Baking & Snack - February 2023 - 10

Flowers Foods acquires
Papa Pita Bakery
Flowers Foods Inc., Thomasville, Ga., has finalized an agreement
to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer of flatbreads, tortillas,
bagels, buns and English muffins. The acquisition is expected to
be completed in the first quarter of 2023.
Papa Pita's primary brands include Papa Pita, Bubba's Bagels,
Great Grains and Maya's Tortillas. Operating a 270,000-squarefoot
facility in West Jordan, Utah, the company also has a significant
co-manufacturing business and direct-store-distribution in
the Western United States.
" Papa Pita began as a family business and is an inspiring example
of the American dream, " said A. Ryals McMullian, president
and chief executive officer, Flowers Foods. " Its leaders have
grown the company strategically through product and category
expansions. Additionally, its focus on exceptional product quality
and operational excellence aligns strongly with the Flowers culture.
Papa Pita has been an important co-manufacturer of Flowers
products for many years, and I'm thrilled about the opportunity
to realize manufacturing and distribution synergies, in addition
to expanding our geographic reach and welcoming the passionate
Papa Pita team to Flowers. "
Papa Pita will remain in its Utah facility, allowing Flowers to
expand its foothold in the Western US. Flowers will fund the
acquisition with cash-on-hand and existing credit facilities, the
company stated.
Bob's Red Mill commits to
cutting food waste
Bob's Red Mill, Milwaukie, Ore., partnered with the Pacific Coast
Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC) and TripleWin Advisory, to
cut food waste at its operations in half by 2030.
Bob's Red Mill developed an employee engagement campaign
to reduce food waste at its whole grain milling and packaging facility
in Milwaukie. The company hosted a pilot program challenging
employees to come up with ideas to reduce food waste
from milling to packaging to innovation, receiving and quality.
According to Bob's Red Mill, employees submitted a total of 176
food waste reduction ideas. The company chose one quick-win
(minimal effort, no-to-low cost) idea to test.
The test required a change to a whole grain packaging line that
resulted in more than 70% reduction in wasted food per pound of
food produced, the company said.
The term food waste is applied to uneaten food and inedible
parts that end up being landfilled, incinerated, disposed of down
the sewer, dumped or spread onto land.
- Lisa Berry, Milling & Baking News
10 Baking & Snack Februray 2023 / www.bakingbusiness.com
Grupo Bimbo earns top
climate change rating
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Mexico City, received a top rating from
the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its efforts to combat climate
change.
The company earned the maximum " A " score for its actions,
achieved by only 2% of the more than 15,000 companies across
industries worldwide that disclosed their environmental impact
information to the CDP. Grupo Bimbo is the only Mexican food
company to receive an " A " rating.
The award is the latest achievement for the company in its
continued push toward renewable energy. In addition to producing
zero net carbon emissions by 2050, Grupo Bimbo joined the
RE100 initiative in 2018 with the goal of using 100% renewable
electricity globally by 2025.
The CDP takes numerous variables into account when
awarding an " A " score, including how companies report
their progress and if it's done with clear objectives and complete
transparency.
Dawn sells frozen bakery
manufacturing to Europastry
Europastry acquired the frozen bakery manufacturing business of
Dawn Foods, Jackson, Mich., in Europe, Africa, the Middle East,
Asia and Pacific (AMEAP).
The acquisition includes Dawn's frozen bakery manufacturing
plant located in Steenbergen, The Netherlands, frozen R&D capabilities
based in Evesham, United Kingdom, and all associated
customer relationships in the region purchasing Dawn-produced
frozen products, according to the company.
With the addition of Dawn Foods' frozen cookies, muffins and
brownies capabilities, Barcelona, Spain-based Europastry said it
will strengthen its American bakery product portfolio in both the
retail and foodservice channels.
" Dawn and Europastry have been partners for many years,
providing great American bakery products to customers across
Europe and AMEAP, " said Carrie Jones-Barber, chief executive officer
of Dawn Foods. " As we continue to focus on our long-term
strategic goals, Dawn's focus in the Europe & AMEAP region is
on driving growth in bakery ingredients. We look forward to continuing
to work with Europastry, along with all customers in this
region, to help them grow their business with our fantastic bakery
ingredients and tailored solutions. "
Dawn Foods said it will continue to manufacture and distribute
bakery ingredients across Europe & AMEAP, North America and
Latin America.
- Lisa Berry, Milling & Baking News
http://www.bakingbusiness.com
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