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A rendering of the Artisan Marketplace.

Senses unite in artisanal bent at this year’s IBIE expo

By Kristine Sherred

The massive show will bring thousands of baking industry and supply chain professionals to Las Vegas, September 8-11. Here’s a taste of what to expect from the show’s focus on craft and getting back to baking’s roots.

A sight for sore eyes! Pics: IBIE

IBIE 2019

A cornucopia of innovation at IBIE 2019

By Gill Hyslop

Exhibitors use IBIE as a launching pad for their latest advancements and this year, attendees will not be disappointed with the extensive array of novel products.

IBIE offers a whole host of things to do, see, touch, smell, taste and imagine. Pics: IBIE

IBIE 2019

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

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...

Bells of Lazonby bakery secures funding to integrate robots

Bells of Lazonby bakery secures funding to integrate robots

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.

WFCF has updated its Gluten-Free standard. Pic: ©GettyImages/JoyImage

New gluten-free standard launched

By Gill Hyslop

Where Food Comes From – which provides independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America – has launched the ‘Gluten Free by WFCF’ standard.

Grupo Bimbo Net posted flat sales year-over-year, mainly due to a stronger Mexican peso, volume pressure in North America and weaker consumption in Mexico, offset by sales growth in EAA. Pic: Grupo Bimbo

Grupo Bimbo posts soft sales

By Gill Hyslop

The world’s biggest bread maker reported higher prices and growing revenue headwinds in the US and Mexico contributed to flat net sales for its second quarter ended June 30.

Bakery waste is generally high in fat, which may cause issues with AD

Guest article

From waste to resource: The role UK bakeries can play

By Gill Hyslop

The UK government’s pledge to cut emissions to almost zero by 2025 is expected to drive a growth in anaerobic digestion, and bakery businesses can play an important part. Jason Ward, head of Procurement at Amur, explains how to make the most of food waste.

AMCO is hoping to tap into the current consumer demand for high protein snacks and baked goods, like cookies, brownies and cakes.

AMCO pumps up snack protein with BakePLUS

By Beth Newhart

Baked goods and snacks have a new dairy protein option from New Jersey-based AMCO Proteins. BakePLUS is said to be heat stable and highly soluble, preventing over-aeration common in pastries.

Cream of the crop: The dairy boom in China's bakery market

Cream of the crop: The dairy boom in China’s bakery market

By Gill Hyslop

Irish dairy processor Glanbia is capitalizing on the Chinese consumer’s growing penchant for full-fat dairy creams – especially prevalent in raft of exquisitely decorated cream-topped cakes on show at Bakery China.

Creating trends in China’s bakery market

Creating trends in China’s bakery market

By Gill Hyslop

Rich Products Corporation has been at the forefront of development in China’s bakery industry since its entry three decades ago and today is considered a trend originator.

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