Baking & Snack

Hope Baking Co., a division of East Baking Co., will invest more than $37 million to expand its food manufacturing facility in Hope, Ark. ow.ly/9eST50QrS7j #bread #operations #bakingindustry

ADM intends to expand this sustainability initiative to key North America locations for the 2024 growing season in anticipation of new European Union deforestation regulations taking effect at the end of the year. ow.ly/lU9c50QrJIt #soybeans #ingredients #foodindustry

HowGood, a sustainability intelligence platform with an ingredient and product database, introduced a carbon accounting system designed to streamline ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) reporting and carbon reduction. ow.ly/NUI550QrJFR #sustainability

Drake's, a snack cake brand of McKee Foods Corp., is launching a new flavor of its Yodel cakes: Boston Creme. ow.ly/mupx50QrJfX #newproducts #cake #bakingindustry

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is leading the donut category's growth globally. The company has a goal of achieving 75,000 points of access and introducing Krispy Kreme in three to five countries a year. ow.ly/N3Fx50QrJ7q #donuts #international #foodservice

Sales of specialty foods and beverages across all retail and foodservice channels neared $194 billion in 2022, up 9.3% from 2021. ow.ly/vyfE50QrIN9 #foodtrends #snacks #retail

Treetop Biopak has introduced home compostable bags to address concerns over the environmental impact of plastic bread bags. ow.ly/T04i50QrIAP #bread #packaging #sustainability

Calling all pet food professionals! Don't miss the Pet Food Processing Exchange—your chance to be at the forefront of industry strategies and best practices. Learn more here: ow.ly/3QZf50Q9wHW #PFPExchange #petfood

Between the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc., and the divestiture of some pet food brands as well as Sahale Snacks earlier this year, there was a lot of “noise” in the J.M. Smucker Co.’s second-quarter financial performance. ow.ly/lbvn50Qg7Tb

.@GeneralMills is making several changes to its senior leadership team, including the naming of new leaders for its North America Retail, Pet and International, and US Morning Foods units. ow.ly/7S7250Qg7HZ

.@ADM_Updates is making a series of investments in Brazil including expanding crush at three oilseed processing facilities by a total of 400,000 tonnes and the acquisition of a glycerin producer. ow.ly/VLyA50Qg7cN #oilseed

Baking & Snack Pro Tip Columnist Rowdy Brixey shares his methods on how to discover air leaks. ow.ly/sKGf50QfZxe

.@SunOpta has named Brian W. Kocher as chief executive officer. Mr. Kocher succeeds Joseph Ennen, who is retiring from the company after serving five years. ow.ly/wtTY50QfZro

Pepperidge Farms, a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Co., is launching Goldfish Crisps, the brand’s first potato-based snack offering. ow.ly/aW1c50QfZmS #goldfish #snacks #foodindustry

Cookies are a go-to nosh for a snacking nation, and consumers who have been gravitating toward indulgent treats are sticking with them. ow.ly/qaCI50QfZja #cookies #foodtrends #foodindustry

Eliminating animal-based ingredients from baked goods and diet is trending. ow.ly/kUzG50QfFJW #baking #vegan #foodindustry

Sovos Brands, Inc. has promoted E. Yuri Hermida to president. Most recently, Mr. Hermida was chief growth officer since October 2022. He oversaw the company’s sales, marketing, R&D and business units. ow.ly/8Wgg50QfFBZ #foodindustry

.@AlphaBaking is ranked among the best employers for veterans in @Forbes survey. ow.ly/uFEE50QfFFA #veterans #military

Rise Baking Co., a portfolio company of Olympic Partners, has acquired two pie facilities from Wonder Brands Holdings Inc. and FGF Brands Inc. ow.ly/wNJ550QfFxm #pies #foodindustry #bakingindustry

Martin Sonntag will lead Oterra as the company’s new chief executive officer. ow.ly/bLCR50QfCGU