South San Francisco

Bay Area company sued over trade secrets behind Trader Joe’s bread

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File — A Bay Area baking company is being sued by the maker of the popular Brazilian cheese bread sold at Trader Joe’s.  Diane Macdonald/Moment Editorial/Getty Images A Bay Area bakery has been accused in a new lawsuit of illicitly collecting trade secrets from a rival company in order to try to secure a sought-after … Read more

The enduring power of See’s Candies in Oakland

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Oakland’s Rockridge district is synonymous with great food, from breakfast sandwiches and kouign-amann to the finest gourmet pasta. Lately, it’s also becoming a destination for chocolate. The 1-mile stretch of College Avenue from Broadway to Ashby is peppered with no fewer than five confectioneries.  Plunked in the center sits an old-school See’s Candies shop. And … Read more