Panera Bread opens a bakery in New Haven, Conn., to test new products, reimagine favorites and experiment with staffing models.

Chicago-based Hillshire Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods, maker of Duncan Hines baking mixes and frostings, Lender’s bagels, Celeste frozen pizza and many other branded products.

Chelsea, Mass., cannoli shell maker Golden Cannoli Shells Inc. is the recipient of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Massachusetts 2014 Small Business of the Year.

The deputy director of food safety and applied nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will discuss the Food Safety Modernization Act and mandated regulations proposed by the agency.

The American Society of Bakers is accepting papers for BakingTech 2015 through May 15.

The Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers’ Association (B&CMA) is accepting resumes for a new president on its website.

Snack food manufacturer Snyder's-Lance Inc., Charlotte, N.C., signs agreements to acquire Baptista’s Bakery in Wisconsin and to sell its Private Brands and two manufacturing facilities to Shearer’s Foods in Ohio. The transactions are expected to close in the 2014 second quarter.

Weston Foods purchases Rubschlager Baking Corp., a Chicago bakery known for its authentic rye breads and other products.

National organic dairy brand Horizon introduces a line of organic and made-with-organic crackers and grahams.

San Antonio-based C.H. Guenther & Son Inc., a baking industry member since 1851, buys Tribeca Oven, an artisan bakery.