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What is an emulsifier? How can it help you create higher quality, consistent baked goods? We’re excited to share a new technical paper by BAKERpedia featuring our family of emulsifiers! Learn how our emulsifiers can be used in cake and bread production to help mix ingredients homogeneously and create even distribution of doughs and batters that improve the product’s final appearance and texture. The paper also explores tips for usage and success. We're proud to be a part of this informative resource for bakers everywhere! Download the paper here to learn more: 👇 #FoodBusiness #Bakery #FoodTech #BakingIndustry #BakeryProducts

A collaboration between two food icons, the The Jolly Hog | B Corp Crackling Hog Roast with Sausage Meat Stuffing and The Tracklement Company Limited | B Corp Bramley Apple Sauce brings the ultimate hog roast experience home with the perfect portion for two, ready at home in 60 mins. Olly Kohn, co-founder of The Jolly Hog, said: “We’re over the moon to be partnering with Tracklements on the launch of our Hog Roast – they are the condiment kings and pride themselves on high quality and great taste – just like us! So it’s a partnership forged low and slow!” Guy Tullberg, managing director from Tracklements, said: “Tracklements has perfected the art of making the UK’s tastiest condiments over the last 50 years – it’s a skill which can’t be hurried so we’re all in favour of taking time to create the best flavour, something Jolly Hog have done with this great meal. Our Bramley Apple Sauce, with its tangy, fresh, orchard taste is the perfect foil for meltingly tender hog roast.  Food to cook quickly and savour slowly.” The Jolly Hog’s new Slow Cook range is also launching in the brand’s new 100% recyclable packaging.  If Hog Roasts are your thing, you need to try this! #publicrelations #brandstorytelling #fmcg #foodbrands

Back to last week's closing topic: feeding of flowpack machines. The first method we would like to cover is chicaning. The concept is to receive products from wide conveyors in multiple lanes or completely random distribution. Using increasing speed and sideways movements, either with fixed guides or vertical belts, the number of lanes is reduced to the required number of downstream machines. This system is extremely cost effective and can be used also for medium to high speed productions, but there are some attention points: firstly, during the alignment process, products touch and push each other, therefore they must be able to withstand these contacts without damage. Secondly, being a random flow application, the evenly balance of number of products on the downstream machines it's not guaranteed at all times, just on average. The typical applications are in bakery and frozen food, particularly hamburghers and pizzas. (link to YouTube playlist in the first comment). #conveyor #conveyors #flowpack #packaging #food #pizza #hamburgher #bakery

Our NPD Manager, Julie Telfer features in the latest feature from British Baker talking about ingredients and clean labelling in bakery. Find out what Julie had to say on the link below! #Bakery #CleanLabelling #CleanLabel #Ingredients #BakeryIngredients

Great article by Nick Bogacz. Every foodservice operation should know their food cost down to a granular level (for example, what is the cost of the 48 pepperonis that go on their large 14-inch pizza.) You can get that number from your vendors (a bag of pepperoni costs $X, there are on average Y pieces per bag, meaning that the cost is simply $X/Y) However, is the price YOU are paying for pepperoni (or tomatoes, or cheese, or cardboard, or plastic utensils, or spices, etc.) the price those products SHOULD cost, or are you getting taken for a ride? Companies around the world use Mintec to find those answers, as well as predict future prices, reduce risk, and more. Reach out to learn how we can help.

