Costa Rica is selected for the 2012 Bakery World Cup !
The country selected for the 2012 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is Costa Rica. The Louis Lesaffre Cup / Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie Organising Committee met recently to look at the suitability of the 6 challenger countries.
A new technology for retail bakers can predict shop sales, thereby reducing wastage and improving ordering quality, says supplier RedBlack Software.
Confectionery giant Mars predicts a major cocoa shortage by 2020 and reveals harmonization of global cocoa certification programmes to ensure meaningful income hikes for farmers is one of its sustainable cocoa project goals.
Rapid product switchover, plus high levels of flexibility of weight accuracy are benefits claimed by Baker Perkins for its new wirecut machine.
Callebaut is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
DKSH Holdings Ltd, the Swiss market expansion services group, has invested in a new innovation centre in Thailand as part of an initiative to introduce new concepts and ingredients to the local confectionery and bakery industry.
The food industry is equipped to achieve realistic sodium reduction goals, but formulators must think about sodium not salt to have a greater likelihood of success, says Cargill’s salt application leader.