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IBIE 2019

A cornucopia of innovation at IBIE 2019

By Gill Hyslop

Exhibitors use IBIE as a launching pad for their latest advancements and this year, attendees will not be disappointed with the extensive array of novel products.

IBIE offers a whole host of things to do, see, touch, smell, taste and imagine. Pics: IBIE

IBIE 2019

Hobnobbing at IBIE: Roundup of exposition’s jam-packed schedule

By Gill Hyslop

Anticipation is building as the clock counts down for the kickoff of the International Baking Industry Exposition – one of the most important events of the global bakery industry’s calendar – scheduled to open doors at the Las Vegas Convention Center...

WFCF has updated its Gluten-Free standard. Pic: ©GettyImages/JoyImage

New gluten-free standard launched

By Gill Hyslop

Where Food Comes From – which provides independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America – has launched the ‘Gluten Free by WFCF’ standard.

Grupo Bimbo Net posted flat sales year-over-year, mainly due to a stronger Mexican peso, volume pressure in North America and weaker consumption in Mexico, offset by sales growth in EAA. Pic: Grupo Bimbo

Grupo Bimbo posts soft sales

By Gill Hyslop

The world’s biggest bread maker reported higher prices and growing revenue headwinds in the US and Mexico contributed to flat net sales for its second quarter ended June 30.

Bakery waste is generally high in fat, which may cause issues with AD

Guest article

From waste to resource: The role UK bakeries can play

By Gill Hyslop

The UK government’s pledge to cut emissions to almost zero by 2025 is expected to drive a growth in anaerobic digestion, and bakery businesses can play an important part. Jason Ward, head of Procurement at Amur, explains how to make the most of food waste.

Eruostar's pizza flour. Pic: Eurostar Commodities

High protein flour adds punch to pizza

By Gill Hyslop

Eurostar Commodities has developed a 13% protein pizza flour that it claims will consistently produce premium deep pan and thin crust pizza pies.

The structural chemical formula and molecule model of asparagine. Pic: ©GettyImages/Bacsica

Guest article

What are the next steps in acrylamide mitigation?

By Gill Hyslop

While the introduction of the EU’s acrylamide regulation was a suitable first step, various regulatory bodies are calling for more to be done to make food safer. Man-Yee Chung, global business manager, Fine Baking & PreventASe, at DSM, ponders the...

Spain has tightened up its bread definitions. Pic: ©GettyImages/JackF

Spanish law reform tightens bread definitions

By Gill Hyslop

A new law came into force in Spain on July 1 2019 that restricts the classifications of ‘wholemeal’, ‘sourdough’, ‘artisanal’ and ‘multicereal’ bread.

Artisanal Brands is adding baked goods to its product lineup. Pic: ©GettyImages/LauriPatterson

Artisanal acquires bakery business

By Gill Hyslop

New York-based Artisanal Brands has acquired New Manny’s to add premium bakery products to its portfolio of handcrafted cheeses.

Citrus fruits are ‘distinctively’ high in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Pic: Getty Images/bhofack2

Citrus peel boosts fiber and shelf life in bread: Study

By Kristine Sherred

A study published in Frontiers of Nutrition revealed that adding 2% of blood orange and lemon fibers to wholewheat durum flour was a viable approach to producing high-fiber bread with respectable shelf life.

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LISTEN - Snacks with attitude: Should producers jump onto the CBD craze?

By Gill Hyslop

The rush to the so-called ‘shining new kid on the block’ – as Marcia Mogelonsky, director of Insight at Mintel Food and Drink terms it – has ignited like a wildfire and everyone is talking about it. But will it make vogue status?

An example of snack made with masa flour. Pic: GoodMills Innovation

Snackex 2019

The future of snacking revealed

By Gill Hyslop

GoodMills Innovation has invested extensively in cereal ingredients that provide snacks with additional health benefits to enable producers to keep ahead of the rapidly changing snacking scenario.

Pret a Manager plans to up the ante on its vegetarian and vegan offerings. Pic: ©GettyImages/zi3000

Pret a Manger turbocharges its veggie push with Eat acquisition

By Gill Hyslop

Sandwich chain Pret a Manger plans to give its Veggie Pret spin-off a turbo boost with new outlets, following the acquisition of smaller rival Eat in Veggie in response to the growing demand for vegetarian and vegan grab-and-go options.

China’s bakery market: Growing faster than the country’s GDP

China’s bakery market: Growing faster than the country’s GDP

By Gill Hyslop

Aligned with the exploding growth in China’s bakery sector, Bakery China has grown from relatively small beginnings in 1997 to an enormous trade event occupying more than 200,000m2 of the Shanghai New International Expo Center in China.

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