Processing equipment & systems, automation, control

Clean cut: Soreen hires Telsonic UK to cut soft/sticky Malt Loaves into individual portion sizes

13-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Telsonic UK has partnered with Soreen, which makes Original Malt Loaves as well as a range including banana, apple and cinnamon, to test its Ultrasonic technology on soft or sticky products.

Dry milk producer installs Flexicon bulk bag discharger for baked goods, ice cream & confectionery

09-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Franklin Farms East (FFE) in New Jersey, US, which produces dry milk and non-dairy food products used in baked goods, ice creams and confectionery products has installed a Flexicon bulk bag discharger and bag dump station to bring its blending in-house.

Deal will support Hosokawa Bepex’s bakery & grain processing portfolio

Bühler acquires Hosokawa Bepex as it sees a growing demand in emerging markets

07-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bühler Group has acquired chocolate specialist Hosokawa Bepex, which will be integrated into its Business Area Consumer Foods division.

Donkey Brands partners with FOODesign to increase production of its tortilla chips

01-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Donkey Brands has partnered with FOODesign from tna, to install an immerso-cook frying machine and quik-coat system for its tortilla chips.

DISPATCHES FROM THE 2015 PROCESS EXPO

Eating it raw: Don't neglect food safety of cereal-based goods at consumer level, warns researcher

17-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

Ridding grain-and flour-based product contaminants must be considered at every step of processing down to consumer level as consumers may misread labels and eat the product raw, says a food researcher.

Dispatches from IBA 2015

Don’t take the weather with you: Atmospheric baking to protect products from outdoor temperature changes, says MIWE

16-Sep-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

German equipment supplier MIWE has introduced an oven it claims is the first to guard baked goods against inconsistencies through changes in the weather.

DISPATCHES FROM IDFA INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

Collaborative robot reaches out to dairy industry

15-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

Universal Robots has reached out to dairy manufacturers at this year’s International Dairy Show in Chicago with its line of collaborative robots.

Bosch to launch Pack 301 LS packaging machine for biscuits and crackers

07-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bosch will launch its Pack 301 LS (Length Slug) flexible packaging system for biscuits and crackers for the first time at IBA.

Florigo Open House 2015

tna announces company restructure 6 months after Florigo acquisition

04-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

tna has implemented the first stages of its company restructure following the acquisition of Florigo, in Woerden, the Netherlands, six months ago.

tna co-founder talks cashflow, acquisitions & fighting patent litigation, as firm celebrates 33 years as ‘Australian icon’

04-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

tna celebrates its 33rd anniversary this year and was recently recognised as an ‘Australian icon’ in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Eastern Australia, for its innovation in the food industry.

tna and Florigo launch one of the largest French fry machines in the world producing 25 tonnes of fries/hour

02-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

tna and its recently acquired company, Florigo have launched a 25 tonne/hour French fry machine with the first one being installed with an existing customer, a manufacturer in Brazil this month.

Neogen modifies Ochratoxin test after feedback

24-Aug-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Neogen has developed a quantitative test for Ochratoxin in response to customer feedback to modify its existing system.

Validation forms part of ‘huge market opportunity’ for RF Biocidics

14-Aug-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Validation for its chemical-free technology to decontaminate almonds is another step in what RF Biocidics’ CEO described as a ‘huge market opportunity’.

Bosch to develop five axis robots for more shelf ready retail packaging

21-Jul-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bosch Packaging Technology has redesigned its Delta robotic (D3) packaging portfolio to give food producers a more simplified platform design, faster changeovers and ease of use.

Eco-proof: Ultrasound bread proofing tech close to commercialization

08-Jul-2015 By Kacey Culliney

A handful of bakeries and institutes across the EU are testing a novel proofing system that can slash energy consumption by 60% using ultrasound generated water droplets instead of steam.

Patent Watch

Puffed nut future? Frito-Lay files patent for expansion method

07-Jul-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Frito-Lay has developed a method to puff nuts and legumes for enhanced-texture snacks.

