New Year Greetings

Best wishes for  2010   to all my readers of bakeybazar.

It has been great journey   a year  back  when bakerybazar was launched now with hundreds of subscriber and alexa world rankings between 1.7mn –2.0mn  it has come a long way . 2010  would  see  larger audience and more useful articles on bakerybazar.
It has rank of 0.2 million in India
It has rank of 1.4 million in USA
It has rank of 0.1million in Philippines
Source : Alexa Ranking

Food safety issues in 2009.

Year 2009  highlighted  certain food safety issues and  lessons we learnt from them

Top Ten Food Safety Stories of 2009 Published by Food Safety News


WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Food Safety News, the web-based newspaper that covers all things food safety, today published its list of the top ten food safety stories of the year.



1. New York Times reporter Michael Moss introduced readers to Stephanie Smith, a children's dance instructor from Minnesota who is partially paralyzed from E. coli O157:H7. In Moss's Oct. 4 story, it was this paragraph in particular that made readers burn: "The frozen hamburgers that the Smiths ate, which were made by the food giant Cargill, were labeled 'American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties.' Yet confidential grinding logs and other Cargill records show that the hamburgers were made from a mix of slaughterhouse trimmings and a mash-like product derived from scraps that were ground together at a plant in Wisconsin. The ingredients came from slaughterhouses in Nebraska, Texas and Uruguay, and from a South Dakota company that processes fatty trimmings and treats them with ammonia to kill bacteria." Stephanie, whose spirit is inspirational, has sued Cargill for at least $100 million.



2. Nevada resident Linda Rivera was among those most severely injured by Nestlé chocolate-chip cookie dough contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Linda's plight was described on Sept. 1 by the Washington Post, one of many times in 2009 that victims of foodborne illnesses and their families summoned the courage to tell difficult but compelling stories. In doing so, they caught the attention of lawmakers and helped prompt the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the 2009 Food Safety Act. However, the Senate has yet to approve S. 510, its version of proposed new federal powers and food-industry reforms.



3. Peanut Corporation of America caused consumers pain and suffering, the government time and money, and was responsible for the most costly food recall in history - an amazing amount of damage for a small, largely invisible operation. At least 3,918 separate products made with PCA peanut butter or peanut paste were recalled, costing food companies and the government more than $1 billion. Now in bankruptcy with its entire operation shut down, PCA has yet to provide just compensation for those it sickened with Salmonella Typhimurium. About 150 claims have been filed with the bankruptcy court for payment from the company's $12 million product liability policy. PCA's distribution of Salmonella-contaminated product led to nine deaths among the 714 confirmed cases of Salmonella in 46 states.



4. Salmonella contamination was once unheard of in ground beef recalls, but in 2009 there were three. The strains involved -- Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 -- are all resistant to commonly prescribed drugs, meaning more victims had to be hospitalized and more treatments failed. Just two companies were responsible for a total of 1.314 million pounds of beef tainted with this dangerous Salmonella. Denver-based King Soopers Inc., which recalled 466,236 pounds on July 22, and Fresno-based Beef Packers Inc., which recalled 825,769 pounds on Aug. 6 and another 22,723 pounds on Dec. 4. Cargill's repeat performance in the scary Salmonella category is especially troubling because of its involvement up and down the food chain. For example, Cargill's canola oil, which it sends to feedlots to fatten cattle, was banned from the United States in October because of Salmonella contamination.



5. If the Obama administration had gotten around to nominating a new under secretary for food safety - an important position that's been vacant all year -- perhaps the new appointee might have had something to say after USA Today reported that Jack in the Box and other fast-food outlets have higher standards than the National School Lunch program. In a series that examined the U.S. Department of Agriculture's own hype about the lunch program, USA Today showed that meat provided to school children not only does not "meet or exceed" standards for commercial products, but chains like Jack in the Box, Burger King, McDonald's and Costco have far more rigorous standards than Uncle Sam. The big retailers "test the ground beef they buy five to 10 times more often than the USDA tests beef made for schools during a typical production day," the newspaper reported. "And the limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set for certain bacteria in their burgers are up to 10 times more stringent than what the USDA sets for school beef." Our memories of eating in the school cafeteria are not all that pleasant and, thanks to USA Today, we now know why. USDA says it will work on the problem next year.



6. To say "mistakes were made" during an outbreak of a Hepatitis A at a McDonald's restaurant in Milan, IL is putting it mildly. First and foremost, food workers must be vaccinated for Hepatitis A. When they're not, the potential for things to go very wrong, very quickly is enormous and that's what happened in Milan, a community in the Quad Cities area on the Illinois-Iowa border. The local hospital testing a McDonald's worker for Hepatitis A mailed -- rather than faxing or phoning -- the positive results to the Rock Island County Health Department. Then the letter went unopened for two weeks, apparently because someone was on vacation. Next, a McDonald's manager did nothing after a food service worker told the franchise she had contracted Hepatitis A. It was only when the Rock Island County Health Department figured out a McDonald's worker had Hepatitis A that the restaurant was closed and cleaned, and the public informed. Meanwhile, 10,000 people had been exposed.



7. Organic Pastures, the California company that has made raw milk a cause, is under a criminal plea agreement not to sell unpasteurized milk across state lines. Late in 2009, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration essentially sought to corral Organic Pastures when it went into federal civil court to make the agreement reached in the criminal proceedings permanent. In response, Organic Pastures says it's got its hands full trying to supply California outlets and no longer cares about fulfilling any orders it gets from the other 49 states.



8. Ground beef contaminated with E. coli is a story that never seems to end. In 2009, special notoriety goes to Colorado's Greeley Beef Plant, now owned by JBS USA, and Fairbank Farms in Asheville, NY. Each managed to offer at least a half million pounds of E. coli-contaminated ground beef to an unsuspecting public. The June 24-28 JBS and Halloween Fairbank Farms recall were both associated with outbreaks of dangerous E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. JBS is responsible for at least 23 confirmed cases in eight states and Fairbank Farms scored 26 confirmed cases in eight states. Not huge by E. coli outbreak standards, but all too typical.



9. A Chinese court officially accepted the first lawsuit seeking compensation for that country's 2008 tainted milk scandal, opening up the possibility of a flood of legal actions. A district court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang will hear the suit filed against the Sanlu Group, the dairy firm linked to the poisoned milk controversy, by an unnamed parent of a child who was sickened. At least six infants died and nearly 300,000 became ill last year by milk powder contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, which was added to give the appearance of a higher protein content.



