February 28, 2008 Bakery-Net eNewsletter Au Bon Pain acquired by LNK Partners Au Bon Pain, Boston, will be acquired by private equity firm LNK Partners. The recapitalization of the company will support Au Bon Pain's expansion strategy in the United States and selected global markets, according to the company release. Read More Flowers Foods buys bakery Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., purchased a bakery building in Suwanee, Ga. from The Schwan Food Co. Read More Hinds-Bock opens state-of-the-art facility Hinds-Bock Corp. recently opened its new company headquarters building in Bothell, Wash., where it manufactures filling and depositing equipment for the baking and other industries. Read More Horizon Milling expands capacity Due to increased flour demand from the northern California area, Horizon Milling announced plans to expand its flour mill in Stockton, Calif. beginning in April. Read More Illinois Tool Works Inc. division acquires Peerless Group The Food Equipment Group of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), Glenview, Ill., acquired The Peerless Group, including its Sidney, Ohio-based manufacturing facility. Read More RBA calls all decorators The Retail Bakers of America (RBA), McLean, Va., is accepting Creative Decorating Competition applications from cake decorators who do not belong to an RBA affiliate association. Read More Spotlighting women bakers The Bread Bakers Guild of America, Pittsburgh, launched its Women of The Guild North American Tour 2008 this month. Read More Supervalu shutters Sunflower Markets After dabbling in the natural foods arena for two years, Supervalu's Sunflower Market stores have not met company expectations. Read More Formula of the Month Mocha Marble Cheesecake Read More Subscription Information Thank you for reading The Bakery-Net eNewsletter Electronic UPDATE You are subscribed as #email#. You've received this e-newsletter for one of three reasons: 1) You signed up for it on one of our web sites. 2) You are a reader of Bakery-Net eNewsletter. 3) You are an attendee of a Bakery-Net eNewsletter conference or trade show. Manage Your Subscription To subscribe: Click Here To unsubscribe: Click here To change your email address, unsubscribe your old email address, then re-subscribe with your new email address. Contact Information Advertising/sponsorship opportunities: Jerry Rymont Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 ©2007 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved.