BakeryAndSnacks Podcast

Plant bakers need to defend their corner more robustly in order to increase consumer awareness of bread's nutritional benefits while also battling harvest, regulatory and publicity woes.

G.Mondini and Digi Europe have collaborated to launch an integrated weigh station with a coding system that allows printing directly onto film on the top of the tray, eliminating the need for labels and the cost of dispersing unwanted backing paper.

Snack firms must battle with frugal consumers, expanded competition and the challenge to remain innovative, exciting and healthy, a leading sector analyst says.

There are processing challenges for extruded snack manufacturers when developing healthier products with ancient grains, whole grains and fruit, says Bühler.

Packaging is like a mirror to social developments, fashions and trends which enables constant response to innovation, according to INCPEN.

Cermex has introduced a robot palletizer which it claims offers fluidity, efficiency at the operator level and security in the cell.

Demand for clean material streams is driving growth in Faerch Plast innovations such as the MAPET II and black CPET trays.

Dried distillers grain, produced during ethanol processing has until now only found use in animal feed. But that could soon change after US researchers developed a way to turn this by-product in to a value-added food grade ingredient.

Albis said its oxygen scavenger offers quality improvement for long shelf life products that are sterilised such as ready meal trays and bag in box pouches for wine and fruit juices.

Food companies should be cautious about when and how they talk about salt reduction, according to Euromonitor International's global head of health and wellness research Ewa Hudson.

Anti-microbial air treatment systems will become a “very important” hygiene factor in the food manufacturing industry in coming years, Ecolab’s Marcus Ley told reporter Mark Astley.

The Sustainable Packaging Coaltion (SPC) is key to get everyone's voice at the table to address problems throughout the chain, according to its director.

Nu-Tek Food Science has struck a partnership to bring its patented potassium-based salt replacer to Europe.

Intelligent packaging is not just about tracking products from factory floor to consumers’ cupboards, according to Mondi marketing and communication director Albert Klinkhammer.

Bosch Packaging Technology launched multiple machines for the food and drink industry designed to cater for manufacturers’ demand for speed and versatility at trade show FachPack 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany.

UK research institute Campden BRI says that getting the baking temperature right is almost as important as selecting the right ingredients in achieving high quality gluten-free products.

Technology firm Bühler claims that its new Sanimix mixer improves sanitation compared to its previous machines.

UK equipment firm Reach Food Systems is looking for a global distribution partner as it moves to develop affordable ultrasonic machines.

Sustainability is nothing new for the bakery industry; the challenge is quantifying efforts and translating these to consumers in a comprehensive way, says AB Mauri.

Arla Foods Ingredients claims that big savings can be made by using egg replacers in cakes and pastries, but if substitution is so beneficial why isn’t everyone doing it? BakeryandSnacks.com investigates.