New York-based gourmet dessert and quiche manufacturer Love and Quiches Desserts changes its name to Love & Quiches Gourmet and introduces a new logo and tagline.
Mike McKee, president and CEO of McKee Foods Corp., will serve on the American Bakers Association’s Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC) Baking Industry Leadership Forum during IBIE.
More common all the time, food recalls in the U.S. and Canada have a disconcerting frequency. In the past 12 months, there have been more than 600 recalls as foods enter the market with problems that have the potential to cause serious adverse health effects.
Consumers in the Northeast will soon be able to again enjoy Devil Dogs, Ring Dings and other Drake’s products, as McKee Foods Corp., the new owner of Drake’s, prepares to bring back the snack cakes in September.
Revenue in the U.S. bread-production market dropped at an annualized rate of 1% to $36.9 billion during the five years to 2013, including a 0.8% increase in 2013.
The ABA states that the ethanol program and Renewable Fuel Standard are still taking a toll on the baking industry and consumers. Legislation to repeal the standard has been introduced.
Chris Clark joins the American Bakers Association (ABA) as vice president of operations, effective Aug. 12, while Teresa Grant is now director of finance.