The bakery ingredient cooperative, which represents retail and wholesale bakers in Wisconsin and Michigan in the US, has joined the American Baking Association (ABA) in a 'unique membershipment arrangement'.
AAK USA recently showcased several new flavored shortening flakes developed specifically to give bakers functional advantages over traditional packaged shortening.
Raising issues is BakeryandSnacks’ new online series profiling influential people working in the bakery industry. Our first guest is Robb MacKie, president and CEO of the American Bakers Association (ABA).
Bakers must adapt products and merchandizing according to target retail channels because shopper behavior is very different in each, says a retail expert.
SPECIAL EDITION: MINIMIZING COSTS THROUGH INGREDIENTS
Rather than innovative formulation changes to manage costs, bakers across the globe are instead going back to basics and cleverly sourcing commodities.
Norwegian firm Orkla Brands has announced the sale of its bakery unit Bakers to the retail group NorgesGruppen for an undisclosed fee as retailers augment their dominance on the Norwegian bakery market.
Pre-baked and freshly delivered products are among the fastest growing segments, while frozen dough and scratch mix products exhibit slow growth in a new analysis of the global bakery industry predicted to be worth around $410bn by 2015.