Patent Watch

Nestlé files patent for ‘light’ but sturdy oven-puffed snack

29-Jun-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Nestlé has developed a method that combines cold extrusion and oven baking to manufacture puffed, hollow snacks that are light to eat but resistant to breakage.

Frito-Lay to modernize Canada plant

17-Jun-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Frito-Lay will modernize its Ontario plant in Canada, helped along by a $3m investment from the local government.

FDA revokes GRAS status of partially hydrogenated oils; allows food industry to file petition to permit specific uses

16-Jun-2015 By Elaine Watson

As widely expected, the FDA has finalized plans to revoke the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in a bid to eradicate artificial trans fats from the US food supply. However, it says manufacturers may petition...

EVT launches 3D Robotguidance for gingerbread

‘China is still one of the biggest markets for vision systems’

16-Jun-2015 By Jenny Eagle

China is still one of the biggest markets for vision systems, says EVT (Eye Vision Technology) as it launches the EyeScan 3D for its image processing software.

Fortress supplies 7 Stealth metal detectors for bakery

15-Jun-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Fortress Technology has supplied seven Stealth metal detectors with Vector conveyors in the bakery of a UK retailer.

Highest consumption of ice cream is in North America

Tetra Pak launches world first high capacity ice cream extrusion line

12-Jun-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak says it has developed an ice cream extrusion line with the highest capacity in the world, producing up to 43,200 pieces of ice cream sticks and sandwiches per hour, (the average is 36,000) with plans to launch a second one in Q1 next year.

Campden BRI: Reduced-sugar oat bars possible thanks to beta-glucan

03-Jun-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Sugar binders in oat bars can be removed completely if certain process adjustments are made to leverage beta-glucan as the binding agent, says the bakery science manager at Campden BRI.

UNL to research low-moisture food safety techniques

02-Jun-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has received a USDA food safety grant to enhance low-moisture food safety by improving pasteurization technologies.

Dispatches: Campden BRI Snacks Technology Conference

Nutrition promise via extrusion ‘potentially huge’, says food technologist

29-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Extrusion can be used to break down raw materials to extract functional compounds for use in final snack products, suggests a food technologist.

Big baking: The trends, challenges and opportunities

28-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Where are the opportunities for bakers in retail? How important will grain research be for the future? And what kind of policy hurdles are industry truly up against?

Mekitec bakes up x-ray imaging machine for growing company

27-May-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Mekitec has helped an expanding US-based bakery deal with increased demand.

Lawyer: FSMA is going to hit small snack makers hard

25-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is going to squeeze smaller snack players who may not have the finances and resources to implement required changes under regulations, warns a lawyer.

Dispatches: Campden BRI Snacks Technology Conference

PepsiCo: Validating the kill step in oats is a ‘complex’ task

18-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Working to validate the kill step in mass oat production is extremely complex, says the head of process authority at PepsiCo Europe.

Patent Watch

General Mills files patent for oil removal in snacks

18-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

General Mills has developed a method to remove residue oil from fried snacks using an air flow chamber.

Dispatches: Campden BRI Snacks Technology Conference

Safe snack NPD: Microbial risks must be considered, warns expert

15-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Snack product developers must carefully consider microbial risks that could be associated with use of new ingredients or processes, says an expert.

Trans fat ban / Nutrition Facts Panel overhaul / FSMA implementation

Big baking: Policy change has never been this busy, says ABA

12-May-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Bakers must be prioritize and collaborate in the face of policy upheaval on nutrition, ingredients and food safety this year, warns the American Bakers Association (ABA).

Dispatches from Hispack 2015

tna sees increasing demand for healthier snacks with fun flavours, formats and sizes

06-May-2015 By Jenny Eagle

There is an increasing demand for healthier snacks with innovative flavours, formats and sizes and this trend will continue to grow over the coming years, according to tna.

Oxifree anti-corrosion resin becomes official supplier for Kellogg’s UK

29-Apr-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Following successful pilot projects with Kellogg’s, Meadow Vale Foods and food processors ABP, Oxifree anti-corrosion resin has signed an agreement as the official supplier for Kellogg’s UK.

