Tate & Lyle agreed to be acquired by its US competitor, Ingredion, for USD 3.6 billion. The company combining all capabilities targets USD 130 million in synergies, Tate & Lyle points out. A 15% boost in earnings is expected from the first year.
• New additions to the UK biscuits portfolio, including Sticky Toffee Custard Creams, Lemon Meringue Custard Creams and Chocolate Orange Bourbons, respond to the demand for more premium and indulgent biscuit flavors
Verhoeven Family of Companies opened its new T4-Center on June 4, where the four ‘T’ stand for ‘Technique’, ‘Technology’, ‘Test’ and ‘Taste’. The mayor of Oss, Froukje de Jonge, and renowned Dutch master baker Chris Vreugdenhil led the official launch ceremony.
What began in 1966 as a one-man operation started by Helmut Koenig is now a globally active company. Andreas Putz, Head of Group Marketing and Product Management,
talks about Koenig’s approach to baking technology and strategy for the future, on the company’s 60th anniversary.
Space is a precious commodity, especially so in bakeries pursuing growth. What’s more, a strategic location is hard, sometimes even impossible, to leave behind. Compact solutions transform bakeries into valuable real estate. A solution that literally steps up to this task, flexibly covering proofing and cooling, is the step cabinet.
With 15 years of experience in the market, Royal Kaak has over 50 DrieM sheeting lines in operation worldwide.
The company of Dutch origin, with operating companies and sales and service offices worldwide, focuses on continuously innovating to improve the sheeting process, so that craftsmanship and technology go hand in hand, while making the process easier for the operator.
Warburtons announced two new additions: Protein Bagels and ‘Our Dough Bagels. They are already available for purchase at Asda stores and will roll out to Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s shelves in the following weeks.
Baker & Baker partnered with Cinnabon for a licensing deal to bring the brand to the UK in-store bakery market. The bakery is launching a two-pack Cinnabon® muffin and a two-pack Cinnabon® doughnut, inspired by Cinnabon®’s cinnamon rolls and signature cream cheese-style icing.
UK’s Warrens Bakery revealed its 2025 best sellers. The Cornish steak pasty tops the list, with newer lines like the Hog Roast pasty also among last year’s popular flavors. Its best-selling Cornish steak pasty is made with flaky pastry and the customary filling of steak, potato, swede and onion, hand crimped following traditional techniques.
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Dawn Foods is expanding its Delicream range of fat-based fillings with three new ready-to-use flavors: Delicream Pistachio, Delicream Crunchy Bueno,…
CIUS – European Sugar Users raises concerns over ongoing discussions on the potential suspension of Inward Processing (IPR) for sugar, with a proposal expected on April 30. CIUS calls on European policymakers to preserve access to competitively priced sugar and to maintain a stable, predictable regulatory framework.
Ulrick + Short launched avanté™ 25, a new sugar reduction solution designed specifically for sweet bakery applications. It is a blend of soluble maize fiber, wheat starch and wheat protein, designed to replicate the multiple functional roles sugar plays in bakery systems.
The Whole Grain Partnership was established in Denmark to encourage people to eat healthier – which means having more whole grains.
Tate & Lyle agreed to be acquired by its US competitor, Ingredion, for USD 3.6 billion. The company combining all capabilities targets USD 130 million in synergies, Tate & Lyle points out. A 15% boost in earnings is expected from the first year.
• New additions to the UK biscuits portfolio, including Sticky Toffee Custard Creams, Lemon Meringue Custard Creams and Chocolate Orange Bourbons, respond to the demand for more premium and indulgent biscuit flavors
Verhoeven Family of Companies opened its new T4-Center on June 4, where the four ‘T’ stand for ‘Technique’, ‘Technology’, ‘Test’ and ‘Taste’. The mayor of Oss, Froukje de Jonge, and renowned Dutch master baker Chris Vreugdenhil led the official launch ceremony.
From May 7 to 13, over 2,800 exhibitors from 65 countries and trade visitors from 161 countries came together in. Of all visitors, 75% came from outside Germany, including 28% from outside Europe.
Interpack organizers will focus on seven topics at the SPOTLIGHT Forum, a different one for each day of the exhibition. The information platform is staged at the North entrance.
The end stage of the manufacturing process is emerging on the other side of a major sustainability transformation. With a set timeline to PPWR conformity, the ‘ifs’ are quickly becoming ‘when’ in short-term planning for food businesses, bakeries included. Until August, interpack is the innovation stepping stone in the journey to more sustainable – and, at the same time, smarter – packaging and processing.