Visitors to the iba trade show can look forward to popular highlights as well as new program entries this year. For example, the iba.SPEAKERS AREA will host specialist presentations and discussions with an international focus. The iba.FORUM will provide information on all aspects of the national baking and confectionery industry with a focus on the German bakery craft.
Lidl Ireland signed a EUR 22 million contract with Panelto Foods bakery, which will stock the supermarket with premium baked breads across the island of Ireland, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported its Q1 sales increased by 6.9% to a quarter-record of USD 1.534 billion, compared to the first quarter of 2022. The company’s net income decreased by 17.4% to USD 70.7 million and its adjusted net income decreased by 13.1% to USD 80.9 million.
Vicky Foods reported a turnover of EUR 536 million in 2022, a 32.3% growth compared with the results achieved in 2021. Last year, the Spanish group boosted its production volume by 6% – to a total of 203,000 tons.
Hillenbrand announced the acquisition of Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM), a Blackstone company. FPM specializes in feeding, filtration, baking, depositing, milling, and material handling equipment, among other technologies.
