Baker's Pride Expands into Better-for-You Categories

August 23, 2011

Burlington, Iowa -- Baker’s Pride Inc., a commercial bakery and manufacturer of private label and proprietary brand bread and cake style donut products, today announced its entry into the “better for you” category with new products and expanded manufacturing capabilities to service its private label, regional and national supermarket chain customers.

“We believe that consumers are driving this fundamental shift within the food industry”
The new products include gluten-free cookies, muffins and brownies, everyday cookies and other unique cookies. The new product lines will be manufactured in Clear Lakes, Iowa by The South Street Bakery Inc., a new division of Baker’s Pride, Inc.

The South Street Bakery Inc. will manufacture both traditional and healthier snack products with attention to smaller, more healthful portions using better-for-you ingredients such as whole grain flour and gluten-free choices, among others.

“Millions of people nationwide actively seek out foods with better-for-you ingredients to not only meet dietary requirements, but to simply put better foods into their bodies,” commented Ron Danko, Sr. CEO of Baker’s Pride,Inc. and former vice president of bakery at Wegmans Supermarkets. “We believe that consumers are driving this fundamental shift within the food industry. Innovative stores recognize that providing affordable, great tasting more healthful product options to their customers is crucial in today’s marketplace.”.

Baker’s Pride expansion is a result of a lease agreement to operate the baking equipment of Clear Lakes Specialty Products Inc. The agreement will allow the South Street Bakery, a division of Baker’s Pride, to manufacture a wide range of healthier cookie and brownie products in the Clear Lakes, Iowa facility.

In addition to the new products, Baker’s Pride will continue to provide retailers with staple items such as sliced, packaged bread and traditional snacking options including chocolate chip cookies, cake style donuts and brownie cakes through its three baking divisions.

About Baker’s Pride Inc.
Baker’s Pride Inc., an Amincor, Inc. company, is a commercial bakery manufacturer of sliced, packaged bread, cake donuts, cookies, brownies and muffins and more healthful snack products for the private label and branded needs of supermarket chains and the food service market. Headquartered in Burlington, Iowa, the firm has three entities; The South Street Bakery, Inc.; Jefferson Street Bakery, Inc.; and the Mt. Pleasant Street Bakery, Inc.

About Amincor Inc.
Amincor,Inc. is focused on facilitating growth for its subsidiary companies and assets through operational growth and complementary acquisitions. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. the firm consolidates uniquely positioned companies into one growth platform comprised of two operating divisions including Consumer Products; and Environmental Services and Industrial Materials.

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