10. The Center for Science in the Public Interest's release of a report on the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sparked a full-fledged food fight. Leafy greens, eggs and tuna topped the list, followed by oysters, ice cream, tomatoes and sprouts. The study, which analyzed 17 years of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other sources, generated significant national media interest, buzz from blogs and local news outlets and drew harsh criticism from the food industry. Food industry groups - especially those representing foods included in the report - criticized the findings and expressed concern that the publicity would hurt the industries listed.





ABOUT FOOD SAFETY NEWS: Food Safety News is a daily Web-based newspaper dedicated to reporting on issues surrounding food safety. Food Safety News provides timely reporting on such topics as foodborne illness outbreaks and investigations, food recalls, and how food safety fits into the local food movement. Stories appear alongside contributed articles from food safety leaders and feeds from government, food industry, and other food safety authorities. Food Safety News is sponsored by Marler Clark LLP PS. For further information contact Dan Flynn at 303-909-7351, dflynn@foodsafetynews.com, or by visiting http://www.foodsafetynews.com/.





Wishing all the readers of  bakerybazar blog a prosperous  and safe New Year 2010

Magnolia Bakery ventures out to Dubai

Family owned Magnolia bakery one of the New Yorks major land marks ,Magnolia cafe at west village   has decided to open its bakery cafe in Dubai at Dubai's biggest mall Dubai Mall with  JV done with Al Tayer Insignia . The owners are Steve and Tyra Abrams

Magnolia Bakery has been credited with creating craze for cup cakes in New York city where people line Up to get  the taste of freshly baked  frosted cup cakes.Maglonia bakery specializes into products like red velvet cake ,ice box cake , banana pudding .

Where as Al Tayer is one of the leading distributor of  World leading and famous brnads in and around gulf countries . It has exclusive rights for  Bvlgari, Boucheron, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Sergio Rossi and Yves Saint Laurent, to name but a few.

Read more on http://www.ameinfo.com/219762.html

Low fat and Zero Fat myth

Do you really check labels ?
Do you know the regulations ?
Does companies really meant what ever they show on labels ?

Watch this video  .

X MAS PIC GALLERY FOR BISCUITS/COOKIES

Xmas chocolate cookies

The most delicious aspect about a simple Xmas chocolate cookie is its taste and appearance. As it bakes, cracks form in the top of the cookie  On the eve of  xmas   here  is a recipe for choco chip cookies.
Xmas chocolate cookies,exposing dark chocolate cracks across the surface of the cookie. 
Ingredients:
2 cups white table sugar
4 eggs, scrambled
Melt these two ingredients gently on very low heat so that they don’t scald
¼ cup butter
4 ounces (4 squares) baking chocolate
2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped nuts (you can use almonds)
½ cup confection sugar for the decoration.
Procedure:
- Mix the eggs and the white sugar and mix them well.
- Then add the melted butter and chocolate after they cool down a little. Later add the flour, baking powder, nuts and salt and stir to combine.
- Chill the batter for a few hours or overnight, so that it will be easy to handle for the next step.
- Roll the dough into small balls of 1 to 2 tablespoons of batter each. Then roll each ball of batter across a plate dusted with the confection sugar to cover the entire ball.
- Place each ball on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a slow oven (300 degrees) for 18-20 minutes.
- You need to be careful about discoloration of the confection sugar coating. Check out how the cookies expand and crack to give that pretty chocolate design! Serve warm.
Source : Times of India
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Britannia launches cake gift packs for X -mas

Britannia Industries Ltd, has launched varieties of cakes for Christmas and the festive season.


Speaking about the Christmas cakes, Shalini Degan, category director, delight and lifestyle, Britannia Industries Ltd, said, ''We are committed to spreading cheer and bring 'Zindagi mein life' to our consumers. Festivals help do that even more powerfully.''


According to the company statement, the new range consists of Choco rum cake 250gm, fruit & nut cake 250gm at Rs 60, combo pack (biscuits and cakes) at Rs 100, fruit & nut tin - Rs 125 and Pure Magic Danish Cookies Tin - Rs 175.



''The Britannia Christmas range of cakes and cookies is designed to ensure everyone can savour the festive season with their friends and family. After all, Christmas is for everyone,'' Degan added. The new product range will be available at all leading supermarkets and departmental stores

Britannia re- launch ‘s Baker's Pride in Bahrain

Baker's Pride relaunched in Bahrain
India-based Britannia and Oman-based Al Sallan Food Industries (ASFIC) have re-launched their cookie brand, Baker's Pride, in the $21.42 million worth Bahraini biscuit market.
With the launch, Britannia and ASFIC aim to expand their share along with their local distribution partners A Latif Al Aujan Food International in the swiftly growing Bahraini biscuit market where the current per capita consumption of biscuits is estimated at 5.65kg per annum.
The organization's new strategy involves improving all Baker's Pride product recipes and revamping its packaging to give the brand a completely new look and feel, with point-of-sale price remaining unchanged.
The Baker's Pride range of cookies is manufactured in Oman at the company's Sohar plant and exported to more than 25 countries around the world.
Products under the brand include Danish, butter, chocolate, double chocolate chip cookies and the newly introduced Baker's Pride shortbread available in different sizes varying from 100gms to specially designed tins in 400 gms.
The packaging of the new range has been revitalized by internationally acclaimed designer Jane Thorn
Source:TradeArabia News Service 

Bakery Cafes are profitable business - A survey

Bakery Cafe s have reported spectacular growth in  recent  economic slowdown .Manufacturing has been hit by the cost escalation how ever  the bakery cafes  are in expansion mode . A recent survey by  Technomic tells us all.

According to Technomic’s new study, the 2009 Technomic Top 25 Bakery Cafe Chains Restaurant Report, system-wide sales for the bakery-café industry grew 12 percent in 2008 to $4.5 billion, led by Panera Bread, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Au Bon Pain, with $2.6 billion, $393 million and $307 million respectively.




"The consumer trade-down from full-service to limited-service formats that solidified through 2008 and into 2009 allowed fast-casual bakery cafes to truly shine," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president at Technomic. "The appeal of moderately priced, high-quality menu offerings served in contemporary ambiance, as well as consumer perception of value for this format, has more than likely strengthened over the past year."



Among the trends, products, and findings included in the report:



Health and nutrition: Einstein Bros. Bagels' Lighter Fare Menus.

Expansion of breakfast offerings: Atlanta Bread Company, Corner Bakery Café, and Panera Bread.

Revamped catering programs: Au Bon Pain's Hot Lunch line.

Value equation: La Madeleine's Choose Two Menu, Einstein Bros. Bagels' Snack-Out menu, Au Bon Pain's small-bite Portions menu.

Nontraditional sites and urban locations: airports, college campuses, military bases, medical centers and hotels.

Social media: use of Facebook and Twitter to promote new and limited-time offerings.

Bakery cafe chains' units expanded by 6.6 percent to 3,107 locations.

