Baking&Snack - July 2014 - 18

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The Road From
Garments To Bagels
Paved With Success
Snyder's-Lance, Inc., Charlotte, NC,
completed acquisition of Baptista's
Bakery, Franklin, WI, a maker of
baked snack foods and "better for
you" snacks. Financial terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.

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J

oe Puiia began his professional career
when he joined father, Vito, in the
garment industry. As the industry began
to send work overseas, the two sought
new business opportunities.
In February 1989, they opened J. P. Bagel
Express in Hoboken, New Jersey, which
was an immediate success. In June
1989, Joe's brother Jerry opened a
similar business called Bagel Stop in
Vernon, Connecticut. In 1990, Joe moved
to South Windsor, Connecticut to join
Jerry in opening a second Bagel Stop.
Today, Joe and Jerry own the Bagel Stop
Production Company that supplies a
variety of baked goods to Joe and Jerry's
´
newer company, Between Rounds Cafes.
Combining several marketing concepts,
´
Between Rounds Cafes offer bagels,
gourmet sandwiches, salads and gourmet
coffee. Joe and Jerry have a total of six
Between Rounds locations in two states,
offer catering services for large events
and are building a franchise business.
Joe recognizes that a business needs to
change in order to grow. ''If you are not
competitive in a crowded market, you
will lose customers to the next guy," he
said. ''I believe our success comes from
our ability to stay competitive, and the
work ethic we learned from our father."
Joe relies on International® Bakers
Services (IBS) to stay competitive.
''IBS is the most professional company in
terms of meeting their customers' needs,
said Joe. ''They also let their customers
know they are appreciated." For their
famous bagels, Between Rounds uses
Blueberry Flavor, Maple Flavor, Apple
Cinnamon Flavor and seasonally,
International's Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend.
If you want flavors that help you
compete in a crowded market, rely on
International® Bakers Services.
Contact us toll-free at (800) 345-7175,
by fax at (574) 287-7161, or in writing at
1902 North Sheridan Ave., South Bend,
Indiana 46628. We have the flavors your
customers deserve.

60%
60%

of all new snack foods are
positioned as better for you.

41%

of consumers say they are
snacking about the same as they were
last year.

31%

of consumers say they are
snacking more than last year.
Lempert Report

AMF BakeTech, a Gwinnett,
GA-based subsidiary of bakery
equipment supplier AMF Bakery
Systems, Richmond, VA, will invest
$4 million to consolidate its three
existing Atlanta-area facilities into
a newly built, 63,000-sq-ft building.
The LEED-certified building will
house the company's engineering,
operations, procurement, sales and
accounting departments.
Ingredion, Westchester, IL, became
the exclusive distributor of pulse
flours, protein and bran ingredients from Alliance Grain Traders,
Saskatoon, SK. Ingredion's agreement
covers the US, Canada, China, most
of Europe, North Africa and the
Middle East.

People
Snack Food Association appointed Kailee
Tkacz government affairs manager.
Frank Chandler was recently named president of Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group,
Auburn, WA.

Automatic Machinery, Utsunomiya,
Japan. Kazushige Onuki takes his place
as executive general manager of Rheon,
USA, Irvine, CA.

Gold Coast Ingredients, Commerce, CA,
named Mariano Gascon as director of new
products and innovation.
Bill Mackin joined Packaging Products
Corporation, Mission, KS, as CEO.
Merle Cooper formed Premier Equipment,
Inc., Chicago, to represent Glimek bread
equipment and rebuild existing Adamatic
lines.
Yoshiaki Akashi was promoted to overseas plant engineering director for Rheon

Murdock (left), Shipp and Nedved
Shick USA added Mike Murdock,
Liquid sales manager; Don Nedved,
Controls sales manager; and Julie Shipp,
sales engineer, to its sales team.
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