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Givaudan Prepares Product Development Utilizing AI
Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing will launch Advanced Tools for Modeling (ATOM) which uses artificial intelligence to optimize food and flavor formulation and facilitate co-creation and collaboration with customers, according to a press…
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Puratos Joins Forces with an AI Research Group
The company has teamed up with the longest established AI research group of Europe and has secured funding from the Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) to transform recipes into healthier alternatives thanks to artificial…
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Fedima Launches a Campaign to Promote Sourdough
The European trade association representing the bakery, patisserie, and confectionery ingredients’ manufacturers has launched a campaign to promote sourdough and inform consumers about this fascinating ingredient, according to…
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Bühler Gains Financial Strength in 2020
Bühler recently announced its 2020 financial results, and the company says it has proved to be a reliable partner to all its stakeholders and showed robust business performance. Despite adverse conditions, Bühler fulfilled all customer…
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Grupo Bimbo Invests in Rule Breaker Snacks
Bimbo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Grupo Bimbo, recently acquired a minority stake in Rule Breaker Snacks, creators of vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly treats. This is the first external funding for the snacking brand.
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Mondelez to Close Two Bakery Plants in 2021
Mondelez International announced it would officially close the plants in Atlanta and Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The closure in Georgia will affect more than 400 people, while the closure of the New Jersey plant will impact roughly 600 workers.…
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Lantmännen Unibake Invests in Polish Expansion
According to the company, the investment in its Nowa Sol, Poland bakery amounts to EUR40m and entails a high-speed fast-food line including packaging machines to supply the food retail trade, as well as the expansion of the warehouse and…
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Biscuit International Set to Acquire Dan Cake Portugal
The international group based in Paris, Biscuit International, one of the main European groups in the market for the production of industrial pastries of its brand, and the owners of Dan Cake Portugal, a family group, and one of the largest…
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MULTIVAC Announces Vice President Appointment
Philipp Losinger has recently taken on the role of Vice President of Subsidiary Operations in the Corporate Sales & Marketing division at MULTIVAC. Therefore, he is responsible for the management and strategic development of the…
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Tara Fischer Takes Over ECD Leadership
Long-time staff member Tara Fischer is now the exclusive owner and president of ECD, according to an announcement made by the company in which she has worked for 26 years. Throughout her tenure, Fischer has held management positions within…
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Conagra to Close Sandwich Bros. Plant in Milwaukee
Three years after Conagra Brands Inc. acquired Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin, the company will close a plant on Milwaukee’s northwest side, terminating 190 jobs in the process. Chicago-based Conagra bought the Sandwich Bros. business from…
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Mondelez Comes Under EU Antitrust Investigation
U.S. company Mondelez International is being investigated by EU antitrust authorities over concerns it may have blocked cross-border sales of its products in the European Union in breach of competition rules. According to a Reuters report,…
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Wrights Food Group Appoints New Managing Director
Wrights Food Group has appointed a new managing director as it continues to expand the business into new markets and develop more foodservice and retail partnerships. The food manufacturing specialist which supplies savory and sweet bakery…
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SÜDPACK to Acquire LPF Flexible Packaging B.V.
SÜDPACK announced it was acquiring LPF Flexible Packaging B.V. ("LPF") from the Clondalkin Group. The company, located in Grootegast, the Netherlands, is a manufacturer of high barrier films for sensitive products. LPF was founded in 1907…
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Bakery Supply Chain Equipment Recoveries Up by 54%
Bakers Basco, which manages baskets and dollies for Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis, and Warburton, has reported a 54% increase in the number of Omega bread baskets recovered between the first half of…
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AMF Bakery Systems, Tromp and Den Boer Appoint Sales Manager for the UK and Ireland Market
AMF announced that Stephen Davis was appointed sales manager for AMF Bakery Systems, Tromp and Den Boer for the UK and Ireland market. Davis will be responsible for all AMF product groups in the UK & Ireland, Including AMF Bakery…
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MANE’s Products to Be Distributed by Azelis in Benelux
The distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients Azelis entered a new agreement with fragrance and flavor house MANE for the distribution of its flavor and taste solutions in the Benelux. Commencing January 2021, MANE’s flavors…
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Hotplate Manufacturer Acquires Waffle System Company
UK-based Sugden Ltd. announced the Intellectual Property acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderpol Waffle Systems for an undisclosed sum. Vanderpol Waffle Systems, previously owned by AMF Den Boer BV, is part of AMF Bakery Systems Europe…
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