15-Feb-2008 - With healthy, premium and ethnic foods dominating the food industry, new fruit, vanilla and spring roll products have been launched in the UK and the US this week in attempt to target these trends.
23-Jan-2008 - Baker Perkins has updated its hydraulics system for converting grains into cereals, claiming that the new technology improves product quality by processing more even and consistent flakes.
21-Jun-2007 - Consumer demand for sugar-free products with Xylitol is leading to the deaths of domestic pets, according to reports in the US.
29-May-2007 - Processing manufacturer Baker Perkins has developed a new depositing system specifically for sweet-makers targeting the healthier end of the market.
24-Jan-2007 - French firm Roquette has developed what it claims is a unique approach to applying sugar-free ingredients to current 'deposited gum' technology.
11-Jan-2007 - A new artificially-sweetened product line targeting health-conscious confectionery consumers has joined the growing sugar-free sector
04-Jan-2007 - Sweet makers are gearing up for the coming year by targeting trends for healthy, natural and sugar-free ingredients as well as the demand for innovation in growth sectors such as gum.
18-Oct-2006 - A new cost-cutting moulding and depositing system suitable for use in the manufacture of jelly and gum confectionery has been launched by UK firm Baker Perkins to attract confectioners previously daunted by the processes involved.
02-Oct-2006 - Equipment to improve quality and minimise dough damage while lowering production costs will be introduced to the wider European market for the first time at the international baking fair in Munich this week.
14-Apr-2006 - A pair of British investors has bought APV Baker from a plant software firm.
28-Nov-2005 - APV Baker has developed a new co-extrusion technology that will enable food makers in the cereal and snack market to add value to their products in a number of ways including a larger variety of shapes and an even wider range of fillings.
15-Nov-2005 - Bakers can significantly improve bread quality and volume and also reduce levels of bread improver ingredients by fitting a special moulding head onto their existing dough moulders, say manufacturers APV Baker.