On exhibit at PACK EXPO will be the company's Thiele UltraStar G2 Bagger, Hayssen R300 Flow Wrapper, and OpView HMI.

The item is suitable for snack and bakery manufacturing, as well as other production environments.

There was a time, not so long ago, when nutritional boundaries were more clear-cut. "Indulgent foods weren't healthy," says Mel Festejo, COO, American Key Food Products, Closter, NJ. "They either had a surfeit of nutrients that triggered health issues, or they contained ingredients whose names raised anxiety."

Reading Bakery Systems has introduced a new multi-pass environmentally controlled proofer that accelerates dough development time in a reduced production footprint.

Snack food and wholesale bakery companies had been steadily adding automation to their plants and equipment contained therein for a number of years—and then the pandemic hit, accelerating the process due to both the difficulty in finding qualified people to hire, and the need for social distancing that accompanied at least the early stages of COVID-19. Ovens, proofers, and associated equipment have been among the candidates for automation.

On Thursday, December 3rd, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery attended a virtual "wine and cheese" night hosted by Wisconsin Cheese.

The brand's fall offerings include a Pumpkin King Cream Donut, Pumpkin Danish, Maple Pecan Layer Cake, and more.

Cinnaholic's newest seasonal menu item lineup showcases fall flavors, including crisp apple and pumpkin spice.

From cakes and pastries to deals for Rewards members, there are no tricks, only treats at Paris Baguette this October.

Dunkin’ is dropping an all-new Halloween menu, including a reimagined Spider Donut and the brand’s Halloween Munchkins Bucket with new Munchkins covered in sprinkles.

The Turbo Compact Mixing (TCM) module from process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA, Somerset, NJ, meets ATEX requirements for operation in hazardous environments. 

Companies who make dough handling equipment like dividers, depositors and rounders say their customers want equipment that provides safety and sanitation, automation and the resulting labor savings, gentler handling of dough, and the flexibility to run a mix of high-throughput, and smaller, niche lines, depending on the job.

Sanitation, automation, efficiency, speed, ease of cleaning, the ability to handle larger capacities, and the ability to produce clean label-foods are among the top priorities for snack food and baked goods makers seeking to purchase dividers, depositors and rounders.

Snack food and wholesale bakery companies in the market for dough-handling equipment such as dividers, depositors, and rounders have been increasingly focused on machines that provide greater automation, along with the corollary efficiency and labor savings.

Customers of cutting, slicing and portioning equipment for snack and bakery products consider a wide range of parameters: They're hoping to find machinery that offers greater use of robots and automation, better sanitation, higher safety standards, faster speeds, wider and easier-to-clean blades, and reliable and flexible systems that can handle different sizes and shapes.

Cost, safety, efficiency, footprint, operator familiarity, and the ability to meet regulations are among the key factors that snack and bakery facilities need to consider when deciding whether to keep and refurbish an old piece of equipment, or send it to the scrap heap and buy new.

Higher capacities, new shapes, longer blade life, automation, flexibility, sanitary design, quick changeover, and gentler handling of fragile ingredients are among the top features and benefits that snack and bakery companies want from their slicing, cutting and portioning machinery.

EnWave Corp. announced that it has signed an Equipment Purchase Agreement with Dole Worldwide Food & Beverage Group to supply a 120kW Radiant Energy Vacuum dehydration processing line that will materially increase Dole’s vacuum-microwave processing capabilities.

Founded in 1945, JC Ford is based in Columbia, TN, and has $70 million in annual revenues.

This week's Fun Friday includes a Menchie's and HI-CHEW partnership, Oprah's Favorite Things pound cake, Pinkbox Doughnuts' treat of the month, a Haribo and Adidas sneaker collab, and IT'SUGAR's "Chews-Your-Mix" candy experience.

State of the Industry analysis of the fresh bread category, including sandwich and loaf bread products, bagels, and English muffins.

As recovery from the pandemic continues, U.S. consumers are slowly making their way back to the real world—which includes dining out at restaurants with friends and family and grabbing lunch at fast-food and quick-serve eateries near the office.

Capitol Food Company, headquartered in Cerritos, California, is proud to announce it has made significant financial investments resulting in improved efficiency in their blending and packaging facility located in La Mirada, CA. 

