News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
BITE-SIZE MILLING & GRAINS SCIENCE
A newly developed GM maize may soon be available in Europe, scientists uncover promising findings in the quest for disease prevention and exome designs prove cost-effective in grain enrichment.
A host of changes in the milling industry means education is more important than ever if millers want to sustain a competitive business.
A select group of companies continue to commandeer the entire South African maize value chain, fueling continued production of genetically modified grain and squeezing the country’s poorest residents, according to a report from nonprofit organization the...
Automation firm Novafill has patented a machine which fills several moving pots at once, unlike traditional static systems. The machine was shown for the first time at Europack Euromanut CFIA tradeshow in Lyon, France.
Frito-Lay has used too much chocolate on its new Wavy chips but the product should do very well in the indulgent snacks arena, an analyst says.
Systems Integration has sold its Integreater food software to JCS Fish, which supplies fresh and frozen salmon through its Big Fish brand and customers’ own labels.
IMT Food Services is opening a production plant on Friday as it plans to expand into Korea, Russia, Japan and the US.
BITE-SIZE MILLING & GRAINS NEWS
The Ardent Mills deal has been delayed, Bunge and EFKO Group have been on a spending spree and global cereal stocks are looking healthier.
Fluorescent sensors hold great potential for manufacturers looking to detect acrylamide rapidly in potato chips and cookies on the processing line, researchers say.
Debranning is the most commercially viable approach to developing nutritional whole grain flours at the milling stage, says an expert.