Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - (Page 16) 2008 W ho l e s a l e Ba k e r o f t h e Y e a r Continued from page 14 ingredients with artisan baking. They’re Old World, artisan traditions with a twist. They’re an adult-focused bread, not for kids who eat Rudi’s Country Morning White.” The bulk of Charter Baking’s investment, however, has been in the Rudi’s Organic brand. “It’s our biggest, it’s our fastest growing and it’s the most on-trend and differentiated brand we have,” Radi says. Synergies for Growth Integrating its four businesses has provided synergies to grow the brands. Along the East Coast, Charter Baking now carries all four of its brands on its DSD systems, resulting in higher volume and shorter routes with fewer stops that allow for greater efficiencies and for sales representatives to spend more time with customers, Nash says. To reduce shipping costs, Charter Baking invested in its North Grosvenordale bakery, which has upgraded production and been certified by Quality Assurance International to produce Rudi’s Organic bread for distribution out East. Similar synergies come from its Vermont Bread bakery, which produces organic English muffins for its Vermont Bread, Rudi’s Organic and Matthew’s All Natural labels. Certainly, Charter Baking faces some headwinds as it pursues new opportunities. In Southern California and along the West Coast, especially in metropolitan areas such as San Francisco that are strong markets for organic foods, the company doesn’t have a DSD system, which limits distribution to many conventional retailers. During its acquisition phase, Foley says, the right opportunities weren’t available. However, it has been Continued on page 18 16 SFWB0308FT.indd 1 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - SEPTEMBER 2008 2/26/08 9:36:07 A http://www.foodtools.com http://www.foodtools.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 Contents Editor’s Note For Goodness Sakes Better Than the Rest Unconventional Thinking Easy Does It New Products In the Comfort Zone Engineering Management The ASB Column Printer Keeps Production Running Equipment Briefs Better Than the Rest The Final Word Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 (Page Cover1) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 (Page Cover2) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 (Page 1) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 6) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 7) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 8) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 9) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 10) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 11) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 12) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 13) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 14) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 15) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 16) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 17) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 18) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 19) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 20) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - For Goodness Sakes (Page 21) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 22) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 23) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 24) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 25) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 26) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 27) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 28) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 29) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 30) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 31) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 32) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 33) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 34) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Unconventional Thinking (Page 35) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Easy Does It (Page 36) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Easy Does It (Page 37) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Easy Does It (Page 38) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Easy Does It (Page 39) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - New Products (Page 40) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - New Products (Page 41) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 42) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 43) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 44) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 45) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 46) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 47) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 48) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - In the Comfort Zone (Page 49) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 50) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 51) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - The ASB Column (Page 52) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - The ASB Column (Page 53) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Printer Keeps Production Running (Page 54) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Equipment Briefs (Page 55) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Equipment Briefs (Page 56) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Equipment Briefs (Page 57) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 58) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 59) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 60) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 61) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 62) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - Better Than the Rest (Page 63) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - The Final Word (Page 64) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - The Final Word (Page Cover3) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 - The Final Word (Page Cover4)
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