As of 2027, Koelnmesse will bundle ISM Ingredients, ISM Manufacturing and ISM Snacks & Sweets under the ISM umbrella brand. The new brand encompasses the industry’s entire value chain – from raw materials and ingredients, production, processing, packaging and technology, through to finished sweets and snacks as well as retail concepts. The repositioning comes in response to industry demand.
Starting in October 2026, GOLDEN TOAST will be bringing its new Chocolate Gingerbread sandwich to the bread aisle, a winter limited-edition seasonal product. The new release follows in the footsteps of its successful predecessor, Soft Zimty.
Areas brings Kamps to the Wolfsburg Central Station. A new bakery opened on August 31, in a heritage-listed building at the Wolfsburg Central Station, on the ground floor of the main hall at Willy-Brandt-Platz. With a total of 36 seats in a dining space spanning about 80 square meters, the café area also features outdoor seating.
ARYZTA opened its first Western Australian bakery in Perth on August 26. This is an investment of over EUR 40 million. The new factory should generate between 110 and 130 local jobs, ARYZTA anticipates.
The automation of packaging lines has greatly increased production speeds. Products used to be placed into trays or boxes manually, but, for decades, agile robots have been performing this task (and many others).
Jorge de Saja serves as the General Secretary and Director General of ASEMAC (Asociación Española de la Industria de Panadería, Bollería y Pastelería), the Spanish Association of the Bakery, Pastry, and Confectionery Industry. In an interview, he offers the insider’s view on an exciting, diverse and strong industry.
Starting in October 2026, GOLDEN TOAST will be bringing its new Chocolate Gingerbread sandwich to the bread aisle, a winter limited-edition seasonal product. The new release follows in the footsteps of its successful predecessor, Soft Zimty.
Panera Bread launches its new lineup of fall favorites today, on August 19, introducing an array of new coffee drinks and bakery treats in its bakery cafés across the US. Panera’s bakery seasonal collection includes:
Domino’s Pizza introduces the first pizza carrying its name: the Domino. Launching on August 31, the new Detroit-style pizza made for one can be customized with various toppings.
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Dawn Foods launched a new cream stabilizer, Matcha Fond, alongside an extensive range designed to create new applications. Fonds are traditionally used to make mousses and bavarois. Dawn Foods shows how fonds can support a much broader range of applications.
GoodMills Innovation launched GOOD NatureRelax, a clean-label baking ingredient based on wheat germ that counteracts excessive dough elasticity naturally and without additives. Excessively elastic wheat doughs are a key disruptor in bakery production, as they make shaping difficult, impair process stability and increase waste.
The first Codex Alimentarius standard for baker’s yeast was approved at the 49th Session of the CAC in Geneva, held from July 6 to 10, 2026. The Codex Alimentarius Commission or CAC is the body responsible for all matters regarding the implementation of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program.
The next step in vision inspection systems is a leap: smart systems can offer comprehensive product readings and can continuously learn how to improve products they ‘see’. Yuegang Zhao, Chief Commercial Officer and President of KPM Laboratory Solutions, offers a glimpse into how the company approaches AI.
Areas brings Kamps to the Wolfsburg Central Station. A new bakery opened on August 31, in a heritage-listed building at the Wolfsburg Central Station, on the ground floor of the main hall at Willy-Brandt-Platz. With a total of 36 seats in a dining space spanning about 80 square meters, the café area also features outdoor seating.
Schwarz Produktion broke ground for its EUR 400 million expansion of the large-scale bakery Bonback in Halle (Saale), which will include five new baking lines and a deep-freeze warehouse with 65,000 pallet capacity.
Vandemoortele was required to sell its UK plant to finalize its merger with Délifrance, according to the clearance decision from the Competition and Markets Authority, which investigated the merger. Vandemoortele will be required to sell its laminated dough production facility in Worcester and its current UK sales operations in Staines-upon-Thames.
As of 2027, Koelnmesse will bundle ISM Ingredients, ISM Manufacturing and ISM Snacks & Sweets under the ISM umbrella brand. The new brand encompasses the industry’s entire value chain – from raw materials and ingredients, production, processing, packaging and technology, through to finished sweets and snacks as well as retail concepts. The repositioning comes in response to industry demand.
Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 puts food security and manufacturing innovation at the center of region’s growth agenda, the organizers anticipate, as the UAE’s food and beverage sector is entering a new phase of industrial growth.
The 39th AIBI Congress explored the baking industry at the crossroads between tradition and innovation, aiming to discover opportunities in reinventing bakery for the future, while preserving values that are part of our identity.