Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Scientists at Campden BRI are working on a composite dough technology (CDT), which could deliver good quality white bread but using cheaper flour mixes.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Addition of calcium salts along with inulin to gluten-free breads helps in raising calcium content of the bread by seven times while also preserving its quality, according to a new study.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Panera Bread has reported a net income of $44.14m for the second quarter, up 27% from $35.71m in the prior-year quarter, due to sales growth at the company-owned bakery-cafes.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Tasmanian Bakeries, a bakery based in Tasmania, Australia, has announced an expansion plan which will boost its production by 80% over the next two years and create 22 new jobs.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

UK-based bakery firm Finsbury Foods has announced improved sales in a trading update for the full financial year today as exports in its cake division are helped by its European joint venture and gluten-free products excel.

Published: Jul 25, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Struggling Australian food firm Goodman Fielder has lowered its full-year 2012 (FY12) earnings forecast as costly restructuring of its baking units and rocky trading conditions slam revenues.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

Soybean meal futures reached a record high Friday, July 20, when September futures at the Chicago Board of Trade touched $552 a ton before falling back to settle at $543 a ton, still a gain of $68.90 on the week.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

Cinnabon, Inc., a bakery-cafe provider of cinnamon rolls, baked goods and beverages, has strengthened its international presence with the opening of a co-branded Cinnabon and Carvel store in Tripoli, Libya.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

To mark the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Bagels & Brownies, the American bakery concept has come up with “special cakes” on the eve of Raksha Bandhan.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

Wonder Bread, the American bread brand owned by Hostess Brands, has introduced new wheat breads in three varieties - Whole Wheat, Honey Wheat and Wheat Sandwich.

Published: Jul 24, 2012

US-based packaged bakery specialist Flowers Foods completed its $370m acquisition of Lepage Bakeries today.

Published: Jul 24, 2012

Goodman Fielder has said it expects its full-year earnings before interest and tax to some in at the lower end of its previous forecast.

Published: Jul 24, 2012

UK baker Warburtons has appointed Nestle UK's head of chocolate, Mark Simester, to the post of marketing director.

Published: Jul 24, 2012

Calcium salts can be added to gluten-free breads with the addition of inulin without affecting product quality, according to a study.

Published: Jul 23, 2012

Earnings at B&G Foods, Inc. rose 27% in the second quarter while sales increased 15%, boosted in large part by the Culver Specialty Brands business acquired in November 2011.

Published: Jul 23, 2012 By: Eric Schroeder

Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky announced Hearthside Food Solutions L.L.C. plans to invest $1.4 million in London, Ky., to add a cookie/cracker production line and new packaging equipment and to create 80 jobs.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Mrs. Fields Famous Brands and Interbake Foods L.L.C. have signed a long-term licensing partnership under which Interbake Foods will become responsible for the manufacture and sale of Mrs.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

Caravan Ingredients now offers CrackerVantage, a technology that has been shown to reduce broken crackers in the manufacturing process and to reduce dough fermentation time by up to 30%.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

For the first time, flour treatment specialist Mühlenchemie has invited industry and mill representatives from Francophone Africa to learn about the latest possibilities for flour treatment and enrichment.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

Bakery manufacturers in the UK are assessing way to spice-up their product mix as adult consumers look for variety in their at-work lunchboxes and foreign bakery grows in popularity, according to a report from Keynote.