Bühler introduces new solution for spreads, fillings, coatings
Bühler launched the CompactMix, a new solution that combines mixing and grinding technologies for the production of confectionery masses for spreads, fillings and other applications.
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Kwik Lok debuts new Enviro-Lok closure, bag closing equipment
At IBIE, the packaging specialist will unveil two new developments: the Enviro-Lok PE, which joins the sustainable closure family of products, and the 872 Plus, a new bag closing machine.
Under pressure: key challenges in a changing industry
Rising demand unlocks new perspectives: the market for cookies and crackers is transforming. A look at the seven central challenges facing the industry – and how manufacturers can successfully leverage these to their advantage.
The total package
Selecting a packaging concept for baked products is a task with an extensive checklist. Functionality, safety and design are only the tip of the iceberg. Although not immediately visible to consumers, packaging choices are important. Adding sustainability to the list of criteria makes the challenge even more complex.
That’s the way the cookie doesn’t crumble: gentle handling
When handling crumbly cookies, biscuits and crackers, manufacturers can opt for one of two technologies or even combine them: pick-and-place technology or conveyor systems.
Schubert previews new cobot at CFIA
Gerhard Schubert GmbH will showcase its automated packaging solutions at CFIA Rennes, between March 14 and 16. A new Cobot will be previewed, designed to automate feeding products to machines.
This is intelligent handling
Syntegon has developed a new solution for the handling and portioning of cookies and crackers. The compact, smart machine ensures gentle processing as well as flexibility.
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.
Single-serve packaging for sustainability
COVID-19 affected the ways companies pack their products. It also caused an increase in demand for industrial pre-packaged bakery products, and sustainable ones.
A balanced bake makes perfect
Better baking for biscuits and cookies means matching the intended baking curve of the product, stage by stage, consistently and efficiently. With its Emithermic oven, Reading Bakery Systems provides complete control over five baking parameters that create a more balanced bake.
bbi-2021-03-Flexible flow-wrapping covers biscuits
An Alsatian manufacturer with over a hundred years of heritage relies on a modern flow-wrapping machine from Schubert to package its baked goods.
Slicing and packing breads
REGO HERLITZIUS offers a combination of the BS 45 belt slicing machine and the Vertec 30 for large bakeries to slice and pack breads.
