News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Barentz Europe is strengthening its position bakery ingredients with the acquisition of family-run MDB Twello - a move expected to boost distribution for the latter's ingredients and may thus introduce more manufacturers to lupin as an alternative to soy.
Crisp giant Walkers is set to receive new packaging technology this autumn, on the back of a successful contract with machinery firm Schubert UK.
A new beaded guide that can be fitted into processing and packaging lines allows multiple products to run side-by-side without bottle necks, while reducing damage, its manufacturer claims.
Low fat ice cream made using a GM yeast moved closer to being approved for the European market, as the FSA published its draft opinion on Unilever technology under novel foods regulation.
Potato processors are feeling the pinch as supplies dwindle due to last year's poor harvest.