KPM Analytics, Inc., a Union Park Capital portfolio company, announced it has acquired Bruins Instruments, a German-based manufacturer of high-resolution near-infrared reflectance and transmission analyzers.

The Swedish agritech company BoMill AB unveils BoMill InSight, the next generation of industrial grain sorting equipment able to sort grain lots, kernel by kernel, at industrial speed, up to 15mt/h, based on each single kernel’s internal properties.

The organization advocates for incorporating various grains as part of a healthy diet.

Icon Foods names new CFO and director of R&D.

The snack and bakery sweetener will be added to Batory’s line of ingredient offerings.

The company aims to have 100% of electricity purchased for its operations renewably sourced by 2030

On Sept. 26, the two owners of Jensen Farms, were arrested for shipping adulterated food in 2011. The charge was shipping contaminated cantaloupe, which resulted in the death of 33 people and sickened 147 people. The two brothers were arrested on misdemeanor charges of introducing adulterated food into commerce. 

The upscale POP Gourmet concept has gained significant momentum since its inception—and the company continues to build energy through co-branding, diversification beyond popcorn and international expansion.

Phoenix-based Inventure Foods expands its portfolio of brands by entering into a licensing agreement with Vidalia Brands of Glennville, Ga., to develop new snack line.

Fryers continue to see ongoing improvements related to hygienic design, oil management and energy efficiency. Equipment suppliers are also offering models that occupy a smaller physical and carbon footprint, and that include adaptability to handle a diverse array of products.

Bakeries and snack makers in the market for ovens, proofers, fryers, and dryers have a healthy list of features and benefits in mind. These include capabilities for customization and flexibility, reliability and consistency, temperature control, faster processing times and continuous production, and automation that operators can control and monitor remotely.

Thermal management is crucial to processing, storing and delivering several types of snacks and baked goods. The latest systems cover a wide range of functions, including chilling dough, cooling product after exiting the oven, and refrigerating or freezing finished product. Specialized cold storage facilities also are part of the mix.

Automation has begun to take over the world of sorting and ingredient handling among snack and bakery products, especially in the area of continuous batching and delivery systems.

Siemens recently announced a limited-time offer, effective until May 31, 2017. Under this program, users of any machine tool with SINUMERIK CNC onboard will receive a variety of additional services, plus training and a 10% discount on spare parts orders. 

In his 1954 compendium of writings, “Ideas and Opinions,” Albert Einstein said that “all knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it.” He put forth this scientific “fundamental truth” in connection to his predecessors Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, tying it to the origins of modern science.

The food industry is reveling in the digital age with the continual improvement of new technology. More snack producers and bakeries aspire toward alignment with Industry 4.0 ideals

This past year has been an exciting one for the baking industry, especially in terms of the progress made on revising the ANSI/ASB Z50.2 Bakery Equipment Sanitation Standard (formerly known as the “BISSC Standard”). Representatives from across the baking industry, including bakers, bakery engineers, bakery equipment manufacturers and academics have come together to give their input on updating this standard.

When 2015 began, most Washington, D.C. observers predicted more gridlock in Washington.

During the tumultuous first year of the Trump Administration, the untold story has been the significant efforts to mitigate the numerous regulatory overreaches by the Obama Administration.

The 2020 election is over, but efforts to understand the impacts are just beginning.

These are the Dead Men that PM columnist Dan Holohan holds in high esteem.

Plumbers have given way to scientists as modern inventors.

This tool tip made my co-worker and our customer so happy that he made one and wrote my name on it. 

Now that many jurisdictions across the country are mandating fire sprinkler systems in new-home construction, de-signers need to be aware of the requirements and challenges these systems can face in relation to water meters.

Most plumbers are missing a golden opportunity for add-ons with point-of-use or whole-house water purification systems and/or water softeners. Consumer awareness of the benefit of water purification has been raised by the pandemic and well-publicized municipal failures. Many, if not most consumers are highly sensitive to contamination today, whether air- or water-borne.

The future for young women in this industry is now as bright as anyone wants it to be. If a young woman wants to work her way all the way up to the C-suite, the opportunities are there, and that is so exciting to see.

Sewer line repairs and replacements require precision, expertise, and the right tools. In this article, we will explore the essential tools for efficient sewer line work.