Guenther Bakeries’ new site will produce 72,000 buns an hour exclusively for McDonald’s UK. GBP 38 m went into the Coventry investment, GBP 20 m of which was spent on new technology, Insider Media reports. Around 90 people will be hired to work here. The facility is said to bake 1.1 million buns a day.
With EUR 2.1 b in revenue and EUR 112 m worth of profit, up from EUR 0.9 m, for the third quarter of its 2022/2023 financial year, ARYZTA announces considerably improved performance. Its revenue increased by 20.9% in this interval, to reach EUR 2,123.2 m.
Rademaker announced an exclusive partnership with Form & Frys Maskinteknik, a Danish company specializing in folding, forming, and filling machinery for a range of pastry and baked goods.
Novozymes was represented by its CEO, Ester Baiget, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Novozymes was one of the first companies to align its business to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Hovis recently reported a pre-tax loss of GBP 28.6 million in 2022, while in 2021, it enjoyed a profit of GBP 20.2 million. Hovis has recorded GBP 309.8 million in sales by September ‘22, down from GBP 367.9 million the year before, according to the Times.
CIUS, the European Sugar Users Association of the food and drink industries and CAOBISCO, the Association of the Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery Industries of the EU, have been following with great interest discussions between the EU and Mercosur – the Southern Common Market. CIUS and CAOBISCO encourage the European Commission to conclude and ratify as soon as possible the agreed FTA with Mercosur.
Starting from October 1, breads sold in France have a lower salt content. The measure is applied to all types of bread. The staple French baguette now contains 1.4 g of salt per 100 g instead of 1.5.
Charles-Henri Casala has taken on the newly created position of Senior Marketing Director DACH at Mondelēz International. He is responsible for all marketing in the areas of chocolate, baked snacks and meals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.