Baking & Snack

In this episode of "Since Sliced Bread," sponsored by Cain Food Industries, Inc. and recorded live at the American Society of Baking’s #BakingTech2025 conference earlier this year, Chris Prociv, chief commercial officer of La Brea Bakery at Aspire Bakeries, looks to market the benefits of sourdough better. As the category shifts toward better-for-you offerings and cleaner labels, Prociv shares how the bread’s gut health benefits, ease of digestibility and low glycemic index can entice health-conscious consumers to look further at sourdough offerings. https://ow.ly/vy7r50VkG19 #podcast #sourdough #cleanlabel

Blake Day from Coperion shares in the Baking & Snack Capital Spending Insights for 2025 webinar how the American Bakers Association and the baking industry at large focuses on how to attract and maintain labor. Watch the full webinar here: https://ow.ly/vFpz50VnwcI #foodautomation #foodindustry

Baking & Snack Editor Charlotte Atchley shares her top takeaway from day one at the American Bakers Association convention in Orlando. Her top takeaway came from the CEO fireside chat on the future of baking featuring Trina J Bediako from New Horizons Baking Company , Ryals McMullian at Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries, Carrie Jones-Barber from Dawn Foods Global and Bill Quigg of Richmond Baking Co. #ABAConvention #foodindustry

At the Give Back Lunch at the American Bakers Association Convention, attendees packed baking kits for A Gift for Teaching and care kits for Fisher House. Audrey St.Onge of Lallemand Baking and Eric Dell, JD, MBA introduced attendees to the charities, which equip teachers to better serve their students and support families of hospitalized veterans, respectively. #bakingindustry #ABAConvention

The opening session of the American Bakers Association Convention featured top baking industry executives discussing everything from alternatives workweek schedules to consumer trends such as the impact of GLP-1 drugs on the food industry during a panel. Eric Dell, JD, MBA, president and CEO of the American Bakers Association, outlined the group’s strategic initiatives and the potential impact of tariffs on the baking industry. Bill Quigg, chair of the American Bakers Association highlighted the record attendance at this year’s convention in Orlando, Fla. #ABAConvention #bakingindustry

The American Bakers Association Convention opened with the New Attendee and Next Gen Baker Brunch where attendees learned through the Disney Institute on how Disney engages employees and therefore its customers. #bakingindustry #ABAConvention

ICYMI ??: Don't miss the top 3 stories this week from Bakingbusiness.com featuring a new Hostess Brands campaign, a "Since Sliced Bread" episode with Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries about the bread category and how picking the right protein requires careful consideration. #ICYMI

Baked desserts and gelato company Sammontana S.p.A. plans to acquire Canadian artisanal baker La Rocca Creative Cakes, a maker of premium cakes for the in-store bakery channel. https://ow.ly/rK3W50Vmfz2 #bakingindustry #foodindustry

Lucas Cuni-Mertz, associate editor of Baking & Snack, speaks with Winston Samuels, CEO and chief scientific officer of Maxx Performance, about how microencapsulation can extend product shelf life while reducing sodium and sugar content. Check out the full story here: https://ow.ly/naZO50Vm9NY

The US organic food and beverage industry faces a number of challenges going into 2025, including an excessive supply of commodity crops, a shifting political landscape, tariffs on imports, and fraud. https://ow.ly/MpM450VlV9p #organic #sustainability #foodservice