquarters to Munster, Ind., later this year. The move is expected to create up to 40 new jobs by 2016.
SF&WB visited the Europain & Intersuc, March 8-12 in Paris-Nord Villepinte, attended by nearly 77,000 baking industry professionals, to discover all of the new products showcased by 804 exhibitors and brands. Along with seminars given a special buzz by the most prestigious national and international competitions and a host of other events, the baking and pastry-making show was filled with both dynamic and innovative introductions.
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO tradeshows, and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) are partnering to bring the PMMI–PACK EXPO Possibilities in Packaging Pavilion to FMI Connect 2014, to be held June 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
A new report on the modified starch market by raw material and application indicates that the market is expected to grow at a rate of 4.1% from 2013 to 2018.
Egan Food Technologies, Grand Rapids, Mich., purchases certain assets of Food Process Automation (FPA), allowing it to expand its equipment offerings within the bakery industry.
Facing tighter competition for fast-food breakfast items from traditional and nontraditional competitors as well as a generational values shift, McDonald’s is testing new breakfast menu items.
The American Society of Baking (ASB), Swedesboro, N.J., held the 2014 edition of BakingTech, its annual technical conference, at Chicago’s Marriott Downtown March 2-4. On March 3, the organization once again honored several baking industry leaders with Baking Hall of Fame awards.
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