Baking&Snack - March 2017 - 17

IDDBA 17 opens registration
The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association's 53rd annual
event, IDDBA 17, will be held in Anaheim, CA, at the Anaheim
Convention Center, June 4-6. Registration and hotels are now
open. This multi-faceted tradeshow targets buyers, merchandisers and executives who all share an appreciation
and passion for food and its various industries.
IDDBA will feature an interactive marketplace
of merchandising ideas, retailing concepts and new
products in Show and Sell. Attendees will get a first
look at products that have just hit the shelves in the
New Product Showcase. More than 700 companies

will be exhibiting, allowing plenty of opportunity to network and
build relationships on the show floor.
Newly added to the show this year is the Expert
Neighborhood, where attendees can meet one-on-one
with experts to discuss questions, industry challenges and business solutions. In addition, Harold Lloyd
Presents and IDDBA are hosting the second annual Professional Deli/Bakery Manager Leadership
Forum, which is a professional development opportunity for top deli and bakery managers to learn and
meet other industry leaders.

East Balt Bakeries awarded for quality, safety
McDonald's honored the China division of East Balt Bakeries,
Chicago, with the Supplier of the Year award. This award is given
annually for superior performance in quality, food safety, innovation and people practices across the McDonald's China supply chain.
In addition, East Balt Shanghai was presented with the AAA
Quality Award for exceptional product quality. Several other East
Balt branches were recognized for consistent high quality of product and services, including East Balt Shenyang, Tianjin, Hangzhou,
Beijing and Wuhan.
"Quality is at the heart of everything we do," said Mark Bendix,

CEO of East Balt Bakeries. "Our quality efforts are key to our success and every East Balt team member plays a key role in ensuring only best-in-class bakery products are produced and shipped
to our customers. We are honored and humbled to accept these
awards from our partner McDonald's."

Hain Celestial Group under investigation by the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the
Hain Celestial Group, Inc., the company said in a Feb. 10 filing with
the agency. The investigation relates to concessions that were granted to certain US distributors.
Hain Celestial Group said it contacted the
SEC this past August to advise the agency of
the company's delay to file financial reports
while the board of directors conducted an
internal investigation of the issue. This past
November, the company said the audit committee of the board found no intentional
wrongdoing related to the accounting issue.
"The company has continued to provide in-

formation to the SEC on an ongoing basis, including, among other
things, the results of the independent review conducted by the audit
committee ...," the company noted in its filing.
"The SEC has issued a formal order of investigation, and pursuant to such order, the SEC issued
a subpoena to the company seeking relevant
documents. The company is in the process of responding to the SEC's requests for information
and intends to cooperate fully with the SEC."
The Hain Celestial Group has not issued
earnings since May 2016 when it released its
third-quarter results.
- Keith Nunes, Food Business News

ABA asks FDA to rescind fiber definition
The American Bakers Association (ABA) in a letter requested
that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescind its fiber
definition.
"ABA believes the current definition of dietary fiber is not practical or workable and requests that FDA reconsider its definition,"
the letter signed by Lee Sanders, the ABA's senior vice-president,
government relations and public affairs, said. "ABA has encountered numerous unintended consequences and unaccounted costs

and burdens associated with the definition - likely a result of
FDA's issuance of the definition prior to thoroughly understanding
and addressing the impact of the decision.
"ABA, therefore, requests that FDA rescind the definition
of dietary fiber or at least stay the definition until it has adequately addressed the numerous concerns since it finalized
the definition."

- Jeff Gelski, Milling & Baking News
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