Archives for April 19, 2010

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Quality retained with trans free bakery shortening, says study

By Jane Byrne

Interesterified trans free bakery shortenings (IETFS) can be used effectively to replace hydrogenated shortening (HS) and still give better spread ratio, lesser hardness and higher sensory acceptability for baked products such as biscuits, claims new...

Hygiene focused clutch brakes may cut energy bills

By Jane Byrne

Upgraded pneumatic clutch brakes that can withstand washdown could eliminate bacteria build-up and reduce downtime for bakery and other food processing operations that require repetitive stop-start torque control.

Robot fish processor cuts time, space and giveaway

By Rory Harrington

A new robot-supported processing system for fish and shrimps combines both processing and packaging functions to reduce time, space and product giveaway, said manufacturer Cabinplant A/S.