Paradise Bakery & Cafe was the sales growth leader at 30.7 percent. Le Pain Quotidien was the leader in store count growth rate at 29.6 percent.

Source: Technomic Inc

India to Import 2.0mt of sugar to meet the demand

Indian sugar  industry  have declared that it has to import  2.0mt of sugar from the international market  to meet the deficit of 7.0 mt ton which has arisen due to low production of sugar , India ‘stotal demand of sugar is about 23.0mt  where as this year  production was about 16.0 ton . Already  3.8 ton of sugar has been contracted  and 1.8 mt delivered .

 

Mr  Sameer Somaya  president  ISMA ( Indian Sugar Mills   Association ) said that  bulk consumers like biscuit makers and beverage manufacturers have been exempted from 15-days stock limit order for their duty-free imported sugar, but they cannot buy domestic sugar for more than 15 days of their requirement.Bulk consumers constitute about 60 per cent of the total domestic demand.

 

Source: Business -Standard

Pakistan Biscuit and Confectionery business on verge of shut down

Pakistans Biscuit and confectionery Associations ( PB & CMA)  declared that they  intend to  close the biscuit plants rather than  to run plant or factories in losses. Pointing towards the soaring prices of raw material specially  Sugar  which has shot up to  Rs60/kg .  with in no time . Mr Maqsood Ismail  associations  chairman  said that untill and unless the government takes some drastic and emergency steps  there would be no choice for manufacturers to shut their factories rendering thousand s of worker jobless  and loss to  government of pakistan exchequre.

Source : pakwatan.com

BISK FARM - A popular brand in Eastern India

In one of my earlier post " brands in rural Bihar " I have mentioned predominant presence of BiskFarm brands of biscuits . Now that major publication has endorsed its preminent place in eastern market of India .

Bisk farm was launched in year 2000 in West Bengal and it is owned by Aparna group of Industries under the company called  SAJ Industries Pvt Ltd.

Bisk Farm products and  Brands

Bisk Farm has  product such as Biscuits , Cakes  ,Rusk  and Cookies . Total of 55 products (SKUS)  with turnover of  Rs 200 crore . Bisk farm controls 40% of market share in Eastern India  Britannia being  the major competitor in the region .

Some  of the popular brands are  Googly ,Just Ginger , Bourbon , Chocolate Cream

.It has  got  presence in  states such as West Bengal , Bihar , Orissa , Assam , Jharkhand, Chattisgargh  , North eastern  staates and Bhutan .

It has forayed into bakery retail  by  name Just Baked  .Got  8  such stores in  Kolkatta  and has plan to open 100 such outlets in and around Kolkatta suburbs.

Bisk Farm has three plants in West Bengal and is planning to  open a new plant in Karanatka  ,Bangalore .

HQ Address

Purna Bhaban,
5/1 Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road,
5th Floor,
Kolkata - 700 020
West Bengal, India.
Phone : +91-033-2281-8219/8369.
Fax : +91-033-2283-3510
website: http://www.biskfarm.com/

World top 10 food and beverages companies

Listed below are the world top 10 food and beverages companies . With globalization and economic liberalization   spreading around the world these companies  are represented in most of the countries .

 

 

Company and Country	Sales ( USD Billion )
Nestle ( Switzerland)	96
Unilever ( UK , Holland)	59
PepsiCo( USA)	39
Kraft Foods Inc ( USA)	37
Coca-Cola ( USA)	29
Inbev( Netherland)	21
SAB Miller ( UK )	21
Diageo (UK)	21
Danone ( France )	19
Pernod Ricard ( France )	10

 

 

Source:World Investment Report UN ,2009

Au Bon Pain Opens its first cafe in Bangalore

Au Bon Pain - One of the   Americas major bakery chain cafe operators opened its first of the kind cafe in the Bangalore . Au Bon Pain  would serve the Indian population with its signature bakery delicacies  .Its has got  cafes across the globe such as US, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Its has plan to open 40 such cafes  in southern states in the first phase and 10 would be in  Bangalore . Banglore city has be chosen due to its cosmopolitan nature and has got considerable expat population .Au Bon Pain has entered the country through a joint venture between Spencer's Retail and Varin Narula, who is the director and promoter of the chain.

Au Bon Pain would operate in  the city with its state of the art manufacturing  facility built with an investment worth  Rs7.0 crore

Source : PTI /Business Standards

Stevia could be used as sweetener –PepsiCo –India

PepsiCo  India s major Snacks and Soft Drink Manufacturers  confirmed that it has applied for use of Stevia( natural sweetener obtained from plants )  in place of sugar as sweetener .

 

"If the Government gives an approval and allows us (PepsiCo India) to use an alternative sweetener, then we might use Stevia as an alternative for sugar in soft drinks," PepsiCo India executive director Geetu Verma, told PTI.

The company has recently sought Government permission to use alternative sweeteners following the steep rise in sugar prices due to scarcity of sugar cane.
However, Verma said getting the approval may take anywhere between six months to two years.

 

Source : Business Standards

Sara Lee plans Salt Reduction for its products

Sara lee announced its ongoing plans to reduce salt by 20% in products like fresh breads , hot dogs , Sausages , Breakfast food.The initiative will encompass the company’s top food brands such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm and Sara Lee. this would add to already low salt products like Lunchmeats and Fresh breads.

High Salt intake has been considered to be reason for many heart related disease and main reason for high blood pressure in a person . Major Food manufactures as well as food monitoring authorities have taken plans to reduce salt in food products . Prominent bakery manufacturers with salt reduction plan are Kraft and United biscuits .

Sara Lee said it already has removed 266,000 lbs of sodium from its products, which is the amount of sodium found in about 665,000 lbs of salt.


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Krispy Kreme opens its first store in Shanghai -China

Krispy Kreme World top doughnut manufacturer has opened a doughnut cafe in Shanghai s through its franchise partner KKD Lotte Holdings company. Lotte has been looking after franchise business of Krispy Kreme in South Korea and Japan.

Krispy Kreme would promote its signature speciality product called Glazed Doughnut in addition to this it would show case 16 varieties of dough nut in this shop . It has plan to open 35 similar shops in China within span of 5 years .

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Unilever Halts purchases of palm oil from Indonesian firm PT SMART

Unilever is one of the major palm oil importer from Indonesia uses around 1.5 million tonnes of palm oil . After reports from environmentalist that PT SMART parent company Sinmar Mas is indulging in activities which are against RSPO ( Roundtable on Sustainable Palm oil )guidelines Unilever has halted all its purchases from PT SMART company .

Indonesia and Malaysia are the largest producer of palm oil and control almost 3/4th of the total trade . Increase in demand for palm oil from countries like India and China has prompted these companies to go for large plantation of palm trees resulting large deforestation and green house gas emission . Indonesia has become the third biggest contributor to green house gases emission after USA and China .

