Flowers ‘very confident’ in strength of snack cakes business 08.16.2013 By Eric Schroeder Company has nearly doubled cake sales since acquiring Tastykakes brand in 2011.Read More
Bimbo to close Pennsylvania plant by year’s end 08.16.2013 By Eric Schroeder Company cites age of facility, landlocked nature.Read More
Flowers believes in Hostess brand’s staying power 08.15.2013 By Eric Schroeder Company sees potential for Hostess as a national white bread brand.Read More
Drake’s cakes set for mid-September roll-out 08.15.2013 By Eric Schroeder Products will feature same recipes, same product sizes and same carton weights.Read More
Shiver: Flowers bread and cake production utilization higher than normal 08.14.2013 By Eric Schroeder Flowers wants to establish own production for supplying California.Read More
Frito-Lay files patent for crisp bread 08.14.2013 By Jeff Gelski Shelf-stable items may be produced on a commercial processing line.Read More
Pinnacle Foods loss widens in quarter on charges 08.14.2013 By Staff Various charges adversely affected results by $62 million on an after-tax basis.Read More
Heinz cutting 600 office jobs in U.S., Canada 08.14.2013 By Jeff Gelski The company develops a streamlined structure for North America as it goes private.Read More
Pinnacle sees salad days ahead with Wish-Bone 08.13.2013 By Keith Nunes The company plans to invest $40 million to $50 million in production capacity over the next 18 months.Read More
Sales gains across all channels spur earnings growth at Flowers 08.13.2013 By Eric Schroeder Company pleased with integration of bread assets from Hostess Brands.Read More