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front linenews HEADLINES IN BAKERY & DELI & RETAIL Dobla’s Executive Pastry Chef Wins World Chocolate Masters Dobla’s Executive Pastry Chef Frank Haasnoot has won the World Chocolate Masters 2011. After threedays of breathtaking competition between nineteen national Chocolate Masters, Haasnoot, winner of the Dutch World Chocolate Masters pre-selection, was selected as the “World Chocolate Master 2011” by an international jury composed of 22 leading chocolate professionals. In second place was Yoshiaki Uezaki from Japan, and in third place Palle Sorensen from Denmark. With the theme of this year’s competition being “Cocoa, Quetzalcoatl’s gift”, the jury carefully evaluated the contestants’ work and creativity through chocolate. In addition to the overall award, Frank Haasnoot won also the special awards for “Best gastronomic chocolate dessert,” “Best chocolate showpiece” and “International Press Award.” Ultimate Cake Decorating Competition Winners Snowflakes, penguins, crowns and glitter were the features of the day as competitors competed for over $2500 in cash prizes at the 5th Annual Ultimate Cake Decorating Contest held at Mall of America on Sunday, November 13. Twelve competitors competed to sculpt a birthday cake that celebrated “My Winter Wonderland” while thirteen teams hurried to construct and decorate a five tiered “My Royal Wedding Cake” in three hours. Meanwhile young decorators got a chance to try their hand at decorating in a nearby cupcake decorating station where their $1 donation went towards the UMBA scholarship fund. Afterwards they had a chance to “Make a Cake Face” in a photo booth sponsored by General Mills. Winners of the competition were: My Winter Wonderland Birthday Competition 1st place- $500 prize- Sara Konz, King’s County Market, St Francis, MN Contestant #1 - (igloo with polar bear and snowman) 2nd place- $250 prize- Andrea Halleland, Daube’s Bakery, Rochester, MN Contestant #11-(fluffy dog laying on a sled) 3rd place- $125 prize- Keeann Richards, Jerry’s Foods, Edina, MN Contestant # 13- (penguin with the blue scarf) My Royal Wedding Cake Competition 1st place- $1000 prize- Rhoda Schultz and Mindy Smith, HyVee Mankato, MN Contestants #12- pink and gold cake with the “S” on top) 2nd place- $500 prize- Jamie VanderWoude and Fhoua Yang-Moua, Byerly’s, Contestants #13- (white cake with the puffy diamond look on the top layer) 3rd place- $250 prize- Stephanie Bromander and Kathy Anderson, Byerly’s, Contestants #11(white cake, topped with a pair of love birds) Judges for the competition were Darla Julin, CD, from Fantasies in Frosting, Terri Oys, Gregory’s Foods and Gary Hjellming, Oak Ridge Conference Center. The competition was sponsored by UMBA with allied members, General Mills, DecoPac, Brill, Bakery Crafts, Dawn Foods, Gregory’s Foods and Lindar. UMBA member bakeries Coborn’s and Cold Spring Bakery provided the cake for the contest. | 6 | inStorebuyer | December 2011 |

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of inStorebuyer - December 2011

inStorebuyer - December, 2011
Editor's note - The Road Ahead
Contents
Dobla’s Executive Pastry Chef Wins World Chocolate Masters
Ultimate Cake Decorating Competition Winners
Dawn Busy Bakery - Busy Bakery Video Contest
America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest
CSM Announces Leadership Change
Dawn Busy Bakery - Bakery Trends Overview
C-Stores Gains
The Road Ahead
European Vacation
Bakery of the Year - Schnucks
Deli of the Year - Publix
Local Makeovers
Walmart
Kroger
Costco
Safeway
Supervalu
Publix
Ahold
Delhaize
H-E-B
7-Eleven
Meijer
BJ's Wholesale
Whole Foods Market
Trader Joe's
A&P
Hy-Vee
Winn-Dixie
Wegmans
WinCo
Stater Bros
Price Chopper
Schnuck Markets
Brookshire's
United
Balls Food
Product Trends
Product Showcase
Ad Index
Donut Time

inStorebuyer - December 2011