bakery
PPMA Total Show to highlight key packaging and processing ranges
The PPMA Total Show, held every three years and considered as the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition, returns this autumn to the Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
Ilapak enhances baked goods counting and feeding system
Equipment manufacturer Ilapak has enhanced its Vision2000 vision and counting platform with new laser height detection capabilities and design features created for easier maintenance access.
Mecatherm completes Angola’s first turnkey installation
French-based bakery and pastry business Mecatherm has completed its first major installation project in Viana, Luanda, the capital of Angola, Africa.
Rise of the machines poses challenges and opportunities
The results of a survey released this week revealing a third of UK manufacturers expect lower-skilled job losses over the next five years due to growing automation is perhaps hardly surprising.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Olam International sets $361 million deal for Nigeria’s Dangote Flour Mills
Global food and agri-business Olam International is set to acquire complete ownership of Dangote Flour Mills (DFM), a flour and pasta manufacturer in Nigeria, for US$ 361 million, amid growing demand for bakery and snack foods in the country.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Puratos expands its range of flavours and fruit fillings
International bakery group Puratos UK has added two new flavours to its Topfil premium fruit fillings range, as well as two complementary variants to its iconic Satin Crème Cake line, in time for the summer season.
Sustainably sourced palm oil could provide confectionery sector answers
With sustainability of cocoa sourcing remaining high on the sector’s agenda, confectionery consultant Graham Godfrey asks if responsibly farmed alternatives to cocoa butter, such as palm oil, should be considered
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bakery lecithins expand Cargill’s functional ingredients range
Cargill has responded to an increase in label-friendly ingredient, developing a range of lecithins for bakery manufacturers plant-based emulsifiers offering functional solutions for emulsification, dough handling, and improving texture.
Lesaffre opens Baking Centre in Austria
Lesaffre has opened a new Baking Center in Austria, to support the group’s industrial baking customers in the development of new products and processes.
Orkla moves to buy Swedish bakery ingredients business
Orkla Food Ingredients has moved to purchase Zeelandia Sweden AB, a supplier of margarine, vegetable oils and bakery ingredients to the Swedish market.
Almond Board of California sets out its sustainability vision
Richard Waycott, CEO and president of the Almond Board of California, recently made his first visit to ProSweets and ISM in Germany. Neill Barston meets him and chairman of the board, Holly King, to discuss the organisation’s progress and major focus on sustainability Maintaining a keen eye on trends within global confectionery markets is […]
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
GEA offers full launch for confectionery vertical bagging system
A new high-speed vertical bagger from GEA for confectionery and bakery has gained its UK release, aiming to increase production efficiency and reduce product breakages.
Wacker delivers Chinese lab facilities serving confectionery and bakery ranges
German-based industry solutions and ingredients business Wacker Chemie is expanding its Chinese operations, after developing a laboratory in Shanghai serving markets including the confectionery and bakery sectors.
Bühler showcases digital systems with Microsoft at Hannover Messe
Swiss-headquartered food solutions and equipment group, Bühler, has been invited for the second year running to share Microsoft’s booth at Hannover Messe technology event between 1-5 April.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Sustainability