Healthy snacks: In-line nutritional analysis booming, says Foss

23-Apr-2015 By Kacey Culliney

The demand for in-line nutrition analysis is on the rise as snack makers face increasing pressure for accurate nutrient content, says the sales director of Foss North America.

Gluten-free snacks: Chilled dough sheeters could help sticky problems

22-Apr-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Chilled sheeters can help when processing typically sticky gluten-free dough, says Reading Bakery Systems.

Why has robotic uptake been lower in the bakery sector than other manufacturing areas?

21-Apr-2015 By Chris Sumner, MD, FANUC UK

‘The bakery sector is extremely broad, covering anything from ingredients, mixes and blends to bread, rolls, cakes and pre-made snack foods.

Extruded snack innovation: In-lab trials, healthier NPD and 3D shaping

17-Apr-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Extruded snack makers are using low output machines to run R&D tests in-house and many are working to develop healthier variants and inventive shapes, say equipment suppliers.

Dispatches from Anuga FoodTec 2015

Oven ‘kill step’ isn’t enough for bakery food safety, warns expert

15-Apr-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Bakers must make crucial food safety step changes beyond the oven, particularly with implementation of the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ongoing, warns a food safety specialist.

Coles fined A$2.5m for ‘fresh’ bread claims

10-Apr-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Australian supermarket major Coles must pay A$2.5m in penalties over false and misleading ‘fresh’ claims on its par-baked products, a federal court has ruled.

CDR targets fat and oil quality control

10-Apr-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

CDR and Filsorb have launched a benchtop analyser for quality control of raw materials when purchased, stored and during production.

Nut sorter meets zero-defect expectations in high-end markets, says developer

09-Apr-2015 By Sarah Hills

A laser sorter has helped reduce false rejection rates at the Morada nut company, according to the firm behind the technology.

High performance software 'optimizes' bakery supply chain traceability

07-Apr-2015 By Sarah Hills

CSB-System is offering bespoke software to help optimize efficiency and traceability in bakery production amid market pressure for speed, quality and reliability.

Dispatches from Anuga FoodTec 2015

Heat and Control awaits go-ahead for India mega plant

31-Mar-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Heat and Control plans to open a large-scale manufacturing facility in India to serve a rapidly growing snacks market and bolster business in the country, its sales head says.

RF Biocidics delivers decontamination tech to almond firm

30-Mar-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

RF Biocidics has installed its radio frequency equipment at an almond firm to eliminate possible harmful contaminants.

Dispatches from Anuga FoodTec 2015

Bühler and APRES evaluate industrial peanut dry roasting parameters in Salmonella reduction

27-Mar-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bühler has carried out tests with the American Peanut Research & Education Society (APRES) to evaluate the effectiveness of industrial peanut dry roasting parameters in Salmonella reduction using Salmonella surrogate, Enterococcus faecium.

Anuga FoodTec 2015 preview

Danish Food Tech Group: Africa has ‘good potential’

18-Mar-2015 By Kacey Culliney

Equipment suppliers have opportunities to develop smart and safe machines as major food firms move into Africa, says the head of Danish Food Tech Group.

TCE vapors impact more than 100 homes

General Mills faces class action over toxic solvent contamination

17-Mar-2015 By Kacey Culliney

General Mills is being sued by a group of Minneapolis residents over its poor waste disposal of toxic cleaning solvents at an old R&D center more than 50 years ago.

tna acquires Florigo International and expands its facilities worldwide

06-Mar-2015 By Jenny Eagle

tna has acquired Florigo International, in The Netherlands, taking advantage of its vacuum technology which allows manufacturers to cook products at a lower temperature, claiming to reduce the formation of acrylamide by up to 95%.

Cambridge Engineered Solutions launches CamEDGE for the bakery sector

05-Mar-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Cambridge Engineered Solutions, has launched CamEDGE, a cageless spiral system conveyor belt for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) selling primarily to the baking industry.