This column is part of our The Last Word series, which invites noted professionals to provide closing thoughts at the end of each issue of Commercial Baking. See the full issue here.
KANSAS CITY, MO — If you’ve read to the end of this magazine, you’re probably already onboard Team Grain Foods. You may be a baker, a miller or a supplier … but you’re part of an army of grain foods promoters and protectors. You might also be looking for some encouragement, perhaps someone to tell you that the work you’re doing is important — even essential — to feeding and nourishing America.
I am here to be that voice. I write to thank you for making and standing behind nutritious products that American families can afford and access. And I’m here to thank you for enabling the manufacture of products consumers love. Thank you for sliced bread, English muffins, pasta, tortillas and so many other hero foods in the American diet.
While you bring food to American tables, the Grain Foods Foundation has been working to inspire confidence and give consumers the facts they need to choose grain foods. We’re convincing consumers that these foods fit into meaningful, everyday moments: from on-the-go breakfasts to daytime snacks to family dinners.
