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Pillsbury unbleached family flour
recall issued by Hometown Food
CHICAGO - Hometown Food Co., a
wholly-owned portfolio company of
Greenwich, Conn.-based Brynwood Partners VII L.P. and Brynwood Partners VIII
L.P., has initiated a limited, voluntary retail-level recall on two specific lot codes of
its 5-lb bags of Pillsbury Best Unbleached
All Purpose Flour due to possible contamination with Salmonella.
According to a March 12 filing with
the Food and Drug Administration, the
recall affects approximately 12,245 cases
of product with "best if used by dates" of
April 19, 2020, and April 20, 2020.
Hometown Food said there have been
no illnesses associated with the recall.
"Flour is made from wheat that is

minimally processed," Hometown Food
said. "Flour should not be considered a
ready-to-eat product. It is an ingredient for baked, fried and
cooked products, and these
heating processes ensure the
safety of flour with proper
handling. All surfaces and
utensils should be properly
cleaned after contact with flour
or uncooked dough or batter.
Consumers should wash their
hands after handling flour
or uncooked dough or batter. PILLSBURY
Consumers should not eat uncooked dough or batter made with raw
flour. If you think you became sick from

Schwebel announces plans to
close Solon baking facility in May
SOLON, OHIO - Schwebel Baking Co.
has announced plans to close its baking
plant in Solon in May, citing a need to focus
efforts on a core group of products and customers. The plant has 204 employees and
bakes a variety of bread, buns and rolls.
Lori Mickholtzick, director of human

resources at Schwebel, said the company
plans to consolidate its production to its
two other Ohio facilities, located in Hebron and Youngstown.
"Decisions like this are always difficult
and not easy," Ms. Mickholtzick said.
"The employees in Solon will be given

Forty-three baking plants gain
E.P.A. Energy Star certification
WASHINGTON - Forty-three baking facilities have achieved Energy Star certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (E.P.A.) for 2018, up from the 31 that
were recognized in 2017. Ten bakeries (*) received the certification for the first time.

To be recognized, operations must meet
key energy performance indicators (E.P.I.s)
and achieve an Energy Performance Score
(E.P.S.) of 75 or higher. A plant's performance
is calculated by gathering data on the facility's total energy use, weather conditions,

The following plants earned certification in 2018.
Bread and roll bakeries
Bama Frozen Dough Salt Lake City
San Diego
Tulsa, Okla.
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Bama Pie
Flowers Baking Co.
Tulsa, Okla.
Bimbo Bakeries USA Batesville, Ark.*
Baton Rouge, La.
Auburn, N.Y.
El Paso, Texas
Dubuque, Iowa
Lynchburg, Va.
Fergus Falls, Minn.
New Orleans
Gastonia, N.C.
Norfolk, Va.
La Crosse, Wis.
Tolleson, Ariz.
Milwaukee
Tuscaloosa, Ala.*
Olean, N.Y.
Tyler, Texas
Phoenix
Flowers Baking Co.
Reading, Pa.
(Dave's Killer Bread)
Roseville, Minn.*
Milwaukie, Ore.
Sacramento, Calif.
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Klosterman Baking Co.
Cincinnati
Morristown, Ind.
Springboro, Ohio*
Northeast Foods
Automatic Rolls of Baltimore
Northeast Foods,
Schmidt Baking
Baltimore*
Tennessee Bun Co.
Dickson, Tenn.*
Weston Foods Canada
Gaffney, S.C.

Cookie and
cracker bakeries
Kellogg Co.
Cary, N.C.
Cincinnati
Kansas City, Kas.*
TreeHouse Foods
Odgen, Utah
Princeton, Ky.
South Beloit, Ill.
Tonawanda, N.Y.
Weston Foods Canada
Front Royal, Va.*
Green Bay, Wis.*
North Sioux City, S.D.*

a food containing flour as an ingredient,
please call your health care provider."
Hometown Food was formed last fall
following the close of the acquisition
of the U.S. baking ingredient business
of The J.M. Smucker Co. As part of the
transaction, Hometown Food
acquired the Pillsbury, Martha
White, Hungry Jack, White Lily
and Jim Dandy brands.
This recall is the second this
year linking unbleached flour
with Salmonella. Earlier, Minneapolis-based General Mills, Inc.
recalled its 5-lb bags of Gold
Medal Unbleached Flour after
Salmonella was detected during
the sampling of the product.
The General Mills recall only affected product with a "better if used by
date" of April 20, 2020. MBN
the opportunity to apply for jobs that are
open in its other manufacturing and distribution facilities."
The decision to close the facility in Solon comes a little more than five years
after the company ceased operations at
its baking plant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
At that time, Schwebel said it would be
transferring production to the more modern facility in Solon, which is located
about 22 miles from Cuyahoga Falls. MBN
operations and products. The E.P.S. is a percentile score on a scale of 1 to 100. According
to Energy Star, a score of 75 or higher means
the facility is performing better than 75% of
the plants in the industry. In 2018, the organization certified 100 manufacturing plants
in total from a variety of industries, including automotive and pharmaceutical.
"We applaud these companies who are
taking the lead in cutting energy costs
and reducing waste," said Bill Wehrum,
assistant administrator for air and radiation, E.P.A. "These leaders are proving
that energy efficiency is good for business
and for the environment - by fostering
innovation, increasing competitiveness,
and reducing air pollution."
The American Bakers Association has
worked with the E.P.A. since 2012 to create energy management programs for its
members.
"Our members' customers - both retail
and the end consumer - have expectations
regarding the environmental stewardship
of companies receiving their support," said
Rasma Zvaners, vice-president of regulatory and technical services at the A.B.A. "The
Energy Star program is an important component to show our industry cares deeply
about sustainability initiatives." MBN
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