Anyone who’s watched an episode of TLC’s hit series Cake Boss has dreamt of working alongside the Valastro family as they create the most mouthwatering treats on television. And now, there’s a new ‘help wanted’ sign hanging in the window of family’s bakery. Starting Monday, Dec. 6 (9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Central), Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro starts his search for the best rising baker in the business in the all-new 8-week competition elimination series Cake Boss: Next Great Baker.

Dawn Food Products is pleased to announce David Corning won the California Raisin Marketing Board’s Judges Prize in the Breakfast Category of the third annual America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest, which was held recently at the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, KS.

Mark Rudy, Vice President of Sales, Hubert Company, Harrison, OH, was elected as the association’s 47th president.

The IDDBA’s 47th annual seminar and expo, Dairy-Deli-Bake 2011, will be held in Anaheim, CA, at the Anaheim Convention Center on June 5-7, 2011, and the IDDBA’s 16th annual Cake Decorating Challenge will be a featured event at the 2011 show.

King Arthur Flour has hired Nathan Hildebrandt of Beaver Dam, WI, as the dedicated Sales Manager for its bakery and foodservice customers in the Midwest.

Baking Buyer visited Houston just in time to sample some wonderful holiday ideas.

Product innovations from Hobart, Traulsen and Baxter are slated to be on display at the WHAT’S HOT! WHAT’S COOL! new product gallery during the 2011 North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) show.

When Amy Eilert started her own business, Cupcake Envy, four years ago from the confines of her kitchen, little did she know that she’d trigger an avalanche of interest from people all over the world.

Monica Iverson from Cakes by Monica in Vermillian, SD, won the top prize in both categories of the Ultimate Cake Decorating Competition sponsored by the Upper Midwest Bakers Association (UMBA) on Sunday, November 14.

Plans to close 36 restaurants, 34 of which are located in the Providence and Hartford markets, in the fourth quarter in order to focus on and reinvest in core growth markets in the Northeast and Midwest U.S.