Based on the current developments of the war in Ukraine, IPCO has decided to initiate the process to exit the Russian market and did so as of September 1, 2022.
Lallemand Inc’s subsidiary, Danstar Ferment AG, agreed to acquire the BASF Nutrilife® baking enzymes portfolio and business.
Starbucks announced that Laxman Narasimhan will become the company’s next CEO and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors. Narasimhan will join Starbucks as the incoming CEO on October 1, 2022 and will start in the new role on April 1, 2023.
Robinson’s bakery, a family-run craft bakery from Failsworth, UK, faces an energy cost increase of GBP 250,000 per year.
Scotland’s bakery association, Scottish Bakers, tells the country’s politicians that the industry is “facing an existential threat” and asks the UK government for urgent action to support, and provide relief to the trade.
Germany’s Bahlsen, owner of successful brands Bahlsen and Leibniz, worked with branding design agency Auge Design to revamp the branding of its Leibniz biscuits.
In the context of an impending winter without gas being sourced from Russia, the French Federation of Bakery and Pastry Companies (FEB) and the National Association of Food Industries (ANIA – L’Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires) issued a joint statement expressing their alarm over the availability and soaring prices of energy.
The German government is looking into obtaining the UNESCO heritage status for the pretzel.
