Milling & Baking News - June 16, 2009 - 10

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Kwik Trip looks to double bakery size
LA CROSSE, WIS. - Kwik Trip Inc.,
which operates a chain of 365 convenience stores in Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, is moving forward with
plans to double the size of its bakery
in La Crosse.
The $23 million project would
create an 80,000-square-foot addition to the company's existing
80,000-square-foot bakery at Larson

and Palace streets in La Crosse.
The La Crosse City Plan Commission was scheduled to vote June 1 on
a resolution that would free up space
to accommodate the project, but the
meeting was canceled due to a lack
of voters. The La Crosse planning department has recommended approval
of the resolution, though, assuming
several conditions, including that

Krispy Kreme adds Fresh & Fruity
donuts to summer menu
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. has launched
a new line of fruity donuts.
For a limited time Krispy Kreme
will offer "Fresh & Fruity" donuts.
Available between June 1 and Aug.
16, the donuts come in three varieties: Strawberry Iced; Blueberry Iced;
and Strawberries & Kreme. The
donuts retail for 99c each or $6.99
per dozen.
In addition to the new fruity
donuts, Krispy Kreme once again
is offering Krispy Kreme Chillers, available in eight flavors, including Berries & Kreme; Oranges

Dow AgroSciences steps up crop
innovation initiatives
INDIANAPOLIS - Less than a month
after wheat industry groups in the United
States, Canada and Australia announced
they would work toward the objective of
"synchronized commercialization of biotech traits in the wheat crop," Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences L.L.C. has
unveiled two initiatives that promise to
step up its work in the areas of crop innovation, including for wheat.
On June 2, Dow AgroSciences and
World Wide Wheat L.L.C. (W3) said they
have agreed to collaborate on the development and commercialization of advanced germplasm and traits in wheat.
The collaborative effort will combine
Dow AgroSciences' expertise in seeds
and traits with Phoenix-based W3's proprietary wheat germplasm and robust
breeding capabilities.
"We are very pleased to be working
with W3, an industry leader in wheat
breeding, to launch a portfolio of new
products in the near future," said Jerome Peribere, president and chief executive officer of Dow AgroSciences.
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"This collaboration will build upon our
current seed portfolio by expanding
into wheat - a very important global
crop that supplies a significant amount
of the daily nutrition in human diets."
Sheldon Richardson, chairman and
c.e.o. of W3, said the partnership with
Dow AgroSciences will enable the companies "to leverage customer relationships
within the food chain and their marketing and commercialization expertise."
"Our four decades of plant breeding experience bring a wide diversity
of germplasm offering of high yielding
varieties developed for markets around
the world," he said. World Wide Wheat
is a privately-owned plant breeding
company that operates research stations in 18 countries, producing superior varieties of cereal grains that are not
genetically modified.
The partnership with W3 marks the
second major collaborative effort on
crop innovation undertaken by Dow
AgroSciences in as many weeks. On May
19, the company agreed to a research

Kwik Trip begins construction at the
site within 12 months.
According to the City Plan Commission report, Kwik Trip would be
required to spend at least $7 million
to construct the bakery building and
must add approximately 100 new
jobs.
The Kwik Trip bakery in La Crosse
produces a variety of donuts, bagels,
cookies, sweet rolls, muffins, buns and
bread. MBN
& Kreme; Lemon Sherbert; Chocolate Chocolate; Mocha Dream; Lotta
Latte; Orange You Glad; and Very
Berry.
The Krispy Kreme Chillers line
was first introduced in May 2007.
Products retail for $2.49 for a 12oz serving or $3.49 for a 20-oz
serving.
"When temperatures begin to
soar, Krispy Kreme brings the cool
to you with a distinctive lineup of
refreshingly satisfying iced beverages and treats," said Ron Rupocinski, executive chef at Krispy Kreme.
"If you're looking to cool off this
summer, replace your ordinary with
Krispy Kreme's extraordinary iced
beverages and fruit-inspired Fresh
& Fruity donuts." MBN

partnership with the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (D.P.I.) in
Australia to develop new plant traits
and plant varieties for Victorian and
international farmers. The agreement
is the largest international agricultural
biotechnology alliance undertaken by
the Victorian government to date.
"Victoria is clearly establishing itself
as a global leader in agricultural biotechnology and Dow AgroSciences is pleased
to set up this unique collaboration with
D.P.I.'s capabilities based at the Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre, in which
technologies and scientific expertise will
be shared to deliver plant-based solutions that contribute to improving the
quality of life for the world's growing
population," said Daniel R. Kittle, Ph.D.,
vice-president of research and development at Dow AgroSciences.
He continued, "One of the key crops
will include canola, which is the third
largest crop in Australia, and will further
enhance Dow AgroSciences' Omega-9
canola oil platform. Other crops targeted
in this large-scale research partnership
between D.P.I. and Dow AgroSciences
will include traits for corn and wheat as
well as bioenergy crops." MBN
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