CLO-CLO Vegan Foods is unveiling new frozen vegan cauliflower & sweet potato breadsticks. The newest portfolio addition is available in three delicious flavors: cauliflower, cauliflower with garlic & oil and a sweet potato with sugar & cinnamon. With more of us cooking and eating at home than ever before, we have an inclination to give families the alternative to cherish their favorite meals without worry for food allergies or intolerances, while still meeting their dietary and lifestyle needs.

Do you produce cakes or single-serve desserts and wish to learn more about optimizing your production with easy automation? If so, on October 14, Apex Motion Control, specialists in robotics and automation for the baking and food industry, is teaming up with Unifiller Europe and Shuffle-Mix to host a virtual Baking Industry Trade Event, live from Europe. This event will feature live equipment demonstrations for automated cake production and automated single serve dessert production.

Bakery manufacturer Brill--formerly known as CSM Bakery Solutions in the U.S.--is being sold to Minneapolis-based Rise Baking Company. The deal is expected to close this summer. Terms were not disclosed. This is the second major acquisition in just over a year for Rise Baking Company. Rise purchased the North American frozen bakery business of Dawn Foods in March, 2020.

On a mission to change breakfast for good, Mason Dixie Foods dedicated five years to researching and developing a better-for-you breakfast sandwich, which is now finally available nationwide in two varieties: buttermilk biscuit with sausage and egg, and a version with cheddar cheese baked into the biscuit. 

Julian’s Recipe, authentic European wafel and artisan bread company, has created a Country-Style Baguette with an indulgent truffle butter flavor. This new product is a European bakery baguette, made by master bakers, and ready to eat in as few as twelve minutes in the oven.

Silver Hills, producer of wholesome, plant-based, non-GMO products that inspire healthier living through healthier choices, announces the launch of its new direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform, The Oven Door.  With both online grocery shopping and consumer preference for healthier products accelerated dramatically in the past year, the site will give even more consumers the opportunity to enjoy the on-trend products from Silver Hills Sprouted Bakery, Little Northern Bakehouse, One Degree Organic Foods, and the recently-launched Carbonaut, all delivered right to their homes.

New York-based Bagelista enters the frozen breakfast market with a line of premium par-baked bagels. Just like a bagel shop, Bagelista bagels are handmade by a team of artisan bakers, kettle boiled in New York water and immediately frozen to guarantee ultimate freshness.

Cheez-It turns 100 this year, and the brand is celebrating with a limited-time Cheez-It cake created by Chef Stephanie Izard. Available nationwide from 5/17 to 5/20 on Goldbelly for $49, the Cheez-Itennial Cake is bursting with an entire box of Cheez-It crackers, from the ground Cheez-It flour in the batter to the Cheez-It shortbread crumble between each layer. The cake is balanced to salty-sweet perfection with swirls of caramel throughout and chocolate-covered Cheez-It crackers popping out the top to join the party.

Raised Gluten Free has launched two savory pies, including a vegetable pot pie with rich vegan gravy, and an egg-less spinach quiche. In addition to being certified gluten free and vegan, both artisan entrées are free of dairy, eggs, nuts, and peanuts, Kosher Pareve, and Non-GMO Project Verified.

Rudi’s Organic Bakery and Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery has launched Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery, set to deliver small batch, artisanal bread straight from Boulder, Colorado, to your kitchen. For over 40 years, Rudi’s has spearheaded a mission to make artisanal and gourmet packaged baked goods more accessible to consumers by bringing wholesome products, expertly-crafted in the heart of Colorado to pantries nationwide.