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US Baking and Milling Industry Execs Discuss Countering Inflationary Pressures - Agri-Food Americas
As inflationary pressures persist through 2025, leaders in the North American bakery and milling industries are grappling with supply chain complexities that continue to reshape procurement strategies and product portfolios.
On the sidelines of the recent Agri-Food Americas 2025 conference in Chicago, executives from Sara Lee Frozen Bakery and Bay State Milling outlined to Expana how ingredient costs, tariffs, and operational uncertainties are driving adjustments across their businesses.
Jason McDonald, Senior Manager of Procurement at Sara Lee Frozen Bakery
Feed and Bakery Procurement Execs in Chicago Promote Strategic Partnerships to Navigate Volatility
A panel of procurement leaders from the food and agriculture sector discussed the significant market challenges of 2025 and strategic responses to ongoing volatility during Expana’s Agri-Food Americas conference in Chicago today.
Panelists included Jason McDonald, Senior Manager of Procurement at Sara Lee Frozen Bakery; Ed Fish, Senior Vice President at Bay State Milling; Jerry W. Rogers, Senior Director of Procurement for Feed Ingredients at Wayne Sanderson.
Rogers pointed to the difficulty of managing risk amid historically low commodity prices.
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