Cakes & Pastries

'Low-carb bakery hasn’t proven itself yet, but it’s one of the biggest outstanding areas developing over the last couple of months,' says Jos Vast, Bakery Academy founder

Low-carb bakery to go mainstream, says expert

By Kacey Culliney

Low-carb baked goods will soon hit mainstream as companies work to overcome formulation and processing challenges to industrialize products, says the founder of consultancy firm the Bakery Academy.

Hygiena’s AllerFlow Gluten test

Hygiena unveils gluten test kit

By Joseph James Whitworth

Hygiena has introduced a specific allergen test kit for the detection of gluten residue on surfaces.

Pork Farms makes a range of chilled pastry products, such as pork pies

Kerry Foods sells chilled pastry assets

By Rod Addy

Pork Farms Group has bought Kerry Foods’s chilled savoury pastry factories at Poole, Dorset, and Spalding in Lincolnshire for an undisclosed sum.

AHDB analyst: 'It is one thing having a large wheat crop around the world, but the other thing is quality'

COMMODITY REPORTS: USDA

USDA forecasts record global wheat crop

By Kacey Culliney

The USDA has said global wheat supplies for 2014/15 will hit record highs, which is good news for stability but quality will be critical for industry, says an analyst.

Fria has taken its entire frozen free-from portfolio into Ireland and hopes to secure nationwide distribution with one or two years

Fria expands into Ireland

By Kacey Culliney

Scandinavian frozen free-from player Fria expands into Ireland as part of its ongoing European growth strategy.

Pecan Innovation Center: 'We’re trying to get manufacturers and ingredient folks to think about them as something other than a sweet pie filling'

Pecans: America's forgotten nut?

By Kacey Culliney

Pecans are not top of mind for US manufacturers and ingredient players but the antioxidant-rich nuts can move way beyond the famous pie, says the head of Georgia’s Center for Pecan Innovation.

Factory will be fully operational again soon, says Rowe's Cornish Bakers

Fire at Cornish bakery

By Rachel Arthur

Rowe’s Cornish Bakers says its Falmouth factory will be fully operational again in a ‘short space of time,’ after a fire at the facility. 

Orchard Valley Foods supplies ingredients for customers, including those in the bakery sector

Orchard Valley Foods targets sales of £30M

By Rod Addy

Ingredients firm Orchard Valley Foods is targeting sales of £30M following its acquisition of Food Ingredients International (FII), an increase of almost a third on projected figures for this year.

General Mills opens Shanghai development centre to boost China market

China

General Mills spends big on Asian product development

By RJ Whitehead

In a move to channel more investment into its growing Chinese market, food major General Mills has opened its first major technical centre outside of its Minneapolis headquarters. 

2 Sisters Food Group acquired the Newport Avana Bakeries site from Premier Foods in 2012

2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries sale offers staff hope

By Rod Addy

The sale of 2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries site has offered hope to workers who faced losing their jobs because of its previously announced closure, although concerns remain about its future.

“This acquisition will reinforce AAK’s speciality oils and fats strategy and offers a strong foothold in Colombia, the third largest GDP in Latin America.

AAK acquires Colombian bakery fats firm FANAGRA

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Swedish-Danish oils and fats giant AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) has acquired Colombian company Fabrica Nacional de Grasas (FANAGRA), which specializes in vegetable oils and fats for the bakery segment.

Udi's gluten-free strawberry flavoured breakfast bars

Snacks and home baking rise up in gluten-free

By Rachel Arthur

Snacks - particularly those using ancient grains – and baking mixes have been pushing the gluten-free sector forward, according to market research firm Mintel. 

Every year in the US 100-150 people die from food allergy incidences - something that is 'preventable', says a scientific expert on allergens

Dispatches from IFT 2014

Food allergies remain 'major' public health issue

By Kacey Culliney

Peanuts, wheat and egg are among several allergens that continue to be a global public health issue, and so industry must act with caution when developing allergen-free products, warns a scientific expert.

Kudos Blends has pumped £500,000 into doubling production capacity in anticipation of a US boom, its CEO says

Kudos Blends anticipates US boom with Brenntag partnership

By Kacey Culliney

The US is considerably behind the UK in terms of sodium reduction, but is catching up and demand will boom over the next year, the CEO of Kudos Blends says as it secures US distribution with Brenntag North America.

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