Kraft Foods will take full control of Morocco's top cookie maker, Bimo, from local investment holding National Investment Co. (SNI), which is controlled by the country's royal family.
Mill owners, directors and managers without a practical milling background can gain firsthand experience of the milling process through the Buhler Executive Milling short course, offered by Kansas State University’s International Grains Program.
Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands Inc. made its final contract offer to certain union members that included lowering wages and commissions by 8% in the contract's first year, according to a report in The Washington Post. Hostess also is considering selling its Merita brand of breads available in the Southeast.
The Tortilla Industry Association’s annual Convention Sept. 10-11 includes a variety of educational sessions and a keynote speech by the Honorable Judith Canales of the USDA.
The Norwalk, Conn.-based snack food maker named Irene Chang Britt president, the first woman to run the company in nearly a half-century. Britt succeeds Pat Callaghan, who steps down after more than 30 years.