Did you know there are six official classes of wheat? That each tiny wheat berry seed (the kernel) contains three distinct parts that are separated during the milling process to produce flour? That wheat made into fortified flour is subjected up to 21...
The regenerative agriculture pioneers have collaborated with 20 bakeries across the UK for a nationwide tour throughout March to give away baked treats made with Wildfarmed flour and to introduce consumers to the better-for-the planet farming processes.
Forget the fancy filling, topping and titbits, Brits still prefer their pancakes the traditional English way – with just a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of sugar.
A new report by the Open University Business School reveals the number of small bakery businesses in the UK has increased in recent years, rising to the COVID challenge, but now facing an uncertain future.
The better-for-you flour – claimed to be more nutritious, easier to digest and better tasting than traditional alternatives – is the cornerstone of AgriForce Growing Systems’ market-ready un(Think) Food brand.
According to Campaign coordinator Chris Young, the current regulations ‘are not fit for purpose, do not support small bakery owners and do not protect shoppers adequately’, allowing a raft of what it calls ‘sourfaux’ to be marketed as sourdough and sold...
The manufacturer of functional ingredients is punting its faba bean protein concentrate and starch-rich flour, which will boost the protein content in bakery, snacks and cereal bars.
The runaway flour price – caused by the atrocious weather in North American wheat-growing areas in 2021, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and rising fuel costs – is expected to have a long-lasting impact on the bakery industry – meaning bakers need to...
Matthews Cotswold Flours and Cumbrian bakery Lovingly Artisan are calling on bakers – both professionals and home enthusiasts – to dust off their aprons and get creative to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. Earth & Wheat, too, joins UK's massive...
Ingredients specialist Eurostar Commodities picks out the biggest positive trends in food that we will see in 2022, which include clean label, climate change and probiotic pizza.
Over the next several months, the Firebird Artisan Mills brand and products will be fully integrated into Ardent Mills, enabling the flour-milling and ingredients specialist to bolster its nutrition offerings to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse...
Ahead of World Soil Day (5 December), Matthews Cotswold Flour has reconfirmed its commitment to the environment by forging the Cotswold Grain Partnership with local farmers to preserve soil fertility and wildlife habitats through regenerative farming...
With the pandemic resulting in weight gain for many, Kamut International is taking the opportunity to highlight the benefits that its khorasan wheat can add.
Bellevue Ingredients & Solutions has launched a range of functional durum wheat flours that can be adapted to all bread making processes and bakery applications.
Ulusoy Un Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. – one of Turkey’s largest flour millers and grain traders – has received a cash injection from an EBRD and TSKB co-financing programme, created in 2016 to improve and simplify access to finance for small- to medium-sized...
The National Association of British & Irish Millers is changing its name to UK Flour Millers as part of a rebrand aimed at raising the industry’s profile at a pivotal time in its history, thanks to Britain’s recent departure from the EU.
Swiss dairy company Hochdorf is to sell Marbacher Ölmühle GmbH to a German family office company focusing on long-term commitment in the organic food industry.
Statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show bakers and flour confectioners have an average work-related injury incidence ratio rate 18.2 times the norm, placing them in the category of the most dangerous occupation in the UK.
The clean label ingredients specialist has launched fazenda to capitalise on the demand for ingredients that have simple, recognisable and trustworthy declarations, which is at an all-time high as consumers become laser-pointed on health and longevity,...
Flour and ingredients company Ardent Mills has made significant updates and investments to its retail and production capabilities to better meet booming demand in the baking industry.
The North American flour miller and ingredients provider - which also has a footprint in Puerto Rico - has outlined its new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme with a renewed focus to help build a more sustainable food system.
The flour industry in Pakistan has requested the government to exempt or at least subsidise all flour mills from taxes that would normally have to be paid in light of the sector’s significant contributions to food stability throughout the COVID-19 pandemic...
The US flour miller and ingredients provider has been deemed part of the nation’s critical infrastructure in providing food and has a crisis team that kicked into gear to cope with the pandemic to ensure that product continues to appear on grocery shelves.
Online gluten-free flour fills the UK flour shortage, Fatherson bakes up a bit of extravagance, Huel and HighKey extend their better-for-you offerings, and McCoy’s celebrates a milestone with a twist to an old favourite.
Flour was one of the first products to be snapped up by consumers as they prepared for the lockdown – possibly because they knew they now have time to create their best baking sensations.
A recent consumer study by Leatherhead Food Researcher found that 73% of Brits under 35 years and 51% above 35 years of age are more likely to buy a product that’s been fortified.
The US-based natural grocery chain said the plant-based movement of 2019 has not slowed down, but next year cold, creative snacks and ‘an array of interesting flours’ will transform how consumers obtain functional benefits like protein and fiber.
Arcadia Biosciences will work with Bay State Milling again in 2020 to market its high-fiber wheat strain, after partner farmers harvested 4,000 acres of GoodWheat this year.
The heirloom grain miller has promoted Cargill veteran Troy Anderson to VP of operations, marking the start of a process to carry the young company into the future.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has added an additional three product lot codes of King Arthur’s 5lb unbleached all-purpose flour to its recall for the second time this year.
The Canadian food safety specialist has developed an organic solution that eradicates 99.9% of harmful pathogens during the milling process without impacting the flour’s nutritional, sensory and functional characteristics.
After five years in business, the milling and grain specialist has rearranged its corporate leadership, modernized several of its aging mills and expanded its portfolio. CEO Dan Dye shared details of forthcoming plans at the International Baking Industry...
Bread has been baked for millennia using the same basic ingredients – flour, yeast, salt and water. However, what many Americans may not know is that some of their breads may also contain ingredients that are banned in many countries, including the EU...
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has opened the doors to its state-of-the-art, 30-cwt Mendota mill – replete with current technology and convenient access to railways.
FEDIMA and AMFEP are hosting a series of webinars that delve into the safe guidelines for workers in the baking industry who are exposed to dust from flour and enzymes.
Bread is the third-largest contributor to CPG’s $360bn value, according to a report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, while snacks, cereal, cookies and crackers also play an important role.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has introduced two organic flours to its complementary range of organic and grain-based products, to enable customers meet increasing consumer demand for clean label products.
The milling company will cease production at flourmills in Minnesota and Kansas, as well as its wheat mill in Chicago, as the capacity is absorbed by a state-of-the-art mill in Mendota.
The grain, oil and pulse supplier has launched a digital storefront to support producers seeking non-GMO ingredients – including its Suntava Purple Corn – in quantities under 4k pounds.
CH Guenther & Sons (CHG), which supplies buns and English muffins to quick-serve restaurants (QSR) and grocers, has finalized a deal to acquire Mid South’s extensive bun business, including the supply of 3,500 McDonald’s restaurants across the US.