Hey Bakery Owners I've got some tips for you! First off, let's talk about your product. Are you offering something unique and delicious that sets you apart from the competition? Consider refining your menu to include eye-catching items that will draw customers in. Maybe it's time to experiment with some new flavour combinations or offer a specialty item that can't be found anywhere else in town. Speaking of standing out, how does the front of your bakery look, is it inviting? Have you done the 100 m rule, so people even know you exist? (Go 100 metres away and see if you are visible to people). If not think about your signage and how can you improve it. This could be a great way to attract more foot traffic and introduce new customers to your delicious treats, helping to drive extra traffic to your bakery. And finally, don't underestimate the power of your sales team, are they promoting your store in a way that would want your customers coming back? Sit in your store and listen to the conversations they are having with your customers. A happy customer can be your best marketing tool, so make sure your staff are providing them with an experience they'll want to share with others. By focusing on these areas you can attract more customers to your bakery and increase your profits without breaking the bank. Good luck, and happy baking! #baking #bakery #bakeryowner

Monday Menu Feature: Littleneck, Middleneck, & Topneck Clams 🤤 Hard Clam, Quahog, Round Clam, Hard-Shelled Clam, Mercenaria mercenaria… regardless of what you call ‘em we raise the best tasting ones in the world thanks to the pristine waters they’re grown in! All of our clams are purged in our state of the art wet storage system for superior cleanliness and shelf life. ⁠ 🌊⁠ No matter which size you like the best, they can be grilled, steamed, served with pasta, made into soup, or enjoyed on the half shell. ⁠ 🍴⁠ We measure our clams across the hinge, and carry three sizes for our e-commerce customers to enjoy: ⁠ 📏⁠ Littlenecks: Around 7/8”-1” across the hinge ⁠ Middlenecks: Around 1” - 1.2” across the hinge ⁠ Topnecks: 1.2”+ across the hinge

New work alert! We're over the moon to see our latest redesign for SCOUT Tuna Snack Kits hit the Dieline. Tinned fish is sooooo having a moment right now, so we leaped on the chance to evolve SCOUT's Tuna Snack Kits (which you can now find at Costco and Sam's Club). We collaborated closely with the SCOUT team of Adam Bent Nate Dunn and Kristine Ford to enhance pack communication and shelf appeal, ensuring that consumers have a clear understanding of what exactly they're purchasing. This people-first approach is at the heart of our redesign. Along the way, we uncovered, some Americans are put off by the term "seafood." But NOT tuna. As we all know, tuna fish is a delicious and convenient pantry staple and a perfect delivery system for protein and flavor, and that's why we highlighted what's inside the paper tub. What's more, transitioning away from illustrations in favor of drool-worthy macro-photography paints a clearer picture that this is a vehicle for delicious and healthy snacking. And who doesn't love chili crunch? Big thanks to our friends Rudy Sanchez and Bill McCool at Dieline for sharing this redesign and relaunch story https://lnkd.in/d-fHJNnh #illuminatingpossibilities #branding #packagingdesign #innovation

Did you know the color of your bread bag’s twist tie can tell you how fresh the bread is? #BreadFreshness #FoodHacks #GroceryTips #BakingFacts #BreadTwistTie #KitchenHacks #FreshBread #FoodTips #ShoppingSmart

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 At home or at the restaurant, for lunch, office parties, or even for breakfast, ordered in person or online, the interest in pizza choices never fades. Rademaker BV considers the wide spectrum pf process choices, especially for crust production when designing its pizza solutions. The specialist outlines the new trends have also entered the market in recent years. “Just think of the shift from pizza to pinsa. Pinsa is a very airy and crispy ‘pizza’ type made of dough with a very high water percentage (>80%), a Biga or Sourdough with a very long proofing process.” All these different types of pizza require a specific sheeting process with a specific pre-sheeter for each group of doughs. A very soft, airy and strongly pre-fermented dough cannot be rolled out with an overly aggressive dough sheeter, as it would remove all the air from within the dough, for example. https://lnkd.in/e42djpK5 You can read the full extended version of this article, which was published in Baking+Biscuit International, issue 5, 2023. https://lnkd.in/ez849F6y National Pizza Day is a celebration of one of the world’s best loved foods and it is celebrated on 9 February every year.   #f2m #food2multimedia #bakingandbiscuitinternational #brotundbackwaren #Rademaker #Rademakerpizzasystems #doughhandling #pizza #pizzalines #pinsa #sheetedpizza #shheeting #NationalPizzaDay #BakeryMirror #backspiegel