Some of the baking industry’s best innovation comes from a combination of deep roots and new ideas. That’s a perfect way to describe Henry & Sons, a family-owned manufacturer of VEMAG replacement parts and new technology. With more than 2,000 replacement parts and patented original equipment designs all made in the USA, Henry & Sons is heading toward the future...
Whether it’s a tart and tangy pastry, a tantalizing new flavor combination, or the latest in functional foods, Puratos provides its customers with the on-trend inspiration, innovation and insights they need to keep their companies moving toward the future. Puratos is the expert in collecting relevant, fresh, in-depth consumer trends data that gives bakeries a global perspective on where the...
These Lebanese cereal experts added baked chips and baked tortilla chips to their SNIPS brand with help from Reading Bakery Systems. Starting in Lebanon in 1998, what is now the Difco Group opened the first and only cereal factory in the Middle East. The mission? Make high-quality cereal accessible to all. At the time, the only available cereal product...
Contributing writer Jorge Izquierdo is the VP of market development for PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. HERNDON, VA — Packaging has always been a balancing act. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies must weigh cost vs. performance and market appeal vs. machinability. As interest in sustainable packaging has grown, brand owners also must balance circularity with price, safety,...
Bread production is an art, and its secret is naturalness. Good bread contains no industrial additives. All it consists of is cereals, water, salt, yeast, and above all, pre-doughs that give it a characteristic flavor. Therefore, the challenge of modern baked goods production is the naturality of the products. Thanks to pre-dough systems, consumers can consciously enjoy tasty, natural bakery...
Every material handling system in a manufacturing facility has a control system. If you were assigned the task to buy new production equipment with its own control system, could you do it? The design of automated control systems is a challenging task with many variables to consider. This white paper will provide some handy terminology and thoughts for any control...
