News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Special Edition: Tasty Fat Replacement
Developments in oil-based emulsions could tackle flavor and texture problems associated with fat reduction in baked goods and snacks, say experts.
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EU regulations hit Irish cereal farmers, glyphosate overuse has increased resistance, and insight on predicting soil quality degradation.
Reduced-fat remains high on the agenda for manufacturers, but what options are out there and what do consumers really want?
Gulfood Manufacturing 2014 special edition
Mecatherm has installed two production lines for Al Rashed bakery, which supplies products to McDonald's, Burger King and Hardees, as well as having its own retail brand, Yaumi.
Gulfood Manufacturing 2014 special edition
‘Nestlé is the least biggest risk taker because it is a Swiss organization. It is very controlled and calculated in what it does, but it had the faith to enter markets where no-one else wanted to go and stood the test of time’, according to Dharnesh...
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New quality criteria for wheat futures, Record profits for Carr’s Milling Industries, 2014/15 the second successive year of global grain surpluses, FAO increases wheat production forecast
Nacho cheese Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew soda - a taste combination dubbed 'Dewitos' - is being road tested by PepsiCo at colleges across the US.
Gulfood Manufacturing 2014 special edition
The Middle East is like ‘The Wild West’, expanding at an incredible rate, according to BEMA, (Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds).
Gulfood Manufacturing 2014 special edition
Bosch Packaging will officially open two offices in Africa next year, in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos in Nigeria to produce packaging for commodities including rice, sugar, pasta and biscuits.
Farmers globally believe small producers will ‘disappear’ from the agricultural landscape over the next five years, while those remaining will have to contend with tougher regulations and global water shortages, findings suggest.
Special Edition: Tasty Fat Replacement
Bakery is the most challenging sector for fat replacement because of its processing complexity, say three global ingredient majors.