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Beyond meat and Roquette Announce Agreement

World Bakers Jan 15, 2020

Beyond Meat has announced a multi-year pea protein supply agreement with Roquette, supporting the company's growth in the United States and Internationally. The supply agreement builds on a longstanding partnership that began approximately…

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Extruders Deliver Precision

Catalina Mihu Jan 15, 2020

Extruded products are among trendsetting and promising options for product development, with applications ranging from snacks, breakfast cereals, flatbreads, and confectionery goods. Innovation in the different types of extrusion technology…

Business

Robb MacKie Named Vice-Chair of NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations

World Bakers Jan 14, 2020

The American Bakers Association (ABA) and the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) have announced the ABA President & CEO Robb MacKie has been named as the vice-chair of the NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA).

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Flowers Foods to Invest USD25m in an Organic Facility in Lynchburg

World Bakers Jan 13, 2020

Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam has announced that Flowers Foods, one of the largest American producers of packaged baked foods, will invest USD25m to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into an organic facility, creating 15 new…

Events

Orlando Baker Sets Second Victory as World Dessert Champion

World Bakers Jan 6, 2020

Professional baker Evette Rahman was the World Dessert Champion in the World Food Championships’ (WFC) Dessert division in October in Dallas, Texas. She registered for the world’s largest Food Sport event with an already impressive culinary…

Business

IDDBA Announces Scholarship Application Opening

World Bakers Jan 6, 2020

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) Scholarship for Growing the Future is an opportunity offered to employees of member companies for education support. The application period opened January 1 and closes April 1, 2020.

Business

Fazer Visitor Center Offers New Virtual Experience

World Bakers Dec 16, 2019

Fazer is already looking towards Easter, with the production of the company’s unique Mignon eggs having started in November. A whole new virtual experience offering visitors a chance to see how these treats are made has just been introduced…

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Australian Confectionery Market: Hitting The Sweet Spot

World Bakers Dec 4, 2019

As the favorite confectioneries of health-conscious Australians are sugar-free and/or vegan, manufacturers are rushing to meet these requests. In the present day and age, evolving consumer preferences have kept food & beverage operators…

Events

INTERNORGA 2020 Focuses on Sustainability and Cutting Waste

World Bakers Dec 2, 2019

INTERNORGA, the international trade show for the whole of the hospitality and foodservice market, gives trade visitors an overview of the opportunities available in the industry and presents specific solutions for the businesses.

Business

ABA and Sweetener Users Association Request for Additional Sugar Import

World Bakers Nov 27, 2019

The American Bakers Association (ABA) addressed a letter to the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce to allow an additional 100,000 short tons of refined sugar from Mexico to be imported to the United States.…

Markets

Americans Crave Snackable Nutrition, but Taste Remains Important

World Bakers Nov 26, 2019

As competition for the U.S. snacking dollar intensifies, the pressure is mounting on the salty snacks category to adapt and diversify in order to maintain its relevance, according to Innova Market Insights. NPD is reflecting the industry’s…

Specialty products

Campden BRI: How to Create Sustainable Tortilla with Higher Fiber Content

Ioana Oancea Nov 20, 2019

The scientists from Campden BRI revised a traditional tortilla to repurpose food waste while at the same time creating a product with higher fiber content. They replaced 20% of the ordinary flour with butternut squash skin powder,…

Markets

Consumers Mull over Health in Cereal Bars

Ioana Oancea Nov 19, 2019

Commercial high-protein snack products, particularly high protein bars, are not necessarily perceived by consumers as healthy, according to a survey of high-protein snack foods conducted by safefood, a body with attributions on safety and…

Events

Fi Europe To Showcase Innovation in Four Essential Ingredient Categories

Catalina Mihu Nov 13, 2019

Staple foods in consumers’ menus at least once a day, including baked goods, represent central topics of the trade show in Paris, December 3-5. In an interview with Julien Bonvallet, brand director Fi Global, we analyzed the spotlight Fi…

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Europe’s First Mass-produced Cannabis Bread

World Bakers Nov 11, 2019

Cannabread produced by Lowy’s bakery will be available for purchase in Carrefour supermarkets in Brussels and two other Belgian cities later in November. The bread is on sale in at least one of five Lowy's bakery shops in Brussels.

Blog

What Can the American National Bread Month Teach Us

Ioana Oancea Nov 6, 2019

Globalization brings standardization that sometimes comes at a cost to national or local authenticity. But, at other times, many times – I would say, it is about learning from each other, about trying to reach higher standards that others…

Specialty products

Papa John’s Announces New Garlic Parmesan Crust

World Bakers Nov 5, 2019

For the first time in 35 years, Papa John’s International has announced the launch of Garlic Parmesan Crust. The company has never before altered its six-ingredient, fresh, never-frozen original pizza dough in its history. Papa John’s is…

Business

Nestlé Inaugurates Its First Cereal Snacks Plant in China

World Bakers Nov 1, 2019

Nestlé has inaugurated its first Gerber NutriPuffs cereal snacks plant in China, an investment of around RMB 100 million (approx. EUR12.7m). The factory situated in Shuangcheng District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, will produce…

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