All Ingredients articles – Page 77
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USDA posts downward revision for maize
US maize production estimates have been revised downwards in the latest United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grains: World Markets and Trade report.
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Product NewsCSM sees Q2 improvement
CSM Global has achieved higher sales in the second quarter of 2012, with preparatory work to divest its Bakery Supplies business under way.
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Rank Hovis ups price of flour
Following declarations from other millers, including ADM Milling, Rank Hovis has now revealed exclusively to British Baker that it, too, will be increasing the price of its flour.
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Views required on vitamin D-rich yeast
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for views on the application for a vitamin D-rich baker’s yeast to be marketed as a ‘novel food ingredient’.
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Product NewsEdme appoints new MD
Edme, the bakery ingredients producer, has announced that Peter Tichbon, a former director of Allied Bakeries, has joined the group as its new managing director. Tichbon replaces David Amos, who stepped down earlier this year to take a job with Zeelandia, and joins the Edme on 25 September.
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Bako partners in Genius foodservice move
Bako has teamed up with Genius Foods as part of the gluten-free bakery brand’s move into the foodservice sector.
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ADM Milling puts up price of flour
Spiralling wheat costs have prompted ADM Milling to put up the price of its flour by £75 per tonne.
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Call for better salt labelling to cut cancer risks
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has called for better traffic light labelling on products such as bread in a bid to reduce the number of stomach cancer cases linked to salt consumption.
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Product NewsElephant Atta sale on OFT radar
The proposed sale of ethnic flour business Elephant Atta to Associated British Foods (ABF) has come under the watchful gaze of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). This week, the OFT issued an ‘invitation to comment’ on the move, which would see Premier Food’s Elephant Atta business sold to rival ABF’s Westmill Foods subsidiary for a cash consideration of £34m. It is considering whether the acquisition has resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation, under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002, which could potentially result in a less competitive marketplace, in the area of the ‘supply of chapatti flour’.
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Product NewsLimits near for salt reduction levels
Food manufacturers are reaching their limits in salt reduction, according to the latest research.
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Product NewsWeather takes toll on wheat forecasts
Dull weather in the UK coupled with hot weather in the US has seen the delivered price of UK bread wheat rocket over the past month.
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Room for progress on health deal
Progress been made, but there is still a long way to go on the pledges made by bakeries as part of the Public Health Responsibility Deal. The Department of Health (DoH) has published the first annual updates, from 187 partners, which show their progress around areas such as salt reduction, ...
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The Worshipful Company of Bakers
has admitted four new liverymen as part of its July Court meeting at Bakers’ Hall in London. Pictured left to right with the Master, Peter Gossage (centre), are Graham Duckworth, industrial ingredients specialist at Puratos and the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ competition chairman, and Simon Jeffreys, chief operating ...
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Rank Hovis sale should be considered, says analyst
Premier Foods should consider selling its milling business Rank Hovis to drive down its £1.2bn debt, a leading City analyst has argued. The comment follows the firm’s announcement, on 6 July, that it would sell its Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to rival Associated British Foods’ (ABF) Westmill Foods subsidiary, ...
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Product NewsABF’s ingredients see drop in revenue
Associated British Foods’ (ABF) ingredients division has seen a 2% reduction in revenue, despite an 11% growth in overall group revenues for the year-to-date.
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Carr’s unveils plans for new £17m mill
Carr’s Flour has announced plans to build a new £17m flour mill at the port of Kirkcaldy – after the success of moving a wheat distribution area to the location.
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EDME wins business award
Bakery ingredients supplier EDME is celebrating after winning a regional business award for its commitment to the rural community.
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Product NewsPremier sells ethnic flour business to ABF
Premier Foods has signed a deal to sell its Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to Associated British Foods (ABF) for a cash consideration of £34m. The firm announced the news this morning and said the move to sell its ethnic flour business to ABF’s Westmill Foods subsidiary would include the Elephant Atta, Elephant Chakki Gold and Fassal brands, predominantly manufactured and packed at the firm’s Southampton-based mill.
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Product NewsBarry Callebaut delivers top-line growth
Barry Callebaut has reported an 8.4% rise in sales revenue in its latest financial results.
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Product NewsCSM given green light for transformation
The proposed move by CSM to ditch its European and North American bakery businesses, and refocus on bio-based ingredients was approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders yesterday (3 July).