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EPA awards Energy Star to
40 baking companies
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Energy
Star certification to 40 baking companies in 2022, including
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Horsham, Pa.; Flowers Foods, Thomasville,
Ga.; and TreeHouse Foods, Oak Brook, Ill. The certification goes
to manufacturing facilities that are the most energy efficient in
their industries. In total, 86 manufacturing plants were awarded
Energy Star certification in 2022.
The EPA said these manufacturing facilities conserved more
than 105 trillion Btus of energy and more than 6 million tonnes
of carbon dioxide emissions, equal to the energy use of more than
1.1 million homes in the United States.
Out of all the 86 Energy Star certified manufacturing facilities
in 2022 that were large-scale baking plants, Bimbo Bakeries USA
had 17 facilities, Flowers Foods had 13, TreeHouse Foods had
four, Klosterman Baking Co. had three, Crown Bakeries had two
and New Horizons Baking Co. had one.
The EPA started the Energy Star Industrial Program in 2006,
annually awarding manufacturing facilities for performing within
the top 25% of energy performance in their national industries.
More than 250 plants are Energy Star certified.
Manufacturing plants use the EPA's Energy Star energy performance
indicators to evaluate their efficiency. Plants with a score
of 75 out of 100 or higher can become Energy Star certified since
that means they are more energy efficient than 75% of similar facilities
in the United States. Even though 20 manufacturing sectors
are eligible for Energy Star certification, the industrial sector
makes up for 30% of US greenhouse emission, mostly from how
manufacturing plants use energy.
- Zachary Sosland, Milling & Baking News
George Dunbar, founder of
Dunbar Systems, dies
George Dunbar, founder of Dunbar Systems Inc., a provider
of wholesale commercial baking ovens and conveyors as well as
other bakery supplies and equipment systems, died Feb. 18. He
was 80 years old.
Mr. Dunbar, along with his wife, JoAnn, founded Dunbar
Systems Inc. in 1982. Mr. Dunbar would go on to spend many
years at the company as owner and chief executive officer.
He is survived by his wife, JoAnn; four sons, Mark (Christy)
Dunbar, Mike Dunbar, Scott (Jessica) Boersma and Dave (Katie)
Dunbar; a daughter, Amanda (Mark) Harrison; and 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and
Margaret Dunbar, and his sister, Pat (Jim) Tuomey.
- Eric Schroeder, Milling & Baking News
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Spriggs
Bimbo appoints Tony Gavin
as BBU president
Tony Gavin was named president of Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU),
effective March 31. He will succeed Fred Penny, who has led the
US business of Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV for 10 years.
In addition, Rafael Pamias was named chief operating officer of
Grupo Bimbo, and the responsibilities of Mark Bendix, executive
vice president of Grupo Bimbo, are broadening to include BBU, in
addition to Bimbo Canada and Bimbo QSR. Marie-Eve Royer was
named president of Bimbo Canada.
Mr. Gavin currently is executive vice president of BBU. He
has been with the company for 20 years and before that held
positions at George Weston Bakeries, Best Foods Inc. and CPC
International Inc.
As president of BBU, Mr. Gavin will report to Mr. Bendix, who
has been with Grupo Bimbo since 2017 and leads Bimbo QSR.
Mr. Bendix has held leadership positions at numerous prominent
grain-based foods companies, including General Mills and The
Bama Companies.
Mr. Pamias as chief operating officer will lead the four global
regions of Grupo Bimbo as well as sustainability and global marketing.
He will report directly to Daniel Servitje, president and
chief executive officer of Grupo Bimbo. The position of COO is
new to Grupo Bimbo.
- Josh Sosland, Milling & Baking News
ASB names Kristen Spriggs
executive director
The American Society of Baking (ASB)
named Kristen Spriggs its new executive
director, replacing Kent Van Amburg,
who retired March 2.
Ms. Spriggs has spent more than 20
in membership-based organizaleading
efforts
years
tions,
to build community
in partnership with volunteer leaders
and staff.
" Kristen's extensive experience in board and committee governance,
event management, as well as leading teams and organizations
through transformational change, made her the ideal
candidate to shepherd ASB into a new era, " said Brittny Ohr,
ASB 2022-23 board chairman and chairman of the Executive
Search Committee.
Ms. Spriggs spent 17 years at the National Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies and most recently served as chief member
services officer for the American Society for Quality, which has a
global membership of more than 60,000 members.
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