Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

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Brighter Foods set for expansion as client demand for bespoke bars grows

12-Dec-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Brighter Foods, which makes a million bars a day for clients in the slimming, sport, organic, Free From and other niche categories, has partnered with Loma Systems to install an X5C X-ray inspection machine.

Minebea Intec Experience Centre to better serve customers in Southeast Asia

03-Dec-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Minebea Intec has opened an Experience Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, to better serve customers across Southeast Asia.

Bakery innovation

‘We see a market full of opportunities’: Asian bakers tap technology to answer demand

28-Nov-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Asia-Pacific bakeries are gearing up to offer more innovative treats with the help of technology.

Bakery innovation

Next gen AI equipment will future proof the baked goods market

25-Nov-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Equipment manufacturers are investing ‘huge sums in R&D’ to enable bakers boost operational efficiency and develop application-specific products to meet exacting consumer demands, according to Global Market Insights.

Kemin Industries inaugurates Bakery Innovation Centre

01-Nov-2019 By Gill Hyslop

The global ingredients supplier has opened its $1.5m Bakery Innovation Centre – designed to inspire innovation in the bakery sector – at its headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, US.

WATCH: Tackling the workforce challenge by automating the baking industry

29-Oct-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Today’s industry buzzwords are clean label, automation and sanitary design, but the biggest challenge for the global bakery equipment industry is its workforce.

ABB prepares for future electricity distribution with NeoGear

23-Oct-2019 By Jenny Eagle

ABB Distribution Solutions has redesigned its low-voltage switchgear to launch NeoGear across Europe in 2020, following trials in Switzerland and China.

Bakers Basco increases the number of GPS tracking devices across its bakery equipment

22-Oct-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Bakers Basco has increased the number of GPS tracking devices across its bakery equipment to crack down on the abuse and misuse of its bread baskets and dollies.

Frito-Lay reaches for zero emissions in California, replacing diesel tech

11-Oct-2019 By Kristine Sherred

The $30m Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project will swap diesel for zero- and near-zero emission freight at its 500k-square-foot facility in Modesto.

Reading Bakery Systems latest to enhance customer technologies with eZone online portal

09-Oct-2019 By Kristine Sherred

The equipment supplier spent more than two years developing an online portal for customers to have 24/7 access to 3D renderings of system parts and service support information.

Blue Diamond opens Salida plant expansion with modern pasteurization tech

07-Oct-2019 By Kristine Sherred

The almond processor held an opening ceremony for the expansion of its now-52,000-square-foot facility in September, which houses an integrated line for processing whole nuts and dry roasting.

Modern ADM mill opens in Midwest, with triple the capacity of closing plants

20-Sep-2019 By Kristine Sherred

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has opened the doors to its state-of-the-art, 30-cwt Mendota mill – replete with current technology and convenient access to railways.

Safety First: AIB International debuts virtual learning tool at IBIE

10-Sep-2019 By Kristine Sherred

The food safety training company developed an immersive educational platform that guides users through simulations of real-life scenarios to pinpoint problems, record data and propose solutions.

‘Circular thinking’ bread: Bakery collaborates with Carlsberg to tackle food waste

06-Sep-2019 By Flora Southey

A collaboration between Carlsberg’s Jacobsen Brewery and Danish bakery Jalm&B has resulted in ‘Genbrød’ – a sustainable sourdough bread made from upcycled hazelnuts.

Royal DSM 150th anniversary event to focus on microbes, fermentation & biotechnology

06-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Royal DSM will celebrate its 150th anniversary with an exhibition and a series of events around microbes, fermentation and biotechnology.

Conagra Brands sharpens focus on snacks market with new innovation center

05-Sep-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Conagra Brands announced it will build a new 40,000-square-foot innovation center in Chicago to propel the company's snacking innovation business.

Orkla Food Ingredients acquires Vamo

05-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Orkla Food Ingredients (part of Sonneveld Group) has acquired Dutch company Vamo produkten voor de Bakkerij (Vamo).

