One step ahead
By Helga Baumfalk More went into the decision to purchase a new bread roll line than Plentz Bakery & Confectionery
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AIBI Congress 2024: a breeze over the bakery
The 38th AIBI Congress brought the baking industry together this year for the moment’s most important topics, decision-making meetings and long-awaited reunions. The International Association of Plant Bakers organized this year’s event with the theme ‘21st Century Breeze over the Bakery’, and a picturesque location to match it: the city of Hamburg.
Interview: “The functioning of AIBI is a shared responsibility of our industry”
Georg Heberer has been President of AIBI since 2022. In an interview with baking+biscuit international, he talks about the development
The energy-efficient light at the end of the tunnel oven: J4
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.
Cetravac and bakeXperts to work closer together
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.
iba 2023: EUROGERM to unveil collection of new solutions
At iba, EUROGERM will present its Collection #10, ‘The Art of the Signature!’. The 2023-2024 collection provides a variety of solutions to meet the needs of today’s consumers, focusing on concerns about protecting the planet or maintaining good health.
Bread is best! (Koenig)
Bread consumption is once again on the rise, with the market expected to grow annually by 6.80%1 and reach a
In-store baking with UDO technology: a vacuum-powered revolution
The UDO can bake frozen, ambient-stored raw dough, or parbaked products such as rolls, baguettes and even larger loaves and cool them to perfect-to-eat level in less than 5-10 minutes. It does so while achieving perfectly even heating and retaining all product characteristics, consistently.
A vacuum baking revolution
To optimize in-store baking efficiency, the UDO baking technology is one to watch. It stands for Univac Double-bake Oven and is powered by Cetravac AG’s patented innovation. Developed under the bakeXperts brand, the UDO opens the door to a new world of baking in-store.
Buns, rolls and bagels made easy: Koenig
Notable examples we looked into include Koenig’s new generation of roll lines – the KGV Plus, and the latest addition, KGV EC that was just launched at iba.CONNECTING EXPERTS mid-March.
COVID and its impacts: Cetravac
baking+biscuit gathered assessments of the COVID-related crisis from suppliers to the industry, including their response to it.
A new in-store baking process
The equipment was so small that the description “inconspicuous” really isn’t an insult. Nonetheless, the “UDO” made by Cetravac AG in Switzerland was awarded a trophy at the iba trade fair, and attracted a large amount of attention. We asked its inventor, Adolf Cermak, what really lies behind it.