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Cookie Diet - A way to loose weight

The Cookie Diet, What is it and How Does it Work?
Eat cookies whenever you want--and still lose weight! But don't picture sugar cookies with sprinkles and gingerbread men, these are not your regular cookies. Dr. Seigal has created the "Cookie Diet"--which is a weight-loss system that helps control hunger with cookies and shakes. Creating in 1975 by Dr. Seigal in Miami, FL to help his patients curb their hunger and stay on their diets. Are you, like me, still thinking: but with cookies? There is are other "Cookie Diet" brands that all set out to do the same with as Dr. Seigal's, like Smart for Life and Hollywood's Cookie Diet.
The cookie diets encourages you to eat cookies spaced out through the day. These cookies are prepackaged and contain things like glycerin and protein powder. They want you to eat these cookies instead of breakfast and lunch, then a a reasonable dinner of lean protein and vegetables. centered on a single food go back for decades, remember the cabbage soup diet, or the yogurt diet, even the Special K Diet today.
But do they work?
All nutritionists and fitness trainers say that if you take in less calories than you burn in a day you will lose weight--maybe not dramatically, but weight will be lost. However, there is a long list of concerns with the cookie diet. Some nutritionists say that eating fewer than 1,000 calories a day can throw your body into "conservation" mode, slowing your metabolism down drastically and really slowing down weight-loss.
Dinner and late night snacker are the biggest issues for dieters--they make it through the day, but by dinner they are starving, hence the overeating and binging. This is unbalanced nutrition, making it very hard to get all the servings of fruits and vegetables your body needs.
They also note that although protein curbs hunger, the 5 grams that are in the cookies are not enough. They also feel like cookie diets do not teach people good eating habits for the future. There is no way anyone will stay on the cookie diet their whole life, therefore it is important to learn good eating habits from the beginning.
Although I am no nutritionist, I do practice healthy eating habits and am consious about what I consume and I would never, no matter what was said about this cookie diet, think it was a good idea. America needs to stop looking for the quick fix, but in the time at the gym or on the pavement, or in your own living room! All that we know about exercise and diet there are no excuses for not leading a healthy lifestyle, or at least trying to.
Author : Grace Marie
Source: http://www.gather.com/

Cadbury rejects Kraft offer once again

Latest on Cadbury -Kraft take over tussle -Dec14,2009
Kraft offer to Cadbury shareholders has been rejected by its board of directors which declares the offer as Derisory and cheap .
Pleading to shareholders to reject the offer by Kraft which in their views is as per the value of Cadburys worth as a confectionery major . Cadbury anticipates a growth rate of 6-7 % year to year basis and higher growth in emerging market .

Source : Just-food.com

Food Technology Degree/Diploma from Major Indian Institutes/Univ/Colleges

Premier Institutes providing professional courses in Food technology/ bakery technology and courses Degree /Diploma are
IIHM ( Indian Institute s of Hotel Management at Delhi , Mumbai , Bhopal , Chennai , Kolkatta , Ahmedabad )
CFTRI , Mysore
HBTI,Kanpur

B.Sc. with Food and Nutrition
Kakatiya University, Warangal 506009
University of Calcutta, Calcutta 700073
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marabwada University, Aurangabad 431004
University of Delhi, Delhi 110007
University of Mysore, Mysore 570073
B.Sc. with Food Preservation
University of Madras, Chennai-600005
University of Calcutta, Calcutta-700073 B.Tech. (Food Engineering)
Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Distt. Satna 485331
Jadavpur University (after B.Sc.) Calcutta 700032
Kanpur University, Kanpur 208024 (UP) (M.Tech. is also available) B.Sc. Tech (after B.Sc.)
Nagpur University, Nagpur 440001
University of Bombay, Port, Mumbai 400032 (M.Sc. Tech is available in Food Technology and in Fermentation Technology). M.Sc. (Food Science)
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003 (A.P.) M.Sc. Food Technology
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar 263145 (U.P.) (M.Sc. Food and Nutrition is offered by the faculty of Home Science). M.Sc. in Food and Fermentation Technology and Food Sc, Tech.
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005 (Punjab) M.Sc. (Food and Nutrition)
University of Mysore, Mysore 570005 (after Home Science)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003
University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad 580003

International Biscuits and Sweets Fair ( ISM ) , Cologne ,Germany -Jan31-Feb03 -2010

Major confectionery and biscuits trade event ISM would be held at Cologne , Germany betweem 31 jan - 03 Feb 2010 at Cologne Exihibition Centre . Its organised every year and show case latest trends of Chococlates and choco products , Biscuits , Snacks and Sugar confectionery .

Last year figures

Exhibitors - 1593
Visitors - 32 500

Organisers : Koelnmesse

For more log on to : http://www.ism-cologne.com/

Requirement of bakery technologist in Saudi Arabia

Please contact below mentioned email id as they have requirement of Indian bakery technologist /food technologist


Mr Emad Saad
we are looking for bakery technologist from india to work in our company in saudia arabia
aaemad@hotmail.com

Wheat Surplus of 7.7.Million Ton - Pranab Mukherjee

Prediction of Wheat surplus inspite of poor monsoon and floods in certain parts of country will reduce pressure on wheat prices .
India will have a grain surplus of 7.7 million tonnes when the wheat season begins on April 1, the finance minister said on Friday.
"Including the strategic reserves, there will be adequete food supply, grain availablity," Pranab Mukherjee told parliament. The worst monsoons in almost four decades, followed by floods in some areas, have ruined crops and pushed up the food price index an annual 19.05 per cent by end November
Source - ET

FSSAI to issue license for Big food retailers

The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, central food regulatory authority in the country, has finalized a license for multinational and Indian food retail chains that operate across various states in the country.
Currently, food retail chains are obtained licenses either from civic bodies or state governments.
The change is one of the key regulations in the draft on an integrated food safety & licensing policy finalized recently by the authority.
According to the draft regulation, to get a license certain preconditions on safety, sanitary and hygiene standards have to be met.
The aim is to target food services which have a high potential of contamination and hazard. For petty food businesses registration with the authorities at the state level will be necessary. Licensing from the central authority will be required for large businesses, it is learnt
Source: FoodBizdaily
For more on FSSAI log on to http://www.fssai.gov.in/
Note : FSSAI act 2006 would be effective from February Next year .