Little Big Farm Foods continues to grow as private brands expand organic and gluten-free products

04-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Little Big Farm Foods is celebrating its 10th anniversary as it receives QAI Organic and NSF Gluten-free certifications.

From the ‘Breadbot’ to baum cakes that turn like vinyl records - the future of robots is here

03-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

From the ‘Breadbot’ to baum cakes, that turn like vinyl records, and Boston Dynamics 'Handle' robot there’s plenty to get excited about in the future of food packaging, according to Nuprint labels.

Fabcon and Engi Technologies to produce healthier snacks using Snack-Tron

03-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Fabcon Food Systems in the UK has partnered with Italian process maker Engi Technologies, which make presses for non-fried snacks and rice cakes, to integrate its machinery technology.

Pladis installs spiral cooling system to enhance quality of its cakes

02-Sep-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Snacking giant Pladis has partnered with Starfrost industrial freezing and chilling equipment specialist to upgrade its spiral cooling system.

Bühler & Premier Tech to build bagging and palletizing facility in China

28-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Bühler Group and Premier Tech from Canada have partnered to build a bagging and palletizing facility for bakery and other food processors in China.

IBIE 2019

Cost-effective, fast and precise: Sneak peak of what’s on show at IBIE 2019

22-Aug-2019 By Gill Hyslop

This year’s triennial expo – to be held in Las Vegas, UK, from September 8-11 –– will again form a platform where millions of dollars of business contracts will be signed daily.

IBIE 2019

What’s on show: A collection of tech-forward concepts on the floor at IBIE 2019

20-Aug-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Every three years, members of the global bakery industry gathers at one of the world’s most important trade events to discover the cutting-edge technology, machinery and knowhow that will streamline their production and set them apart.

IBIE 2019

Hobnobbing at IBIE: Roundup of exposition’s jam-packed schedule

19-Aug-2019 By Gill Hyslop

Anticipation is building as the clock counts down for the kickoff of the International Baking Industry Exposition – one of the most important events of the global bakery industry’s calendar – scheduled to open doors at the Las Vegas Convention Center...

Dinant Yummies brand awarded Safe Quality Food certification

19-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Dinant snacks, which produces Zambos, Ranchitas, Taqueritos, Zibas, Del Rancho Cappy under the Yummies brand, has received the internationally-recognized SQF certification for its Safe Quality Food program.

Bells of Lazonby bakery secures funding to integrate robots

14-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Bells of Lazonby, a family bakery in Cumbria, UK, which supplies cakes, scones and artisan breads has secured funding from the Made Smarter Programme to automate its portioned cake with automated robot machinery.

Sales of bakery processing equipment to exceed $11bn by 2025

14-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Increased consumption of baked goods such as breads, cakes, pies, cookies, and crackers, across the globe is driving the bakery processing equipment market.

GEA integrates newly-acquired Pavan sub brands into its portfolio

12-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Montoni, manufacturer of dies, extrusion molds and cutting systems, which will continue its operations within Dies & Moulds under the umbrella brand of Pavan from September.

BakeryandSnack Chat Podcast: Sprouted grain research gets funding boost to extend nutrition and shelf life of baked goods

08-Aug-2019 By Gill Hyslop

An innovative two-year project to identify ways to improve the nutritional qualities and shelf life of baked goods with sprouted grains and pasteurization has been awarded a £650k ($790k) grant by Innovate UK.

Multivac unveils management team for Fritsch Group

01-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Multivac has announced Andreas Eyd and Frank Gabriel will take over the operations of its newly-acquired Fritsch Group as of August 1. Fritsch specializes in dough forming and bakery processing technology.

Givaudan & Bühler to accelerate market access for food start-ups in Switzerland

17-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Givaudan and Bühler have joined forces to accelerate market access for food start-ups in Switzerland.

German processing & packaging machinery sales see lower growth rate in 2019

05-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

The production of food processing and packaging machinery in Germany rose by 8% in 2018, the highest in a decade, according to VDMA (Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association).

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