Frozen bakery products contributed growth to Ralcorp Holdings Inc.,St. Louis, which reported its sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2010.
Frozen bakery products supplier Baker Boy Bake Shop Inc. expects by next summer to complete a 50,000-square-foot expansion to its 85,000-square-foot plant in Dickinson, N.D.
George Weston Limited said its subsidiary, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC completed its purchase of Keystone Bakery Holdings, LLC for approximately $185 million.
George Weston Limited, Toronto, said its U.S. frozen bakery subsidiary, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC, agreed to purchase Keystone Bakeries LLC for USD $185 million.
Canadian fast-food restaurant operator Tim Horton's Inc., Oakville, Ontario, said it sold its 50 percent interest in a Brampton, Ont., frozen bakery, Maidstone Bakeries, to joint venture Aryzta AG.
Frozen bakery and prepared foods are key growth areas for Swiss global bakery foods giant Aryzta AG, which expected by July to complete two acquisitions valued at $1.08 billion.
Cafe Valley Bakery officials expect by early 2011 to construct a $40 million bakery in Phoenix that will help the company triple its production and product sales.
Meat, bakery and prepared foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said last Friday that Chairman & CEO Brenda Barnes will take a temporary medical leave of absence.
Taking another cue from pizza restaurant offerings, product developers and marketers at DiGiorno (now part of Nestle Pizza) introduced a combination frozen DiGiorno pizza and breadsticks line.