News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
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The pressure to reduce costs has had a big influence on food packaging over the last five years, but it could now be time to dust off ideas which offer differentiation and added value.
News of more than 200 job cuts at the Hovis bakery in Leicester should surprise no one, a key industry insider has told this website.
The DuraFlex Edge open-design conveyor belt is designed for lean, clean meat and poultry processing.
The Hovis bakery in Leicester is to close by next January with the loss of 204 jobs.
New findings that the body is less efficient at metabolising folic acid than natural folates could inform policy-making decisions as the UK government considers mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid.
Ingredients giant Tate & Lyle has said that group operating profit from Q1 fell below expectation after it was hit by poor weather and exchange rates.
The gluten-free boom has sparked incentive to innovate in functional flours, says the president of food consultancy firm Best Vantage.