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2010
Representatives Kathy
Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania
and Mike Pence of Indiana
have been named recipients of
the 2010 Horst G. Denk Legislative Service Award by the Independent Bakers Association.

Dahlkemper

Pence

Robert Petersen has been
named executive director
of the Agricultural Business
Council of Kansas City, effective immediately.
Toufayan Bakery, Inc. is planning a major expansion at its
bakery in Plant City, Fla., that
will increase space to more
than 200,000 square feet from
120,000 previously, according
to The Tampa Tribune.
Boulangeries Weston Quebec, a subsidiary of George
Weston Ltd., said it will close
its Longueil bakery by Dec. 31
after an evaluation revealed
"significant and recurring reliability issues" at the facility that
resulted in higher costs and
lower customer service levels.

the wholesale food service
industry, said it will relocate
from a 2,000-square-foot facility in Nashville, Tenn., to
a 10,000-square-foot facility
in Mount Juliet, Tenn., by
mid-April.
Hostess Brands,
Inc. has introduced
Wonder Smartwhite bread, a
product the company said combines
the taste and texture of white bread
with the fiber of
100% whole wheat
bread.
James W. Nolan has resigned
as chief executive officer of
the Fresh Bakery division of
Sara Lee Corp.
First Lady Michelle Obama emphasized that it is not enough
for food and beverage manufacturers to develop
healthier products. Speaking
at the Grocery
Manufacturers
Association's Sci- Obama
ence Forum, she
said they must also reconsider
efforts used to market them.

1990
The United States and the Soviet Union reached an agreement in principle on a new
long-term grain sales pact to
succeed the current pact that
expires at the end of 1990.

At a reception during the American Bakers Association annual
meeting were David Murphy,
right, Mother Murphy's Laboratories, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.,
and Tim Miller, second from
left, Cereal Food Processors,
Inc., Mission Woods, Kas., with
their sons Morgan Murphy, far
left, and Jesse Miller.
Tennessee Cheesecake Company L.L.C., a family-owned
bakery offering gourmet
cheesecakes and other
baked foods primarily to
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Continental Grain Co., New
York, and Elders Grain, Inc.,
Overland Park, Kas., reached
an agreement in principle under which Continental Grain
will purchase most of the United States grain assets of Elders.
Schwebel Baking Co.,
Youngstown, Ohio, has
agreed to purchase the Northcoast Bakery in Solon, Ohio,
from The Kroger Co.
Hostess Mini Muffins, miniature muffins from Continental Baking Co. making their
debut in supermarkets and

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convenience stores nationwide in April, are evidence
of a growing trend toward
smaller portions of baked
foods in the United States.

Mr. Quigg became seriously
ill while on vacation with his
wife and son, William, on the
island of Jamaica.
Facing realities, including heavy
losses from failure to recognize the
demands of markets, the milling
industry is operating more widely
than ever on a five-day a week
basis. Permanent withdrawal of
some capacity also is proceeding.
- Editorial

At the annual spring wheat meeting of the Soft Wheat Committee
of the Millers' National Federation were Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Fassezke of Star of the West Milling, Frankenmuth, Mich.
Under a realignment of management responsibilities at
Anheuser-Busch Companies,
Inc., David S.
Leavenworth
has been named
chairman and
chief executive
of Campbell
Taggart, Inc.,
the wholesale
Leavenworth
baking subsidiary, and Eagle Snacks, Inc.,
the snack foods business.
The Ph. Orth Co. has broken
ground for a 40,000-squarefoot bakery mix production
plant and distribution center
at Spartanburg, S.C.
Universal Foods Corp. has
executed an agreement to acquire the international flavor
business of Felton Worldwide,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Harrison and Crosfield P.L.C.
of the United Kingdom.

That "the physical health of
the nation and the financial
health of milling and baking
rest largely on the enrichment
of white bread and flour" will
be the theme of an enrichment educational review at
the annual convention of the
Millers' National Federation.
William Charles Essmueller,
chairman of the Essmueller
Co. of St. Louis and Kansas
City, a national figure in the
mill supply business, passed
away March 23 at his home in
St. Louis after a long illness.
Fred L. Merrill has been appointed manager of the grain
department and
wheat buyer
of the Wichita
Flour Mills Co.,
Wichita, Kas.,
and will asMerrill
sume his new
duties April 1.

1950
Eugene K. Quigg, president of
the American Bakers Association and the Richmond Baking
Co. and former
president of
the Biscuit
and Cracker
Manufacturers'
Association and
of the Indiana
Bakers AssoQuigg
ciation, passed
away March 31 at Jackson
Memorial Hospital in Miami.

Novel tie-in on the "Celebrity
Time" television show of B.F.
Goodrich Co. occurred recently
when prominent guests were
asked how long they thought
it would take a man to punch
his way out of a paper bag, in
this case a multiwall bag of the
Union Bag and Paper Corp.
Guesses ranged from 10 seconds
to 1 minute. In this view, two of
the guest celebrities, Max Baer
and Maxie Rosenbloom, noted
pugilists, are shown with the giant Union multiwall bag. MBN
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