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Solbar launches soy isolate for snacks
12 March 2010
Israeli company Solbar Industries has announced the launch of a low-viscosity soy protein isolate, processed to meet the demands for soy crisps, extruded snacks and cereals.
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Releasing the flavour
5 March 2010
The primary processing of cocoa is critical to the taste profile of cocoa butter, liquor and powder. We run through the important initial steps and some of the specialist companies in the field
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Neotame sweetener authorised in EU
19 February 2010.
The NutraSweet Company has announced that its zero calorie sweetener Neotame has been approved by the European Union.
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Benefits of board
28 January 2010
Cartonboard is frequently used for wrapping and sleeving confectionery, snack and bakery products. At the recent Pro Carton/ECMA awards, new ideas in packaging design were displayed
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Cold transit control
15 January 2010
Airliner, a new insulating film material that enables cost-effective temperature-controlled transit packaging, has been launched in the UK by Coldpack.
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Eyeing up 3D
23 December 2009
The battle to eliminate waste product is key for biscuit production. 3D vision is promising to win the war against defective products, explains David Hannaby from Sick UK
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Best of both worlds
16 December 2009
Thierry Dumouchel, culinary ambassador for Remy Cointreau Gastronomie and consultant to leading chocolatier supplier Keylink, offers advice to chocolatiers on the use of culinary alcohol in chocolate production
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Solution – Reliable weighing independent of external interference
26 November
The historic Austrian confectionery manufacturer Manner looked for a solution to problems with external interference on its checkweighing
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Sweet Freedom
20 November 2009
Sweet Freedom is a new natural sweetener, the first made 100% from fruit – just apples, grapes and carob and nothing else, according to the owners.
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A new generation of fruit ingredients
5 November 2009
Keylink, the UK supplier of ingredients, equipment and packaging to the professional chocolatier, is launching a new range of fruit ingredients – Griottines and Framboisines.
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Fats and oils nominees for confectionery award at FIE
30 October 2009
Specialty fats and oils make up the nominees as Confectionery Innovation of the Year at Food ingredients Europe.
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Solution – metal detection to suit a variety of product lines
22 October 2009
Kinnerton Confectionery is the largest independent UK manufacturer of chocolate and novelty confectionery. It required a new metal detection system to maintain its ‘highest level’ quality control system, which exceeds those detailed in the General Food Hygiene Regulations.
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Combination cookers and mixers
16 October 2009
US company C. Cretors, the designer and manufacturer of food processing and concession equipment, now offers the CMD line of caramelisers designed to make it easy for concession businesses to diversify and offer caramel corn.
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Extruder barrel liner halves replacement cost
23 September 2009
New technology has cut the cost of Baker Perkins MPF food extruder barrel liner replacement by up to 50%.
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Water determination
11 September 2009
Determination of water content in confectionery products can take up to two days. Metrohm now has the answer, using the Karl Fischer Homogeniser System.
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New Delta robot offers production diversity
1 September 2009
The new Delta robot platform LDx from Sigpack Systems, a subsidiary of Bosch Packaging Technology, is suitable for use in the confectionery industry.
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Grinding out success
7 August 2009
Caotech is a medium sized company, specialized in grinding equipment for the cocoa and confectionery industry. Katrine Kjoeller visits Caotech’s facilities outside Amsterdam
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Filling the gap
29 July 2009
Cargill has officially opened its new plant dedicated to chocolate coatings and fillings in Deventer, the Netherlands, expanding the existing operations and capabilities at the site. Confectionery Production visits the new facilities
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Solution – Icing hot cross buns with a single pass
21 July 2009
Crown Conveyors UK has assisted a well-known bakery when the need arose to carry out two icing operations on hot cross buns in a single pass through the machine with minimum personnel interaction.
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Doubling capacity using weigher/bagmaker combination
9 July 2009
Snack manufacturer Bastini, part of the Intersnack group, has significantly increased production speeds and doubled capacity at its newly rebuilt factory in Lelystad, the Netherlands, following its investment in six fully-integrated multihead weigher/bagmaker combinations from Ishida.
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Sugar shortage

The global sugar market is changing as the deficit bites into stock levels. Katrine Kjoeller speaks to Jonathan Kingsman, managing director of the sugar brokerage Kingsman and Scott Liddle, the deputy commercial director at British Sugar
Solbar launches soy isolate for snacks

Israeli company Solbar Industries has announced the launch of a low-viscosity soy protein isolate, processed to meet the demands for soy crisps, extruded snacks and cereals.