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Retail Bakers, Decorators to Convene at 2008 American
Bakery Expo
May 2, 2008
Atlantic City event includes Cake & Bread Extravaganza,
American Bakery Expo;
Phil Lembert scheduled to speak at General Session
Bakers and decorators, along with industry students and educators,
will converge September 21-23 at the 2008 American Bakery
Expo at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The event will
be sponsored by the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), New Jersey
Bakers Board of Trade (NJBBT) and the New York State Association
of Manufacturing Retail Bakers (NYSAMRB), and will provide
a combination of live competitions, demonstrations, sessions
and trade show... [full story]
Explosive Price Increases on Commodities Could Determine
Future of Retail Bakers
RBA Testifies at Joint Economic Committee Hearing Discussing
Economic Impact of Increased Food Prices on Retail Bakeries
May 1, 2008
The Retail Bakers of America testified before the Joint Economic
Committee on May 1, 2008, stating that the impact of high
food prices has taken a toll on bakery owners, leading them
to wonder if they will be able to stay in business or if they
will be forced to close their doors... [full
story]
Click here for the RBA Testimony, presented by Richard Reinwald,
Owner, Reinwald's Bakery and RBA's First Vice President, on
"How Are High Food Prices Impacting American Families?"
RBA Testimony
Retail Bakers Association Names New President
Lynn Schurman, Certified Decorator, Owner Cold Spring Bakery
April 14, 2008
Lynn Schurman, CD, co-owner of the 62-year-old Cold Spring
Bakery in Cold Spring, MN, was appointed President of the
Retail Bakers of America at a special installation banquet
in St. Paul, Saturday, April 5... [full
story]
RBA Partners with CANAINPA
February 27, 2008
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) has formed a partnership
with CANAINPA, the National Chamber of the Bread Industry
of Mexico, in an effort to reach more Spanish-speaking bakers
in the U.S. RBA’s board of directors approved the proposal
at the September board meeting in Las Vegas...
[full story]
Click here for RBA Past
News Articles
RBA Members can read these articles in their entirety by
going to the Industry News section of the members-only Web
site.
CSM Renames Merged Entities
CSM Bakery Supplies North America recently announced that
as of January 1, 2007, recently merged Caravan Products and
American Ingredients will be named Caravan Ingredients. The
merger, which was originally announced back in May, will allow
for both...[complete article].
Bioterrorism Act Requirements To Go Into Effect
June 6th marks the date that all required "small businesses"
(11 - 499 employees) must be in compliance with the record
keeping requirements of the Bioterrorism Act. The records
that must be kept by these regulations are those that are
needed for inspection, to allow the identification of the
immediate previous sources and immediate subsequent recipients
of food, including its packaging....[complete
article].
Dawn Merges With Countryside
Dawn Food Products, Inc. announced recently that it will combine
operations with Countryside Baking, Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based
cookie and sweet goods manufacturer.
The move will have little impact on the day-to-day operations
of either company, instead focusing on a sharing of knowledge
and expertise between the two companies. Dawn does expect
to use its access to Countryside's cookie manufacturing facility
as a way to strengthen its core competency in the frozen bakery
products market....[complete article].
New FDA Manual on Food Safety Released
The FDA has released its food safety and Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point (HACCP) manual titled "Managing Food Safety:
A Manual for the Voluntary Use of HACCP Principles for Operators
of Food Service and Retail Establishments". Designed
to present information for establishing and implementing food
safety procedures and practices....[complete
article].
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