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front linenews HEADLINES IN BAKERY & DELI & RETAIL Enter America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest bakery ingredient suppliers, and 18 years or older. Entries are accepted through July 15, 2012. Contest application, rules and additional details are available at www.loveyourraisins.com. The contest features the following categories in two divisions, professional and student: • Best wholesale/commercial raisin bread • Best artisan raisin bread • Best breakfast item “This competition celebrates the creativity of both seasoned professionals and rising stars in the baking world, while highlighting the versatility of California Raisins as a flavor-packed ingredient,” says Larry Blagg, senior vice president of marketing for the CRMB. “The contest is an ideal way to showcase the endless varieties of delicious bread products that can be made from world-renowned California Raisins.” Preliminary contest judging will take place in August. A total of 36 finalists will receive a complimentary trip to the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, KS, October 11-13, 2012, where they will bake their formulas before a panel of distinguished judges from both the artisan and commercial baking industries. A total of 12 winners — nine in the professional division and three in student division — will be selected. Winners will be selected based on their formula’s taste, appearance, originality and value. The California Raisin Marketing Board seeks to encourage the use of healthy ingredients. Formulas that feature 100% whole grains and/or gluten-free ingredients will be awarded in each division. In addition to industrywide recognition, winning bakers will receive a five-day California educational vacation with visits to the Culinary Institute of America, Yosemite National Park and the San Joaquin Valley — home of the California Raisins. To qualify, submitted formulas should be for raisin bread and raisin bakery products currently available in the market or planned for sale in the future. Applications must be submitted along with color photos of the cut-cross-section and whole finished loaf Raisin bread. At a minimum, bread must include 50% of raisin content to dry flour weight, while other raisin bakery products must include a minimum of 25% raisins to dry flour weight. California Raisin content may include California Natural (Sun-Dried) Seedless Raisins, California Golden Seedless Raisins, other California Raisins, California Raisin Paste and/or California Raisin Juice Concentrate. Entries can be emailed to dori@ raisins.org or mailed to: California Raisin Marketing Board, Attention: Dori Rothweiler, 2445 Capitol Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721. Fresh from the oven is the ultimate California raisin bread competition, honoring professional and up-andcoming bakers across the country. The California Raisin Marketing Board’s fifth annual America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest is now open, and all industry professionals and student bakers are encouraged to enter their most mouth-watering masterpieces in one or all of the three categories of this competition: Artisan, Commercial and Breakfast. All eligible contestants are bakers and research & development staff of commercial baking companies, craft bakers and retail shop owners/ managers, certified baking teachers, students in accredited baking programs, bakery technicians at bakery supply wholesalers, flour milling companies and other allied | 12 | inStorebuyer | May 2012 | http://www.loveyourraisins.com

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Editor's Note - The Foodie Generation
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Frontline news - Dawn to Unveil Cake Boss-Inspired Cakes
Frontline news - Enter America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest
Frontline news - Food Lion Launches Brand Strategy
Frontline news - Finalists to Compete at IDDBA Challenge
Frontline news - BJ’s Rolls Out Farm to Club
Frontline news - Rice Creates Nutrition Column
Frontline news - WinCo Enters Arizona Market
Foodservice Retail - Cooking Schools
Foodservice Retail - Partnering With Celebrities
Foodservice Retail - The Breakfast Club
Baking & Decorating - Gourmet Cookie Diversity
Baking & Decorating - Artsy Cake Writing
Baking & Decorating - Harris Teeter Puts the Icing on the Cake
Bakery Development - Cookies Remain Strong
Deli Development - Deli Salads Provide Summer Growth
Hot Times for Foodies
From the Instore to the Aisle
Garden of Opportunity
Staffing Chefs Makes Sense
Food Safety - Safety Steps
Health & Nutrition - Spring Season Produce
Cheese Corner - Comfortable and Adventurous
Cheese Corner - Cheese on the Rise
Product Trends
Product Showcase
Marketplace Network
Ad Index

inStorebuyer - May 2012