News for the baking industry
Glenbervie / UK. (mp) United Kingdom´s leading independent food ingredients manufacturer Macphie has announced that it will be installing a multi-million pound biomass plant at its Glenbervie site, which will be operational by mid-2008.
Heslington / UK. (im) Revamped apprenticeships in food and drink manufacture are being rolled out across England and Wales, promising the 65 billion GBP industry a fresh injection of new talent – says the skills council «Improve».
Schaumburg / IL. (acn) As National Hispanic Heritage Month is underway to recognize the impact of Hispanic culture in the U.S., Nielsen provides insight into the shopping behavior of Hispanic consumers, a buying power of nearly one trillion USD.
Fort Worth / TX. (bb) With more Hispanics living in the United States than ever before, Bimbo USA is increasing the amount of baked goods it will import for the 2007 holiday season.
New Delhi / IN. (ficci) Driven by robust growth in areas like semi-processed, ready-to-eat food and wine, India´s food and beverages (F+B) sector is expected to touch RS 4.66.000 crore mark by the year-end which is growing at nine percent rate.
London / UK. (fab) It seems homemade cakes and bread are no longer the sole preserve of our grandmothers kitchen. A new survey highlights the home baking resurgence has been boosted by a younger generation of time-poor bakers who favour cake and bread mixes.
Hamburg / DE. (beu) Until now the German writer of this article thought, that «pide» is an invention of Turkish bakers in Berlin, who needed the right «bag» for Doner Kebap some decades ago – creating the most successful fast food in Germany.
Beijing / CN. (gov) China´s moon cake producers are hoping to revive the spirit of China´s traditional Mid-Autumn Festival by packaging their products in simple, environment-friendly, recycled paper. More than 40 stores have joined a municipal government campaign to sell moon cakes in simple packaging.
Norwalk / CT. (csc) A bakery in Connecticut that churns out about 160 loaves of bread per minute is going green. In short: The Pepperidge Farm Inc. Bakery is switching to fuel cells.
Lakewood / CO. (enr) Guests now have a more convenient way to pay for their food at Einstein Bros.(R) Bagels and Noah´s(R) Bagels, two brands of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., largest operator of bagel bakeries in the USA.
