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Price Increases Hurt Entreprenuers
Runaway commodity costs are hitting entrepreneurs especially hard, as consumers tighten their purse strings.
Business Week
August 22, 2008
Since October, flour costs have tripled and fuel prices nearly doubled for the 62-year-old Cold Spring Bakery, a 40-person family-run company in Cold Spring, Minn. Just to keep up, Lynn Schurman, co-owner of the $2.5 million enterprise, had to raise prices 10% in February and an additional 5% in August.
Cost Change Bakers' Recipe
Jacksonville Business Journal
August 22, 2008
Nearly every morning well before dawn, the bakers at Edgewood Bakery Inc. are mixing the ingredients that have kept the family-owned business alive for 61 years. 2007 American Retail Bakery Exposition
October 2, 2007
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) joined forces with Xpo
Management to present the largest retail bakery exposition
in the United States, the American Retail Bakery Exposition
(ARBE) held September 9 – 11, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nev.
[full release]
Theresa Torrealba Named 2007 Pillsbury Grand Champion
at RBA’s 7th Annual Creative Decorating Competition
October 1, 2007
The Retail Bakers of America is pleased to announce Theresa
Torrealba from The Great Dane Bakery in Huntington, Calif.,
was named as the 2007 Pillsbury Grand Champion. [full
release]
Retail Baking Industry Foundation Provides Relief
for Hurricane Victims
September 6, 2007
Eleven retail bakeries located in the Gulf Coast region have
received grants from the Retail Baking Industry Foundation’s
(RBIF) Hurricane Relief Fund. The grants, totaling $30,963,
will go toward the replacement of equipment, stock or supplies
as well as any repairs or reconstruction due to physical damage
caused by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita...[full
release]
Retail Bakers of America Appoints Hector A. Chichoni
as National Immigration Counsel
August 22, 2007
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) is pleased to announce
that Hector A. Chichoni, Esq., of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey,
LLP, Miami, has been appointed as national immigration counsel
for RBA. A nationally recognized attorney specializing in
immigration law, Mr. Chichoni will advise RBA on the increasingly
complex business-related immigration issues facing U.S. employers
today...[full release]
RBA Contributes to Washington Times on Growth
of Specialty Bakeries
January 19, 2007
Independent bakeries have found some sweet teeth. Bakeries,
whether they serve cakes like your grandma made or vegan muffins,
are enjoying a bit of a resurgence throughout the Washington
area... [full
story]
RBA Launches the Retail Bakers Industry Search
January 2, 2007
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) today announced the launch
of the Retail Bakers Industry Search. This valuable new business
tool will be available to all RBA members from a link on the
RBA homepage (www.rbanet.com). The Retail Bakers Industry
Search will feature a broad array of products and services
listings relevant to the baking industry that will aid RBA's
members in their purchasing...[full
story]
American Bakery Expo 2006
The Only National Retail Baking Conference and Expo in
2006
July 6, 2006
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA); the New York State Association
of Manufacturing Retail Bakers; and the New Jersey Board of
Trade have joined forces to present the largest retail bakery
exposition in the United States, the American Bakery Expo
(ABE) 2006 being held October 21 - 23 at the Atlantic City...[full
story]
Sunny Guraedy Named 2006 Pillsbury Grand Champion at RBA's 6th Annual Creative Decorating Competition
October 30, 2006
The Retail Bakers of America is proud to announce that Sunny Guraedy from Minot, North Dakota, has won this year's RBA Creative Decorating Competition, sponsored by General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice, and has been awarded the coveted title of 2006 Pillsbury Grand Champion. The two-day competition, held during the 2006 American Bakery Expo, Oct. 21 - 23, featured 14 talented...[full story]
RBA Announced Winners in Commercial Baking
2006 SkillsUSA Championships
June 27, 2006
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA), sponsor of the SkillsUSA
Championships in Commercial Baking, announced the winners
of the competition on Friday, June 23, 2006 at the SkillsUSA
National Leadership and Skills Conference Awards Ceremony.
The Conference held June 19 - 23, 2006, in Kansas City, MO
had over 4,700 outstanding career and technical education
students ...[full
story]
RBA Announces Addition of The Business
Owner
June 2, 2006
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) is proud to unveil The
Business Owner, a new member-only publication that will
deliver basic business advice and know-how for today's small
and mid-size business proprietor. Published six times per
year, each issue will deliver knowledge and know-how in areas
like business strategy, profit and cash flow maximization...[full
story]
Retail Bakers Association Appoints New Leader
January 11, 2006
The leadership of the Retail Bakers of America proudly announced
Susan Nicolais, CAE, as their new executive vice president
(EVP). Nicolais, who assumed control on January 1, 2006, now
oversees all operations of RBA. Her primary focus will be
the organization's complete rebuilding, occurring this year
and dedicated to membership benefits and growth...[full
story]
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