Silver Bird had impressive growth of 253% - Malayasia

December 08 2009 - The Silver Bird Group (Silverbird), one of Malaysia's breadmaking companies, is expected to show impressive earning growth of 253 per cent in 2010 after the company has secured two new contracts in Malaysia and Singapore totaling about $ 22.4 million according to OSK Research.
Silverbird has secured two contracts to supply confectionary to Munchworld Marketing Sdn Bhd and Best One Food Pte Ltd, which supply their products under the brand name Munchy's and Best One respectively, valued at $11.8 million.
Best One is a Singaporean company supplying bread to all the local coffee shops in Johor. Munchworld Marketing, on the other hand, will tap into Silverbird's extensive network as the sole distributor of Tiger crackers.
Silverbird also has clinched two contracts for the supply of bread, buns and rolls from Singapore's NTUC Fairprice Cooperative and Singapore Armed Forces worth a total of $10.5 million
Silverbird is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of bakery products under the High 5 and Silver Bird brands.Its bakery goods include cakes, patries, cookies, cereals and others. It also operates as an investment holding company. Operations are carried out in Malaysia and Singapore.
Major Competitor is Singapore based Gardenia Bakeries

Packaging Cost Reduction - Few Ideas from Hormel Foods

Austin, Minn. Dec. 3 - Following its reduction of 5.2 million pounds of product packaging in 2008, Hormel Foods Corporation is proud to announce the results of several new packaging projects.
“Our new initiatives build on about 40 packaging reduction projects completed in 2008 and reflect the way we continuously look for means to improve the packaging of our products and reduce our environmental footprint,” said Daniel S. Miller, Research and Development manager of packaging development at Hormel Foods. “In this process, we work with our suppliers to find innovative solutions.”
New packaging reduction highlights and projected savings include:
The elimination of extra room in the Jennie-O Turkey Store® burgers carton is expected to have an annual paperboard savings of more than 175,000 pounds.
Lloyd’s® barbeque tubs no longer have an extra paper sleeve. This modification will eliminate enough solid waste to fill 22 garbage trucks and save more than 660,000 pounds of paper fiber annually.
Reducing the thickness of the glass used to produce each jar of Hormel® bacon bits will produce annual material savings around 411,000 pounds.
Reconfiguration of the shipping box for Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals removed 23 percent of the material required to make the previous corrugated packaging box and generated an annual materials savings of 1.2 million pounds. In addition, changes to the size of the carton flaps of the product and reallocation of materials resulted in annual savings of more than 980 million pounds of solid waste.
Hormel® party trays packaging was redesigned to eliminate the need for shrink wrap to produce an annual savings of approximately 100,000 pounds. The corrugated case to ship the product will be smaller, resulting in a corrugated material savings of more than 174,000 pounds per year.
Redesign of the shipping box for Hormel® pork ribs, butts and bone-in offers more strength while creating an annual corrugated materials savings of about 2.4 million pounds.
Reducing the height, width and length of each box used to ship Hormel® pepperoni, increased the amount of product on each pallet, saving materials and reducing the number of trailers needed each year. The anticipated savings is 188,000 pounds of wood fiber annually and 49,000 pounds of corrugated.
Changes to the shipping of canned food products made by Hormel Foods will result in efficiencies that reduce the number of pallets needed annually by 14,573 and require less plastic and bundling film.
These packaging reduction projects are part of the overall corporate responsibility strategy and goals set by Hormel Foods.
Source : Hormel Foods

Indian Biscuit manufacturing equipment supplier s

List of Major  Indian Biscuit Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers

SNO	NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER	ITEMS
1	PRIMA ENGINEERING	Biscuit plant and machinery
2	NEW ERA INDUSTRIES	Biscuit Plant and machinery
3	AIFSO	Biscuit Plant and machinery
4	SUNBEAM INDUSTRIES	Biscuit Plant and machinery
5	MANGAL ENGINEERING	Biscuit Plant and machinery
6	SARLA INDUSTRIES	Biscuit palnt and machinery
7	MIRANDA ENGINEERING	Bulk Handling
8	INDCON PROJECTS	Bulk Handling
9	SARLA ENGINEERING	Cooling conveyor
10	KAPS ENGINEER	Sugar Grinder,Biscuit grinder
11	PRAGATI ENGINEERING	Moulders and Cutters
12	ESPEE ENGINEERS	Biscuit palnt and machinery ,erection of Biscuit plants
13	PROMESE ENGINEERS	Erection and Comissioning of Biscuit Plant.
14	G C DUTTA AND SONS	Cotton Conveyors
15	SCANDIA BELTING	Cotton Conveyors
16	AARJAY SYSTEMS PVT LTD	Automation
17	NECON	Automation
18	AVISTAR	Moulders and cutters
19	ACUSHARP	Knifes and blades
20	MULTIPACK SYSTEM PVT LTD	Packing machines
21	BOSCH PACKAGING( INDIA)	Packing Machines
22	KHOSLA PRECISION	Packing Machines
23	NEW INDO PACKING MACHINE	Packing machines
24	ITW SIGNODE ( INDIA)	Taping Machines or carton sealing machines
25	VIBGYOR	Sealers
26	CONTROL PRINT	Printing dry and ink jet
27	BAKSHI ENTERPRISE	Markem Printers
28	ISF	Milk chillers and handling system
29	TECHNOFOUR SYSTEMS	Metal detectors and Check Weighers
30	METLLER TALEDO (INDIA)	Metal detectors and check weigher s
31	HABASIT ( INDIA)	PU conveyors
32	FORECH INDIA	PU conveyors
33	K DHARMALINGAM	Endless Webs
34	VIVEK ENGINEERS	Sugar,flour , salt and Milk sprinkler
37	RAJNI COMBUSTION	Weishaupt burners
39	NARI WIRE NETTING INDUSTRIES	Oven Bands
40	ROSHAN INDUSTRIES	Oven Bands
41	LLYOD INSULATION	Insulation material
42	UP TWIGA	Insulation material
43	RADIX SENSORS	Sensors
44	WESMAN THERMAL	Burners
45	CHADHA SALES PVT LTD	Chillers
46	ADMIR OVENS	Biscuit Plant and machinery
47	FESTO PNEUMATICS	Pneumatics
48	VOLTAS	Air Conditioning
49	BLUE STAR LTD	Air conditioning and cold storage
50	GODREJ MATERIAL HANDLING DIVISION	Pallets and material handling
51	RIECO INDUSTRIES	Bulk Handling
54	SUPER TECH	Knifes and blades
55	SEPERATION ENGINEERS	Vibration gyro screens for flour sifting
58	THERMAX	Vam and Boilers
59	BRY AIR	Humidifier
60	NILKAMAL	Plastic trays and bins
61	SUPREME INDUSTRIES	Plastic trays and bins

Major packaging material manufacturers /suppliers in India – Bakeries

Packaging material  are critical  component of bakery products . Packaging consists of primary packaging  meant for product  and secondary packaging   for  transit .Packaging material s includes kraft  paper conversion into  Cartons .

