bakery
New packaging systems for bakery sector
Tisomi Packaging Machinery, a horizontal flowrapping specialist, is targeting the bakery and morning goods sectors with the latest packaging systems that meet the demands of the marketplace by protecting the integrity of goods and offering prolonged shelf life. Many food companies require packaging systems that can safely wrap a whole range of different shaped products […]
Low-fat cocoa powder
Cocoa and chocolate expert ADM Cocoa has announced the launch of a new deZaan reduced-fat cocoa powder with only 0.5% fat. D-00-ZR retains the chocolate taste of deZaan ZR cocoa powders, but with virtually no fat content. Available worldwide from this summer, D-00-ZR enables users to formulate lower calorie products with lower saturated fat contents, […]
Temporary cooling for the perfect loaf
When an industrial bakery recently invested in an extension to its production facility, there was limited capital remaining for temperature control equipment. However, controlling temperatures in a bakery is of paramount importance as the yeast needs the right conditions to react with the other ingredients; too cold and the yeast will be ineffective, too hot […]
Temperature control improves food spraying efficiencies
Temperature control specialist, ICS Cool Energy has supplied a temperature control solution to Saturn Spraying, a manufacturer of food spraying applications. The equipment will improve on production efficiencies across the business, which is at the forefront of spinning disc spraying technology in the food production industry. The company supplies spraying equipment that enables food producers […]
High-temperature chain fluid for bakeries
UK food-grade lubricants manufacturer Rocol has developed a new chain fluid that is designed to minimise the black deposits that can build up in high-temperature applications. Specifically developed for equipment such as bakery ovens, the new NSF H1 registered Foodlube XT Chain Fluid combines easy application and maximum penetration of moving parts with a formulation […]
New range of frostings introduced
Renshaw, a manufacturer of baking ingredients, has expanded its range of frostings, designed to meet the rising demand for convenient, ready-to-use toppings. The company, which produces a wide range of ready to roll icings, marzipan and bakery toppings, has seen a record 30% increase in sales of frostings over the past year, and has been […]
Glanbia Nutritionals wins IFT innovation award
Functional and nutritional ingredient supplier Glanbia Nutritionals has won an IFT Food Expo Innovation Award for the second year running. Honouring the company’s OptiSol 3000 ingredient, the judges commended its unique combination of whey protein concentrate and milled flaxseed as an innovative, low cost solution to replacing eggs in baked goods. Addressing the issue of […]
Investment in ‘free from’ crucial for in-store bakeries
The UK bakery market – worth £11bn in 2012 – shows no sign of slowing its growth, despite challenges from wet weather and an increase in grain prices due to continental droughts. At the same time, the ‘free from’ sector is marching on, grabbing a £238m slice of the market last year thanks to increasing […]
Sine pumps used for hazelnut spread transfer
A Kessko factory in Bonn, Germany is using four MasoSine SPS series pumps supplied by Watson-Marlow Pumps Group to help deliver high-quality ‘sweet’ products to customers in the bakery, confectionery, ice cream, biscuit and soft drink trades. At the heart of this effort are SPS pumps that offer reliable service and include the transfer of […]
Perfect crust now a must
Zeelandia, a global bakery ingredients manufacturer, has pioneered a new testing method to determine the crustiness of bakery products using market-leading texture analysis equipment. Combining Stable Micro Systems’ bread ‘V’ squeeze test with simultaneous acoustic measurements, Zeelandia obtains detailed objective analysis of crust breakage. This enables the company to develop high-performance ingredients that respond to […]
Printers for flexible packaging and labelling
Videojet Technologies, a manufacturer of coding, marking, and printing products, has introduced two new Thermal Transfer Overprinters (TTO) to its DataFlex product line. The new DataFlex 6320 and 6420 products are designed to address a range of flexible packaging and labelling applications in the snack foods, bakery, meat and poultry, confectionery and other markets. The […]
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Industrial bakery waste lowered by PowerBake
Seeking to answer a need among bakers plagued by excessively sticky wheat-mix dough and limited proofing stability, DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched PowerBake 9500, a new enzyme product that targets fewer breakdowns and less waste in industrial bakeries. The product offers improved efficiency due to a synergistic mix of a special cellulase blend and […]
Cereals set for success in Japan
Breakfast cereals will grow ahead of the sector trends, as Japanese consumers begin to replace their traditional breakfast foods, says a new report from Canadean. “With value and volume CAGRs (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 2.8 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively, the bakery and cereals sector will be one of the slowest growing […]
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours buys South African ingredients firm
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has bought Cape Town-based sweet ingredient solutions supplier Orley Foods for an undisclosed sum. Orley Foods has a 50-year history of providing sweet ingredients for the confectionery, ice cream, beverage, cereal, dairy and bakery markets. The deal comes a year after Kerry’s acquisition of FlavourCraft, also in South Africa, and complements […]