Daily Archives: March 8, 2013
Oh Crumbs
Puratos confirms its continuous investment in innovation and R&D, with a new Global R&D Center
The construction of a new Global R&D Center has started at the Puratos Group’s headquarters in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium. The new center, which is set to open by the summer of 2014, will support the Group’s long-term R&D efforts. The occasion was marked by an official first stone ceremony in the presence of local officials, trade organisations and research partners.
Muffins show significant sales gain
World cereal production, utilization, stocks and trade forecasts higher than anticipated in February
FAO’s latest forecast for world cereal production in 2012 has been revised upward by 4 million tonnes since the February figure to 2 306 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms), but still about 2 percent down from the previous year’s record. The latest revision largely reflects upward adjustments for rice as the 2012 secondary crop harvests in some countries are still ongoing or have just been completed.
WCF receives grant to further cocoa biodiversity
ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS announce agreement to form joint venture combining flour milling businesses into new company, Ardent Mills
New Lindor Treat Bar offers convenient format for consumers and trade up opportunity for retailers
This month, leading Swiss Chocolatier, Lindt, launches Lindor Treat Bar – Lindor’s first ever single snacking size bar (38g) which consists of six segments filled with Lindor’s trademark irresistibly smooth melting centre. This new Lindor bar format is aimed at encouraging shoppers to upgrade their chocolate bar purchases to provide retailers with an opportunity to add value to their bars category.
Out of the blue
Arguably one of the most prevalent uses of blue colour in food products is within sugar confectionery applications, this can be blue gums/jellies, marshmallows, high boilings, extruded laces, the list is almost endless and the applications both in terms of technological and process considerations are quite varied as is the actual shade of blue required.