Major packaging material used  are Wrappers/Laminates( BOPP) , CBBS ( Cartons made up of Kraft paper converted by converters ) ,HDPE ,LDPE ,Tapes ,Kraft Paper , Converters ,Stickers , Polythene etc .

Below are  the major  supplier of packaging item to various bakeries in India .

 

LOCATION	NAME OF THE COMPANY
DELHI DAMAN SATARA AURANGABAD MUMBAI PANCHKULA DELHI DELHI HOSUR NEW DELHI KASHIPUR VAPI NOIDA PATNA MUMBAI HYDERABAD HYDERABAD VISHAKHAPATNAM BANGALORE CHENNAI MYSORE HYDERABAD MUMBAI CHENNAI KOLKATA SBI,TOWNHALL SECUNDRABAD (VIA) SAMALKOT VAPI NAGPUR   HYDERABAD HYDERABAD BANGALORE MUMBAI GUWAHATI DELHI DELHI DELHI MUMBAI DIST. THANE DELHI MUMBAI KOLKATA CHENNAI MUMBAI GWALIOR GWALIOR MUMBAI SILVASSA MUMBAI KASHIPUR MUMBAI MUMBAI MUMBAI THANE (W) BANGALORE CHENNAI MUMBAI CHENNAI HYDERABAD CHENNAI DELHI MUMBAI BANGALORE CHENNAI AHMEDABAD THANE (W)   BANGALORE NEW DELHI MUMBAI NEW DELHI SIVAKASI CHENNAI NOIDA DELHI	ABHIJEET PRINTERS ABHISHEK PACKAGING INDUST AJINKYATARA S.S.K. LTD. AKAR LAMINATORS LTD AMOL PAPER MILLS PVT.LTD SAINSONS PAPER INDUSTRIES ARORA PAPER CONVERTER (RE BABA PRINT ARTS LAKSHMI PACKAGING (P) LTD BAJAJ PRINTERS & PACKERS BANWARI PAPER MILLS LTD BEST PAPER MILLS PVT. LTD BHARAT PACKAGING BIHAR PACKAGING INDUSTRIE ORIENT PRESS LTD. SHANTHI PACKAGING SURYAVANSHI PACKAGING COASTAL CARTONS (P) LTD INDIA PACKAGING PRODUCTS CRAFT CARTONS SHUKRA PACKAGING PVT. LTD CENTRAL INDIA PACKAGING COSMO FILMS LTD I T C LIMITED JAYANTA MALLICK K.R.PULP & PAPERS LTD R A KRAFT PAPER PVT. LTD SEVEN HILLS PAPERS (P) LT BEST PAPER MILLS PVT. LTD NICE PAPERS LTD K R PULP & PAPERS LTD., L N PACKAGING PRIVATE LIM VENKATESHWARA FLEXO-PACK TRUST PACK LAXMI PACKING CORP. MANJUSHREE POLYPACKS PVT ASHOKA PACKAGING INDUSTRI ASHOKA PACKAGING INDUSTRI HINDUSTAN POLY PLAST M.A. PACKAGING MEGH PACK INDUSTRIES MEGHDOOT CORRUGATORS & PA MEGHNA LAMINATES. HINDUSTAN ADHESIVES LTD. M L PACKAGE MODERN PACKAGING COMPANY M P CONVERTERS PVT LTD M P ENGINEERING INDUSTRIE MULTI FLEX LAMI-PRINT MULTI-FLEX LAMI-PRINT LTD MULTI FLEX LAMLI PRINT LT NAINI PAPERS LTD., ORIENT PRESS LTD.(FLEXI ORIENT PRESS LIMITED THE PAPER PRINT & PRODUCT PAPER PRODUCTS LTD. PAPER WORLD PAPERPACK PACKAGING INDUS THE PAPER PRINT & PRODUCT PACKAGING INDIA PRIVATE L SPP POLYPACK PRIVATE LTD. POLY TAPES POLYKAP INDUSTRIES POLYPAK PRODUCTS POSITIVE PACKAGING INDUST PACKAGING & PRINTING CORP PRINT PACK INDUSTRIES LTD THE PAPER PRODUCTS LTD. PRINT HOUSE R.M. PAPERS PRIVATE LIMI SIDDHOMAL PAPER CONVERSIO SIDDHIVINAYAK PRINTERS SIDDHO MAL PAPER CONVE SRIPATHI PAPER AND BOARDS S S PACKAGING INDUSTRIES FLEX PACKAGING HINDUSTAN ADHESIVE TAPES

Kraft offers its formal bid to the Cadbury shareholders

Dec 4 - Kraft Foods posted its offer document to Cadbury Plc shareholders on Friday, triggering a 9.8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) takeover fight for the British chocolate maker.

Kraft's bid is unchanged from its indicated offer worth 300 pence in cash and 0.2589 new Kraft share for each Cadbury share, according to an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal.
Cadbury has so far rejected Kraft's cash and shares bid, first disclosed three months ago, forcing Kraft to turn hostile in early November and go directly to Cadbury shareholders in its aim to create the world's largest confectionery group.
Kraft launched its bid in early September which currently values Cadbury shares at 713 pence or 9.8 billion pounds, but Cadbury shares are currently at 801.50 pence reflecting hopes for a higher bid from Kraft or the emergence of rival bids.
Source: Reuter

Unibic -Australian major bakery manufacturer- A Profile

Unibic is one of the major biscuit and cookies manufacturer in Australia .


It was established in year 1950 and has got manufacturing base in USA ,India and Australia . Unibic products are exported to countries like United Kingdom, South East Asia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.


Major Products :Speciality Cookies ,Shortbread ,Pies,Biscuits and Cakes


Major Brands :ANZAC ,Ericas Kitchen with large flavours and variants


ANZAC is one of the Unibics major brands popular in different countries . Brief history tells you how ANZAC was created


During world war 1 in year 1914 troops New Zealand ( NZ ) and Australian ( A) Army corps ( AC)were stationed at Galliopli tape in turkey . Women folks used send these special cookies to the army men as symbols that they are thought off back home . Thus came the ANZAC cookies .


HQ


Contact:Unibic Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 3231 Broadmeadows Victoria 3047 Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9355 9100
Fax: +61 3 9355 9199






UNIBIC INDIA


A subsidiary of UNIBIC Australia, UNIBIC India Pvt. Ltd., has its factory and infrastructure in Bangalore with state of the art machines from Italy. It is the first company to be setup with “wire cutting” technology that is the only method available to make a real cookie. In addition to providing world-class cookies, UNIBIC India Pvt. Ltd also has the necessary equipment and packaging machinery for exports, which being both captive and strategic partners, require world approved standards. To this end UNIBIC India Pvt. Ltd has just got its HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certification from BRC (British Retailers Consortium) certification.


