The APEX Mini Combo BDR Bread and Bun System by AMF Flex won this year’s ‘Innovation for Growth’ award at Bakery China. AMF Bakery Systems (AMF) developed this system focusing on automating processes and improving efficiency as well as efficiency in the production facility.
The motto of this year’s edition of suedback is “Better with diversity”, as the Stuttgart exhibition brings international inspiration into the spotlight from October 26 to 28.
Mintel’s consumer research shows that consumers’ love for ice cream is unwavering: 9 in 10 UK consumers enjoyed an ice cream between July and October 2023, and an almost identical number was seen in Germany.
The UK’s Federation of Bakers extended an invitation to the Baking Forum’s Industry Sustainability Workshop, which will be held on July 24, 2024. The workshop will offer the stage for discussion on how the baking industry and the supply chain can work.
Despite the tense geopolitical situation and associated market disruptions, the Oetker Group managed to increase its sales organically by 6.3% to over EUR 6.9 billion in 2023. The group is forecasting moderate growth for the current financial year.
Freiberger Lebensmittel, one of the largest manufacturers of frozen pizza in Europe, is building a new frozen pizza factory on the premises of its subsidiary Stateside Foods, near Manchester, UK. Construction began in the fourth quarter of 2023, and commissioning is planned for the first quarter of 2025.
Mondelēz International repaired the Ukraine factory damaged by the war and resumed the production of Oreos. The facility located in Trostyanets sustained significant damage, Reuters reports, but no employees were hurt. The Oreo plant was closed when the war began.
Greggs is planning to open a new facility in Derby, which is bound to require some 600 people, the bakery anticipates. Construction is underway for a new sustainable production site in Spondon. New savory and sweets products will be produced here when the site opens, before the end of 2026.
EU antitrust regulators are deciding if the Bunge-Vitera merger meets approval conditions by July 18. The companies announced the intention to merge last year, following a similar step taken by its competitors ADM and Cargill. If approved, the new agricultural entity will be worth USD 34 billion, Reuters reports.
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.