Successful Plants
Health dominates muffin market
Muffins are staples for breakfast, coffee breaks and snacks any time of the day. Consumers look for both traditional favorites as well as new flavors....
VICOM refocuses on its pies' brand equity
Anyone affiliated with the baking industry should recognize the name VICOM, but people rarely do. Over time, VICOM has come to recognize that its name...
Bakers who waste not, want not
Like everyone else these days, wholesale bakers are looking to tighten belts and shore up budgets. Thoughts naturally turn to streamlining operations...
Azteca Foods builds strong brand identity
Azteca Foods’ customer focus drives continuous improvement. And, with an emphasis on marketing and consumer involvement, Azteca Foods thrives on new menu ideas and product line extensions....
Hill & Valley elevates sugar-free to new heights
Nearly 24 million children and adults in the Untied States have diabetes, and another 57 million are currently in a pre-diabetic state, according to the...
French Meadow Bakery expands healthful offerings
As one of the pioneers in organic and functional baked products, Eagan, Minn.-based French Meadow Bakery capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in...
Piantedosi Baking Co. improves efficiencies through in-house engineering and customization
Piantedosi Baking Co.'s third generation, Tom Piantedosi, president and C.E.O.; Joe Piantedosi, Jr., executive vice...
Galaxy Desserts breaks new ground with individual-size desserts
In its 10 short years of existence, Galaxy Desserts, Richmond, Calif., has recognized that it occupies a unique niche within the baking industry with...
Bakery Manager, Dave Harris, discusses his success with Baking Management
Baking Management: What in your past experience has made you a good leader? Dave Harris: I'm humbled your magazine considers me a good leader, so I appreciate...
Paying the price for peanuts
As any baker knows, even one foodborne-illness outbreak or product contamination scare can not only cause irreparable harm to a company's image, but permanently...
King’s Hawaiian experiences growth, embraces eco-friendly solutions
It shouldn't surprise anyone that a company, created more than 50 years ago in Hilo, Hawaii, continues to embrace its island heritage and the core mission...
Leidenheimer Baking Co. provides a taste of New Orleans
All successful bakeries are intimately linked with their cities, but none more so than Leidenheimer Baking Co. The health of New Orleans and the health...
2009 ushers in uncertainty, but hopefulness
The ever-fickle consumer may be even more difficult to predict in 2009, given the dismal state of the economy and the seating of a new administration...
MexAmerica Foods pushes geographic boundaries
St. Marys, Pa., located deep in the Allegheny mountains, isn't the first place anyone would expect to find a tortilla manufacturing facility. Yet, after...
Great Buns Bakery starts afresh
Having been in the baking business their entire lives, the Madonia family had come to expect the unexpected. But no one can be prepared for a total, devastating...