Major Brands- ANZAC cookies ,Jamz,Bradman Choco chip cookies,CashewButter cookies ,


CEO&MD : Nikhil Sen : An old hand in biscuit industry Has long stint with Britannia Industries Ltd and was COO of Britannia Industries Ltd . prior to his new assignment in UNIBIC INDIA PVT LTD


HEAD OFFICE
51/1A Heggadadevanapura Village
Huskur Road, Alur Post
BANGALORE 562 123
INDIA
Ph: 080 23712007, 08, 09,10
Fax: 080 2371 2006

Rule Britannia -Vinita Bali talks to Arabian business.com

Vinita Bali, CEO of Indian food giant Britannia Industries, talks cookies, consumers and the financial crisis, and reveals why she has her sights set on conquering the Middle Eastern market.As opening statements go, it's accurate but unusual."I think there is something to be said for the kind of business we operate in," Vinita Bali tells me. "You can live without YouTube but you can't live without food."

Fortunately for Bali, the head of one of India's largest food companies, Britannia Industries, the two are rarely in direct competition. But her point is, she says, that in a financial crisis consumers will dial back on luxuries in favour of necessities. "Research has shown that when the economy is in a recession, consumers change their habits."Luckily for Britannia then, it derives some 90 percent of its revenue from biscuits; a food-stuff that - thanks to its modest price-tag - has proved remarkably recession-proof."Given the low unit price of products that we sell, especially things like cakes and cream biscuits, which are seen to be a little more indulgent, consumers often say; ‘I am cutting on everything I don't need to cut down on the cream biscuit or cookie they used to buy'."With a market cap of $840.2m (38.8bn rupees), Britannia is one of India's most prominent food companies, with ambitions of replicating that success around the world. As a result, while rival companies have rushed to trim their overheads in the downturn, Britannia has spread its wings. Bali, who has held the reins since January 2005, is here in Dubai to push the firm's local interests.For the Britannia CEO - who recently took the top spot in a Business Today's list of ‘The 25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business' - the Middle East, with its giant expat Indian population, is a natural fit."In 2007 when we were looking at markets to extend and expand in, the Middle East was quite an attractive proposition because of all the demographic and socio-graphics associated with it," she says."This is an area with a young population, lots of money - or so everybody believed. A lot of the products we were doing in India were relevant to this market."And Britannia has been quick to back its faith with cash."Our investment of over AED75m in the region in the two years since we've expanded here shows our commitment and dedication," she says. "The UAE is particularly significant for us given the progress it has enjoyed over the last decade."According to Bali, the UAE's biscuit market is worth an estimated AED500m a year.



Around a fifth of all biscuits bought in the GCC are eaten in the UAE and its residents gorge through an average of 6kg of biscuits and wafers per capita each year.In a bid to tap into this demographic, Britannia in 2007 acquired a stake in two GCC biscuit and wafer companies, UAE-based Strategic Food International Co (SFIC) and Oman-based Al Sallan Food Industries Co.SFIC's annual revenue tops AED2.57bn and the firm boasts an approximately 14.5 percent share of the UAE market. Britannia has said it plans to more than double that in the next few years - no easy task in the context of the current global recession and the drop in consumer spending.For Bali, the chief challenges are two-fold: namely, decreasing demand and the rising price of commodities. The price of sugar, for example, has risen more than 90 percent in the last year alone."



This is a challenging time for us; there is no doubt about that," she admits. "The whole global economy has an impact everywhere - especially in the UAE and specifically in Dubai, where a lot of people have simply vanished because the jobs have vanished."Still, Bali remains bullish on the region's potential, investing AED4m to revamp and relaunch SFIC's flagship Nutro label, which sells a variety of biscuit and wafer products.In total, 50 products under the Nutro label have had their recipes updated. Internationally-acclaimed designer Jane Thorn, who has previously worked with Sainsbury's and Heinz, was brought in to give the packaging and branding a facelift."We have done a lot of promotional activity," says Bali. "At a time like this everybody is looking at what is the best offering. Several of our large brands have seen a combination of sampling and promotions and are driving better value from a consumer point of view, as opposed to other available alternatives."In-store product sampling and advertising has also produced a good return for the company. Following more than 125 sampling sessions over seven weekends in major outlets in the UAE this summer, sales of Britannia's products in these outlets grew by nearly 300 percent. It may be a recession but it seems the fundamental laws of marketing haven't changed.



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Flour Mill Owners In Chandigarh Agitated

Flour mill owners in Chandigarh are agitated over the issue of imposition of purchase tax, which according to them is severely hurting their business. Small flour mill owners are perturbed by the levy of 4% purchase tax, which is not only making life difficult for them but is also having a cascading effect on the entire flour industry in Chandigarh. They are also astounded by the fact that purchase tax is being levied on flour mills in Chandigarh that is close to the states of Punjab and Haryana contributing almost 90% to the countrys wheat production.Levying purchase tax on flour mills is not only jeopardising the flour industry, but is also affecting the wheat industry in Chandigarh as flour mill owners are left with no other alternative but to buy wheat from other states that are exempted from tax, says Gurmeet Singh, proprietor of Bonn food industries
, a small-sized manufacturer of bakery products in Ludhiana, Punjab.Other concernsApart from the levy of purchase tax, small flour owner mills are also concerned about the decrease in allocation of wheat to Chandigarh under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS). In this context, Aditya Kalia, proprietor of Aroma Biscuits Exporters, a mid-sized manufacturer of confectionery products in Punjab says, Allocation of wheat to Chandigarh has been abridged to 1,800 metric tonnes (MT) from 3,000 MT. The government must ensure that the allocation quota is raised so that it not helps the flour mills in Chandigarh, but also the common people who will be able to purchase wheat at subsidised rates, as compared to open market rates. It is to be noted that the PDS scheme helps consumers to avail essential commodities at a much cheaper rate in comparison to market prices.

Flour Mill Owners In Chandigarh Agitated
Source: http://www.articlesnatch.com/
Author:David Parks

How to control dough temperature during bread/biscuit manufacturing process

Temperature plays a vital role in dough consistency which in turn impact the quality of bread or biscuit . Bakers have to maintain the dough temperature after mixing for better results after baking . Ambient temperature varies as per the season s a expert bakers has to arrange various method to maintain dough temperature . Average temperature maintained could be different in different locations .However temperature ranging from 28 –32 deg c provides better results at this part of the world .

Following factors effects dough temperature

• Mixing duration


• Water temperature


• Ingredients temperature

Jacketed Mixers

All Mixers Manufacturers have Mixers with jackets around the mixer body . Operators can feed this jackets with cold or hot water as per requirement . Cold water is circulated through chilling plants .Hot water generally circulated by boilers or hot water generators .

