AMF Bakery Systems (AMF) has announced that Eric Tellier has joined the company as a regional account manager for the United Kingdom. Tellier is a bakery market specialist, who has worked in this industry of baking machinery and solutions…
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Palsgaard has announced the takeover of Turkish food ingredients distributor Teknaroma. The Danish emulsifier ingredients supplier acquired 90% of the company's shares on February 5, with Teknaroma's previous owners retaining 10%.
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Puratos turns 100 on February 5, 2020. The bakery, patisserie and chocolate leader has announced that the milestone is celebrated by its 9,500 employees across the 70 countries where the group is present. To honor its anniversary, Puratos…
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Cargill is investing USD6.4m to expand its food pilot capabilities at its North American Pilot Development Center in Savage, Minneapolis, enabling bakery customers to increase their speed-to-market with new products. The new facility will…
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Zymtronix, developer of enzyme immobilization technologies, and Tate & Lyle PLC have announced a new partnership to up and optimize US production. This partnership includes an investment by Tate & Lyle in Zymtronix’s cutting edge…
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Flowers Foods has announced that Mark Chaffin has been named chief information officer, effective immediately. Chaffin, who has served as Flowers' interim CIO since September 2019, is responsible for Flowers' information technology strategy…
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Valley Cooperative Association’s CEO, Mark Munroe, is announcing his retirement fulfilling a 35-year career with the Cooperative. On March 1, the current executive vice president, Rich Wise, will become the new president of the…
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) published a consultation on updates to its existing technical guidance to reflect changes to food allergen labeling legislation in England which comes into effect on October, 1, 2021. Starting with this date,…
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International supplier Unicorn Ingredients has made five new appointments at its UK headquarters and in its China office, as its global expansion continues. The Epsom, Surrey-based company, which supplies a varied range of premium quality…
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Lesaffre inaugurated the Baking Center of its subsidiary Lesaffre Ivoire in Abidjan - the first of its kind in West Africa - aiming to support customers in this region in the development of their expertise and new innovative bread-making…
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Aryzta AG announced that it has completed the disposal of the majority of its Picard stake to Invest Group Zouari (IGZ) for a total consideration of EUR156m. Aryzta retains a 4.5% shareholding in Picard, a French company frozen foods group,…
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Barry Callebaut has announced the inauguration of its brand new Chocolate Academy Center in Banbury, UK. This new center will provide customers, global and local food manufacturers, as well as artisans and professional chocolatiers, with…
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BC Partners has acquired Pasticceria Bindi, an Italian producer and distributor of frozen patisserie products, for an undisclosed sum. The move will support the company’s growth plans, which include expanding the product offering and…
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Bühler is partnering with Givaudan and ID Capital for the fourth edition of APAC's premier AgriFoodTech competition, Future Food Asia 2020 (FFA 2020). Under the theme of “Food is the New Cool”, the event will also feature discussions on…
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Byrd Cookie, one of the largest and fastest-growing independent cookie, snack and gift companies in the United States, has announced the purchase of Selma’s Cookies, an Orlando-based bakery, as part of a strategic expansion.
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American gluten-free bakery Outside The Breadbox, based in Colorado, has announced that it has expanded distribution to the south-central region of the USA. Their gluten-free certified products are available to retail stores and are…
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Nottingham-based specialist baker Butt Foods has strengthened its team with two new appointments. Helen Procter has joined the company as technical manager, while Chris Collings has been appointed as new product development manager at the…
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Dawn Foods has announced its yearlong celebration in honor of its 100th anniversary – coming to life in its new campaign "Thank You to Bakers", aiming to raise awareness for the hard work the baking community puts in each day and thank…
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