The Bakery Production & Marketing Newsletter

2 days ago | bakingbusiness.com | Keith Nunes

MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills, Inc.’s scale and resilient supply chain gave the company a competitive advantage during the pandemic and the period of inflation that followed. But as the market has returned to normal and competitors recovered from their own supply chain disruptions, General Mills’ management has found its business was out of alignment with the marketplace.

3 days ago | bakingbusiness.com | Brooke Just

CHICAGO — Ready-to-eat overnight oats startup Mush, Chicago, is expanding its product line with the addition of Protein Overnight Oats. The new product offers 15 grams of protein per serving and comes in flavors including: peanut butter and jelly, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chip, chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter banana, cookies and cream and chocolate brownie. The overnight oats are formulated with whole grains and no preservatives, according to the company.

3 days ago | bakingbusiness.com | Michelle Smith

NEW ORLEANS — Consumers are looking for new and exciting foods and experiences in their meals, and while chasing trends can be a good way to engage with them, it should not be the end goal, suggested Maeve Webster and Mike Kostyo with Menu Matters, who presented a talk at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) conference, which was held June 1-3 in New Orleans. “None of us should be considering a trend the end solution,” Webster said.

4 days ago | bakingbusiness.com | Russell Redman

WASHINGTON — Though grain-based foods remain an anchor of US nutrition, the White House’s Make America Healthy Again Commission report singles out ultra-processed grains as among the foods contributing to chronic disease in American children. The report, released May 22, stems from a February executive order by President Donald Trump that created the MAHA Commission, a group of top administration officials charged with addressing what Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

4 days ago | bakingbusiness.com | Keith Nunes

PARIS — The Trump administration’s “make America healthy again” (MAHA) initiative has intensified focus on the use of ingredients perceived as artificial in products and prompted many companies to reformulate. Executives at McCormick & Co. said they see those reformulation efforts as opportunities.