Milling & Baking News - October 13, 2015 - 12

Business X

Bagel and pita bread maker to
expand operations in Indiana
CINCINNATI - Skally's Old World
Bakery, a family-owned bagel and
pita bread bakery, has unveiled plans
to establish production operations
in West Harrison, Ind. The company
said it will invest $40 million to build
a 350,000-square-foot production facility that will house a bread production line serving customers in 40 states
across the United States. The building
will complement the company's existing two-story 42,000-square-foot facility in Cincinnati.
The company, which currently employs 96, plans to begin construction
in March 2016. The bakery anticipates
hiring for production line, quality assurance and I.T. positions in 2017.
"The Skally family is excited at the
opportunity to take our family business to Dearborn County, expanding
operations and creating new jobs in
West Harrison, Ind.," said Ephraim
Skally, founder and chief executive

officer of Skally's Old World Bakery.
The Skally family founded Old
World Bakery in 1977 in a 17-foot-wide,
1,275-square-foot bakery in Cincinnati.
The bakery originally focused on pita
bread and added a bagel line in 1981.
The bakery has grown
exponentially, now baking and packaging
24,000 bagels and 10,000
loaves of pita every hour
to ship to customers
across the United States.
"I'm excited to welcome Skally's Old
World Bakery to the Hoosier State,"
said Mike Pence, governor of Indiana.
"Like this family-owned business, Indiana was built on shared values of
tradition, quality and hard work, and
it's our strong Hoosier workforce that
helps Indiana stand out as the ideal
place to do business."
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Skally's Old World

Dr. Schär updates gluten-free
bread line with Artisan Baker
LYNDHURST, N.J. - Dr. Schär
USA, a subsidiary of Burgstall, Italy-based Dr. Schär AG/SPA, has
revamped its original line of bread
and introduced a new style of Artisan Baker bread. The new line has
replaced the original Classic White
and Multigrain loaves the company
previously sold.
The new Artisan Baker loaves
are gluten-free, hand-crafted and
baked with ancient grains. Crafted
by European bakers, the bread contains agave syrup, buckwheat, sunflower seeds and ancient grains. Dr.
Schär said the bread will be available in the bread aisle instead of the

freezer for the best convenience.
"This new line of artisan baker style loaves is great
for anyone - not just
those with celiac," said
Hannes Berger, president and chief operating
officer of Dr. Schär USA,
Inc. "These breads are
so delicious that those
who do not follow a
gluten-free diet will
also enjoy them."
Dr. Schär opened
its first gluten-free
facility in the United States in July

Bunge North America acquires
cooking oils business
ST. LOUIS - Bunge North America
has acquired Whole Harvest Foods,
Warsaw, N.C., a refiner and packager
of cooking oils. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Products manufactured by Whole
Harvest include frying oils, pan
sprays and liquid butter alternatives.
Assets included in the transaction are
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an oil refinery and packaging plant in
Warsaw and another packaging plant
in Las Vegas.
"Whole Harvest Foods' patented
refining process creates a host of minimally processed products that have
excellent taste and texture, a long fry
life and require no artificial preservatives," said Tim Gallagher, executive

Bakery up to $900,000 in conditional
tax credits based on the company's
job creation plans. The incentives are
performance-based, meaning until residents of Indiana are hired, the
company is not eligible to claim incentives. The county will offer additional
incentives at the request of Dearborn
County Redevelopment Commission.
"Based on its location, ease of build,
and infrastructure assets, the site for the
Skally's project is one of
the most premier manufacturing sites in the unincorporated portion of
our county," said Shane
McHenry, president of the Dearborn
County Board of Commissioners. "We
value long-term commitments and
were looking for a community-minded employer. It was an added bonus
that they, similar to our recent Whitewater Mill project, are a business of
several generations with a long tradition of quality. Just great people who
want to be great neighbors and mirror
our values as a community." MBN
2012. The 60,000-square-foot facility in Swedesboro, N.J., produces a
variety of baked goods, including
gluten-free plain and cinnamon bagels, classic and multigrain ciabatta
par-baked rolls, and
baguettes;
hearty
white frozen bread;
and hearty grain
frozen bread.
Dr. Schär AG/SPA has
developed and produced
gluten-free products for
more than 30 years. The
company's portfolio offers a range of products,
including bread, rolls,
pasta, cookies, crackers
and frozen meals. Schär
USA was incorporated
in 2007. MBN
vice-president of the oilseed value
chain for Bunge North America. "As
'The Oil Experts,' the Whole Harvest
Foods products are a great addition to
our product portfolio delivering the
simple label features that our customers want."
Raw materials used to manufacture
Whole Harvest products include expeller pressed canola, cottonseed and
soy oils. The acquired company has
approximately 35 employees between
its two locations. MBN
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