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The Chinese penchant for chocolate is growing. Pic: ©GettyImages/PrasertSripodok

Chocolate’s use in bakery is a booming business in China

By Gill Hyslop

Once perceived as an exotic delicacy – bought only as a luxury gift or an extravagant treat – the Chinese consumers’ taste for chocolate is growing and the ingredient is quickly cementing a niche for itself in bakery.

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Calbee to enter granola and veggie puffs categories in US

By Douglas Yu

The Japanese snacks company Calbee is introducing two new snack brands, Granola Medley and Honestly Veggie Popper Duos, to the US early next year, adding to its existing US portfolio of Harvest Snaps, shrimp and potato chips in the market.

The Mecatherm M-TA oven at IBA. Photo: Mecatherm.

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Mecatherm recognized for its M-TA bakery oven

By Jenny Eagle

Mecatherm, which makes production lines for the industrial bakery sector, has received an Innovation Award for its M-TA oven, at IBA in Munich.

Cem Karakaş is stepping down from his role as CEO of pladis. Pic: pladis

pladis CEO steps down

By Gill Hyslop

The McVitie’s and Carrs biscuit maker has announced that Cem Karakaş is stepping down as CEO with immediate effect due to ‘family health reasons.’

Chaucer is a major player in the global freeze-dried ingredients space, listing Kellogg's, Nestlé, Starbucks and Unilever among its clients. Pic: ©GettyImages/pamela_d_mcadams

Against the grain video series

Nothing but fruit: Clean label and health halo drive freeze-dried market

By Gill Hyslop

Consumers expect the real thing when they purchase a breakfast cereal advertised with fruit inclusions – not something produced to taste or give the appearance of. As such, the global freeze-dried ingredients market – and specifically fruit inclusions...

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