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news bites

New tech informs
new view on foods

division of Rudolph Foods. "On the ﬂip

community interests in mind and

side, hopefully they're doing their due

boast innovations that increase both

diligence. We have science checking

efficiency and sustainability, including

When Vani Hari, known on her well-

the clean label aspect of our business,

a net increase in storage of more than

read blog as the Food Babe, took a

and hopefully bloggers are doing the

6,000,000 cubic feet across ambient,

bite out of a yoga mat as a way to

same thing. Some of them are doing

frozen and refrigerated tempera-

point out that some ingredients in

that, and they have a lot of good infor-

ture environments. Design features

exercise equipment also are found

mation about what is clean label."

that demonstrate commitment to a
sustainable future include:

in bread, consumers took notice in a
big way. Outcry spread through other
blogs and social media and into traditional media.
But some of Ms. Hari's claims - like

Dawn Foods opens
new distribution
facilities

Motion-sensor LED and T-5 lighting to
reduce electricity usage.
High-speed roll-up cooler and freezer
doors to reduce energy losses.

"there is just no acceptable level of
any chemical to ingest, ever" - have

Dawn Food Products Inc. announces

been met with much criticism from

that recent capacity, technology and

Heat reclamation from refrigeration

the science and baking communities.

sustainability investments continue

systems to increase efficiencies in

the Dawn tradition of delivering value,

coolers and freezers.

"There is a lot of information, blog-

quality ingredients and innovation to

gers, the Food Babe ... where they

customers around the world.

don't have their facts straight," said

Call for action on
food donation
incentives

Lee Sanders, senior vice-president,

"We pride ourselves on being a

government relations and public

dedicated partner to our customers

affairs, American Bakers Association.

- a partner for their whole business,

"That can be a driving force, right or

committed to their success," said Eric

wrong. The best thing consumers

Metzendorf, president of Dawn Foods

Matt Knott, president of Feeding

can do is go to the web sites of

Distribution. "These signiﬁcant invest-

America, has issued a statement in

their trusted brands and look at

ments in our distribution centers are

support of legislation to strengthen

information."

driven by that partnership and our

tax incentives for food donations.

genuine desire to help our customers
"Bloggers deﬁnitely have a great

grow and succeed."

following and can provide some great

"The House of Representatives
passed the America Gives More

information," said Marty Neumann,

New distribution centers in Chicago,

Act by a strong bipartisan majority

director of sales for Gaslamp Popcorn

New Jersey, Louisville and Toronto

earlier this year. Feeding America

incorporate modern warehouse

urges the Senate to quickly do the

designs, space efficiency techniques,

same. It is smart policy that helps

and a combination of innovative

food banks, farmers, businesses, the

technologies to sustain growth in

environment and most importantly

these multi-temp facilities. Each

hungry families."

facility also features a new stateof-the-art baking center with high-

Feeding America is the nationwide

quality equipment and space to

network of 200 food banks that

support innovation development and

leads the ﬁght against hunger in the

to facilitate ongoing customer inter-

United States. Together, we provide

action and partnership.

food to more than 46 million people
through 60,000 food pantries and

08 < AUG 2015 | bakemag.com

The distribution centers were

meal programs in communities across

designed with customer and

America. Visit www.feedingamerica.org.
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