Since Sliced Bread

Listen to this episode of Since Sliced Bread to learn more about how Flowers Foods ensures its breads, buns, bars, snack cakes and more are safe for consumers.

In this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Steve Robert, global vice president of sales, marketing and product innovation for AIB International, walks through how food safety programs have had to shift over the years and why it’s so critical to get food safety right.

In this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Lance Roberie, founder of Food Safety & Quality Services, details how the industry’s approach to food safety has gone from a reactive to a proactive approach and ways baking companies can ensure they have a successful food safety program.

Season 13 of Since Sliced Bread updates wholesale bakers on the latest in food safety. Charlotte Atchley, host of Since Sliced Bread and editor of Baking & Snack, speaks with guests from AIB International, Manhattan, Kan.; CraftMark Bakery, Indianapolis, Ind.; and American Bakers Association to discuss the hazards of poor food safety and best practices for avoiding any confusion.

Jeff Lenard, vice president of strategic industry initiatives, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), sat down with Baking & Snack Editor and Since Sliced Bread host Charlotte Atchley to discuss what the c-store landscape is now and how bakers and snack manufacturers could best support this channel.

In this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Heather Davis, senior manager of customer insights, Bimbo Bakehouse, a division of Bimbo Bakeries USA, shares how the company is serving the foodservice channel and helping these customers navigate these challenges.

In this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of 210 Analytics, discusses the American Bakers Association (ABA)’s new study “Life Through the Lens of Bakery 2022,” conducted by 210 Analytics and sponsored by Corbion. Ms. Roerink spoke to how bakery items are fitting into celebrations of holidays and major life events and where the opportunities lie for bakers.

In this episode, Jonna Parker, team lead for fresh at IRI, and Charlotte Atchley, editor of Baking & Snack and host of Since Sliced Bread, dive into all the reasons why the in-store bakery is thriving now and where the opportunities exist for even more growth.

On this episode of Since Sliced Bread, Shawn Paterakis, key accounts manager for H&S Bakery Distribution, and Ryan Paterakis, director of national sales for H&S Bakery, speak to how the commercial bread aisle and foodservice channels are faring and what their customers need.

In the first episode of season 12, Morgan O’Hara, director of brand partnerships for Instacart, shares how bakery is doing on Instacart and some of the best practices she’s seen from the brands who are performing the best online.