News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Milling & Grains bite-size news
Black Sea exports have consequences on world wheat prices, affects of elevated CO2 levels can impact fungal pathogens in maize and improvements in whole wheat flour needed.
The Carolina Nut Company has rolled out a peanut butter & jelly (PBJ) peanut variety that it says bucks the trend in nut flavors and should help US expansion plans.
White bread made from refined grains may promote increased Lactobacillus levels in the gut, researchers say.
FMI CONNECT 2014
The food store of the future will be shaped by the consumer’s increasing hunger for convenience, freshness, and speciality, according to one industry expert.
Milling & Grains bite-size news
Wheat groups support commercial biotech wheat, Canadian National Railway moving record grain ahead of regulatory moves, LCI secures ethical trade certification, USDA crop updates, and Austria approves use of IM 9500.
Packaging created by Pepsico, HB Fuller, Clear Lam, and other companies has taken top honors in the 2014 AmeriStar awards—now, onto the WorldStar competition.
M&G Exclusive: Interview with Ardent Mills CEO Dan Dye and COO Bill Stoufer
Ardent Mills is ready to be competitive, connect with customers and stimulate innovation in the flour sector, it's two executive heads say.
RPC to host Twitter Q&A as part of Recycle Week 2014
RPC in partnership with recycling organisation Recoup, is supporting Recycle Week 2014 (June 16-22) with a question and answer session about plastic packaging recycling on its Twitter social media page.
Support for UK milling wheat is growing as disclosures about quality, consistency and integrity spread, particularly across North Africa and the Middle East, says the export manager of the UK’s Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).