Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) announced that John Eshelman, director of pretzel & snack equipment sales, retired on March 31 after 30 years with the company.
BAKON introduced a new ultrasonic cutting machine, the PICO, designed for operations with smaller production volumes. It can be used for round and rectangular cakes, as well as for triangle-shaped products, in trays, or on cutting boards.
KIT KAT introduces a new, limited-edition wafer with Blueberry Muffin flavor, starting this April, Hershey announced.
Overall, the global bakery ingredients market is set to witness growth at a value CAGR of 6.4% from 2022 until 2032, a report by Persistence Market Research shows. A CAGR of 7.3% is anticipated for South Asia and Pacific.
Mondelēz International announced the appointment of Jay Cooper as President of its Northern Europe division. He will be responsible for Mondelēz International’s businesses in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
Lesaffre presented its new book entitled ‘Fermentation’ at Sirha Europain, published by Flammarion and produced in partnership with the Institut Paul Bocuse.
The Italian Association of Millers launched an initiative to promote exports of organic soft wheat and durum wheat flour and semolina to the U.S. and Canada and to raise awareness of their high quality.
Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits announced they are uniting to form a new biscuits company in the UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC) UK led by CEO Simon Browne.
After two years of virtually no trade events in Europe, a new edition of Sirha Europain concluded in Paris, marking the comeback of the in-person exhibition and the show’s own repositioning, to focus on the French bakery.
The UK’s Federation of Bakers, representing the country’s largest baking companies, announced the bread and bakery industry is taking measures to ensure the supply continues to meet market demands.