Following this year’s record-breaking International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) in Las Vegas, the American Bakers Association announces the baker members serving on the IBIE 2016 Committee.

In a recent statewide ballot vote, a majority of Washington state voters opposed Initiative 522, a proposed law requiring all products with genetically modified (GMO) ingredients to be labeled.

Crosby’s convenience store in Lockport, N.Y., expects the equivalent of 70 free days of electricity per year from an array of solar power panels it recently installed. The company says it’s the first solar-powered convenience store in the region.

Sonoco Plastics was recognized by the Society of Plastics Engineers for the blow molded plastic jar that it developed to replace Planters Peanuts’ glass jars.

The Milwaukie, Ore.-based company also taps new leaders as it sets foundation for the future.

The acquisition of Joe White Maltings will give Cargill Australia Ltd. a global footprint in all key global barley production areas.

Nestle USA plans to completely relocate its Northbrook, Ill.-based Nestle Pizza Division to Solon, Ohio, by mid-2014. The company’s pizza brands include DIGIORNO, California Pizza Kitchen, Tombstone and Jack’s.

Private equity firm Wind Point Partners is said to be exploring a sale of Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, the largest food contract manufacturer and largest privately held bakery in the U.S.

Kerwin Brown, president/CEO of Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA), receives the 2013 Distinguished Association Executive award from the Kansas City chapter of the Society for Association Executives (KCSAE).

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies announces new board members, its 2014 executive committee and the addition of 30 new member companies.