Grupo Bimbo SAB, Mexico City, and Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., are emerging as the two of the bidders for Wonder Bread and other Hostess bread brands as Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands Inc. tries to sell off its assets under bankruptcy-court oversight.
Klaus Tenbergen, Ed.D., joins the California Raisin Marketing Board as its new culinary consultant. The accomplished educator and chef brings more than 30 years of baking and culinary experience to the board.
Gourmet dessert makers Steven Roberts Original Desserts and Ticklebelly Desserts are consolidating their Colorado bakery, warehouse and corporate headquarters in a facility in Aurora.
As the federal government takes action to keep barge traffic moving on the Mississippi River, the Independent Bakers Association sends a letter to President Obama, FEMA administrators and others outlining its members’ concerns.
House Foods America Corp., Garden Grove, Calif., a subsidiary of House Foods Corp., Tokyo, acquired El Burrito Mexican Food Products Inc., a leading healthy Mexican food brand based in City of Industry, Calif.
The Hillshire Brands Co., Chicago, is selling Kitchens of Sara Lee Pty. Ltd. to McCain Foods Pty. Ltd., Ballarat, Australia. The transaction will enable Hillshire Brands to focus on innovation and growth in key categories.
Regional, national and international companies have shown interest in purchasing Hostess Brands, according to the company. It says that international companies have also expressed an interest in licensing the brands overseas. It says that interested parties had until Dec. 10 to submit bids for all or part of the shuttered company.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. acquires Goglanian Bakeries Inc. and f'real foods, both based in California, and enters into a joint venture, Twin Star Bakery, with The Stolbun Group, Houston.