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New, improved mixers for snack and bakery dough applications

New, improved mixers for snack and bakery dough applications

Mixer customers want pre-hydration, automation, sanitation.
Ed Finkel
April 28, 2021
Companies in the market for new or improved mixers for snack and bakery dough applications have displayed a recent focus on specific features and benefits. These include efficiency, cost savings, pre-hydration, handling of ancient grains, automation of processes, and stepped-up sanitation and maintenance, especially in the wake of COVID-19.
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Advancements in smart bakery-ingredient packaging machines

Ingredient packaging machines feature the newest in sanitation, and provide easy maintenance.
Neal Lorenzi
April 27, 2021
Sanitary design, high levels of accuracy, easy maintenance and smart technology are features of new ingredient packaging machines, which process snack and bakery ingredients such as spices, flour, grains, and sugar. The equipment also is compatible with sustainable packaging solutions.
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Producing PPE during a pandemic

Producing PPE during a pandemic

Snack and bakery manufacturers look to a variety of sources for pandemic PPE.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
April 22, 2021
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became apparent very quickly that personal protective equipment (PPE) was going to be vital in order to combat the virus. Some companies in the snack and bakery industry pivoted to producing PPE, in addition to their normal lineup of products. Also, other PPE companies started making PPE specifically for the food industry.
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Distribution strategies to preserve product quality

Distribution strategies to preserve product quality

The right distribution strategy helps position food companies for ongoing growth.
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
April 22, 2021
As history has proven in the baking industry, sometimes distribution can make or break a company. Through the years, direct-store delivery (DSD) routes have grown increasingly complex, as the market for drivers has become exponentially more competitive. Meanwhile, complete transparency and tracking of actionable data for analyzing productivity are increasingly standard industry features.
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Snack and bakery companies experiment with frozen pizza and appetizer variety

Snack and bakery companies experiment with frozen pizza and appetizer variety

Consumers head to the frozen aisle for mainstays like pizza and heat-and-eat snacks and appetizers.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
April 21, 2021
In some areas, it wasn't uncommon to walk into the local grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic and see the shelves wiped out of frozen pizza. Consumers want quick and easy meals that also function as comfort food, and the same goes for easy-to-prepare frozen snacks like pizza rolls and pizza bagels, as well as ethnic appetizers like egg rolls.
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