Ditsch, a bakery company that specializes in soft pretzel products for over 100 years, is investing in the US market. In November, the subsidiary of Valora expands its pretzel manufacturing capacity with a new, state-of-the-art bakery in Cincinnati, USA. It represents an investment of around USD 70 million.
Grupo Bimbo’s net sales grew by 7.4% in the third quarter, reaching Ps.106,046 million. Mexico recorded strong volume performance and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of nearly 22%. The EAA region reached record levels of net sales.
More than 2,500 leading F&B manufacturing brands are attending Gulfood Manufacturing, 25% of them new to show. 90% of the world’s manufacturing brands are in Dubai for the largest installment of the Middle East event, the organizers announced.
The Fèderation des Entrepreneurs de Boulangerie (FEB) stands firmly against a tax on sweet products, which is under consideration in France. The government is looking into introducing a tax on sweet products, as a part of the French Social Security Finance Bill (PLFSS).
The Middleby Corporation bought JC Ford, a manufacturer of tortilla production equipment systems. JC Ford offers a broad range of automated, full-line solutions for corn and flour tortillas, tortilla chips, and other corn-based snacks.
Subway launched a new sweet specialty, joining its Footlong Chocolate Chip Cookie: the Double Chocolate Peppermint Footlong Cookie, a limited-edition product with a seasonal flavor. The new sweet treat also comes in footlong-sized holiday packaging.
Consumers are indulging in Halloween fun this season but with an eye on affordability, according to data from Euromonitor International. This is why, this year, shoppers have seen Halloween products showing up on their shelves earlier than expected.
While it recognizes the objectives of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the value of supporting sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains, Fedima asks the EU Commission to “swiftly postpone” EUDR implementation to give companies time to establish a feasible implementation process.
Over the next 12 months, consumers will embrace comfort and indulgence alongside a focus on daily well-being as they seek to safeguard their physical and emotional health.
CONPAIT (Association of Italian Confectioners) and API (Association of Italian Pizzerias), two renowned Italian organizations, are attending the fair.
Middleby Food Processing appointed Carolynn Coiner as Vice President of Marketing and Digitalization for the Middleby Food Processing brands. In her new role, she will continue to oversee marketing strategies.
The biggest organizations in the industry joined their efforts to formulate a shared vision regarding the essential role of bread
