Wafer producer Kägi builds smart factory
Swiss chocolate wafer producer Kägi Söhne AG plans to have its entire machine park digitally networked and all process data visualized by 2024.
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Bakeries: “Oh, that’s vegan”
What started as a farmers’ market stall for vegan donuts in 2015 is now a company with its own bakery and six stores in the German capital Berlin and a location in Hamburg – so far.
Second chance for leftover bread
The name is well chosen. ‘Heldenbrot’ (Hero Bread) is the label under which the start-up Kultimativ gives leftover bread a second chance by processing it into cookies or other products.
Baker & Baker: A well-prepared journey
Baker & Baker reported a turnover of EUR 450 m and 14% growth in its first year as a standalone business.
Ebbing Bakery: a quantum leap
When Ebbing Bakery installed the Smartline Model I dough band line, which had just been launched into operation in 2001, it was a first in the industry. 16 years later, the company opted for the Rondo line for the second time, now in its new generation.
Leclerc raises the bar
In business for 115 years, cookie and bar manufacturer Leclerc Foods has been expanding and modernizing its manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition of two bar systems, each with two packaging legs, was part of this project.
Smooth operations at Therese Mölk
Tyrolean family business MPREIS is taking technology innovation personally. Its bakery in Innsbruck, Therese Mölk, is a state-of-the-art facility that continuously adds the latest improvements to optimize efficiency in production.
On the way to CO2-neutral bread
From February 2022 onwards, Therese Mölk will be using green hydrogen (H2) for the first time, for thermal utilization, and for baking bread. By doing this, the bakery subsidiary of the Austrian food retailer MPREIS is probably breaking new ground worldwide.
Panera, restaurants to step into the metaverse
Panera Bread announced its plans to join the metaverse with a virtual restaurant that takes orders for real-life delivery.
Ultrapharm bakes gluten-free with the M-TA oven
At its site in Poland, free-from specialist Ultrapharm creates gluten-free bakery products and continuously adds to its high-quality product range. Since September 2019, the company has been doing so with the help of a new M-TA oven by MECATHERM.
The Globus bakeries strategy
Globus retail group relies on recyclable or recycled packaging materials for its own products. Plastic is being saved, but not completely banned.
Bio Breadness: A good step forward
Premium bakery products are the business segment of the organic wholesale bakery Bio Breadness. For 2021, the Pandriks Group, to which the German subsidiary belongs, expects total sales of EUR 80m.
