Naan, bread of the kings
Laborious leavening and skill scarcity made naan bread a nutritious yet elusive delicacy for centuries, first reserved for India’s royalties
Laborious leavening and skill scarcity made naan bread a nutritious yet elusive delicacy for centuries, first reserved for India’s royalties
By Andrey Bulatov, Sales Support Engineer, AMF Bakery Systems Minimizing raw material loss during production contributes greatly to the efficiency
Until the upcoming exhibition, iba’s multimedia campaign, ‘Baking New Ways’, will present various players and innovative concepts from the industry as well as the trade show’s highlights. The topics will be selected based on their significance for the baking industry.
The fifth installment of the Austrian Bakery Days took place on April 20 and 21, 2024, held at and around the backaldrin headquarters. On both days, backaldrin’s customers and partners could learn about the baking ingredients manufacturer’s current and traditional products. Around 4,000 international trade visitors came from all parts of the world.
Czech Republic specialist J4 looks at the optimum baking curve for a wide variety of products when designing its tunnel ovens. To ensure it is consistently being reached, each step (and its dedicated zone) of the baking process is controlled.
The automated line designed by AMF Tromp can flexibly support a wide range of pies, either savory or sweet, in a baking tray, in foils, or in paper cups. They can bake the pie shells only, pies with the top opened or closed and pies with or without a lattice decoration. For (pre-)baking the pies, AMF recommends a Den Boer Multibake tunnel oven with impingement heating or a direct-fired system.
Making its debut on the best stage for a first impression, at iba, the new, compact IMPRESSA bread line developed by FRITSCH for industrial production manages to save 20% of the floor space – about 5 m. This was accomplished, in part, by new sheeting technology incorporated in the revised Soft Dough Sheeter (SDS) and the new Soft Dough Roller (SDR).
The stress-free sheeting technology developed by AMF Tromp is at the heart of the processing line for any artisan bread product. The technology was developed around maintaining the quality and integrity of the traditional craft.
Swiss companies Cetravac and bakeXperts will develop solutions together starting this year, under the leadership of bakeXperts – the manufacturer of the UDO vacuum shop oven.
Trade visitors welcome iba’s comeback. This October, 1,073 exhibitors from 46 countries showcased their latest developments in 10 halls, for 57,000 visitors from 150 countries attending the show. The fair in Munich saw full aisles for an anticipated industry reunion. By comparison, more than 77,000 trade visitors from around 170 countries came to iba in 2018. In total, over 1,300 companies exhibited 5 years ago.
Lin Yeqiang and Feng Yingjie from China won the 2023 iba.UIBC.CUP of Bakers. Teams from 12 countries competed live for the gold medal this year at iba. Working in teams of two, 12 nations took on the challenge. They included the best bakers from Peru, Japan, France, China, Greece, Germany, Korea, Iceland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Italy.
AMF Bakery Systems (AMF) launched a new artisan sheeted bread line, by AMF Tromp. The line features major design upgrades that simplify maintenance, optimize process control and reduce energy and water consumption while delivering artisan-style results.