Ingredient Temperature

Dough temperatures get impacted by ingredients temperatures.Ingredients with low temperature can be fed into mixers to maintain dough temperatures . Areas where ambient temperature reached 45 – 40 deg c its important to store this ingredients in cold storages or air conditioned places.

Ice Addition

Some places Ice is added manually to maintain dough temperatures or for certain varieties like choco chips ice is added to maintain the dough temperatures so as chips does not starts melting during the process.

Other methods used in most advanced bakeries are

• CO2 Injection in mixing bowl


• Flour cooling


• Breaker bars and Agitator in mixers

BOPP Self Adhesive Tapes from PARAG PACKAGING

PARAG PACKAGING
A-10, Ghantakarna Mahavir Commercial Market,
Near New Cloth Market
Sarangpur, Ahmedabad - 380002

Web Site : http://www.paragpackaging.com/
E-mail I.D : parag_tapes@ymail.com
Mob: 09824360506
Offi : 079-22180566

Following are the rate for Bopp Tape,

PRICE LIST

(A) BOPP SELF ADHESIVE TAPES BROWN / TRANSPERENT

72mm x 65mtr. 48 Roll Per Carton.1350/-
48mm x 65mtr. 72 Roll Per Carton.1350/-
24mm x 65mtr.144 Roll Per Carton.1350/-

(B) BOPP SELF ADHESIVE TAPES BROWN / TRANSPERENT / MILKY WHITE
Single Color Printed (Any color)

72mm x 65mtr.48 Roll Per Carton.1550/-
48mm x 65mtr.72 Roll Per Carton.1550/-
24mm x 65mtr.144 Roll Per Carton.1550/-

Note:
1.Quantity:Printing Order Minimum 5 Cartoon
2. First Time Cylinder Charges Extra

We also have a business in the following,
Ø AIR BUBBLE ROLLS/ SHEETS,
Ø EX.POLYETHYLENE FOAM,
Ø MASKING TAPE,
Ø DOUBLE SIDE TISSUE TAPE & OTHER INDUSTRIAL TAPES

United Biscuits ( UB )presence in International Market

UB International (UBI) drives the marketing and sales of UB’s biscuits and snacks around the world. Well known European brands are increasingly becoming loved internationally and UBI develops markets and availability. This is achieved either through direct representation in these countries or through an authorised distributor.

UBI uses a consumer led approach for key brands in key markets. It aims to meet consumer needs in the three main global snacking trends – health, pleasure and convenience. This consumer focus, combined with excellent products and relevant brand values, has made UBI a growth engine of the UB group.

To further accelerate this growth, UBI is increasing its marketing investment in key markets, in addition to entering into new markets with great potential.

Our key markets

Canada, USA, Sweden, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Middle East, Australia, India and Nigeria.

Our key brands

McVitie’s, Fruit & Form, Carr’s, Delacre and BN

Case study - Nigeria

An good example of UB International is seen in Nigeria. McVitie’s has been a recognised and established brand within Nigeria since the 1980s when it was the number one imported biscuit brand.

A Government embargo on imported biscuits resulted in UB’s biscuits being banned and subsequently sales were lost in the Nigerian market. In order to maintain a presence in this market, UB set up a local co-manufacturing agreement to make biscuits in Nigeria.

UB International is now re-building distribution and expanding production capabilities to develop a range of locally Nigerian produced products to meet consumer demand.

Marketing efforts need to work creatively to take advantage of the opportunities in a developing market. Significant efforts have been put into developing a route to market, including the aptly named “go slow” – an important route to market for FMCG. In the capital, Lagos, constant traffic jams create rolling malls where the “go slow boys” sell products between the cars. Depending on the time of day, drivers are offered different products and McVitie’s Digestive time is mid-morning.

Although there are around 500,000 stores in Nigeria, only 20 of these are supermarkets. The vast majority of stores are small kiosks or simply tabletops. A successful piece of POS designed to adapt to such stores has been the introduction of a hanger, which is used to hang 10 packs of McVitie’s Digestives. This is used extensively and has the added advantage of acting as a hanging billboard for the brand.

In 2008 UB International is expecting sales from Nigeria to be six times more in volume than in 2007.


Case study – Middle East

McVitie’s Digestive is very popular in the Middle East, outperforming the growth of the biscuit category. UB International’s core business in the Middle East comes from McVitie’s Digestive, McVitie’s Digestive Light, McVitie’s Chocolate Digestive and McVitie’ HobNobs. Lead markets are Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Ub has a very effective operational structure that makes its products available in the entire Gulf.

Revenue in the Middle East region is growing due to new product launches, marketing support and excellent execution of displays in store.

In some areas McVitie’s Light Digestive is out performing McVitie’s Original Digestive. This has encouraged UB International to launch Fruit & Form biscuits to further meet the consumer health trend. The reception by the trade has been so positive that some retailers have positioned the biscuits both with the cereal bars and in the 'health' aisle.

Source :www.uniteddbiscuit.co.uk

Britannia to pay Rs 2.6crores to KOPT as per HC order

 

New development in the legal battle between Britannia Industries Ltd , Kolkatta  Vs Kolkatta Port Trust  .High court  has ordered Britannia to pay interim sum of Rs 2.6 crores to KOPT  for settlement of rent over dues for the period since 1997 .Earlier Britannia has asked for stay order on the eviction order issued by the KOPT .

Britannia has been operating on the land taken by it on lease agreement with KOPT and  has to pay rental as per the agreement . It has got stay orders from Alipore court till December in earlier ruling  . Alipore court has also asked Britannia to pay an interim amount of Rs 6.63 crores to get an stay order .

It seems that Britannia now has limited options  but to pay  the interim amount to KOPT .

 

Source: The Financial Express 03.12.09

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Bakeries adopting ERP system for better operational efficiency

Bakeries small or big units have started adopting new software to get operational efficiencies in their operations through installing ERP software like SAP or BAAN ,ORACLE or local system IMMS( integrated materials management system)

This Enterprise Resource Planning helps these bakeries in maintaining datas which can be utilised for better results . Numerous reports can be generated from this ERP and various master lists are maintained such as Vendors , Creditors , Debtors , Dealers , Transporter, Employee ,Asset , Production units , Recipes , Product mix , Material List etc
SAP has been the most popular of all the software as it has modules for which are helpful in

• Materials Management


• Finance Management Module


• Production Management Module


• Sales management Module


• Stores and warehousing Module


• Maintenance Management Module


• HR Module

Big Companies have added advantage as all information from different locations can be obtained at a click . Data collected can be utilised for better product mix , cost savings , better production plan with help of MRP runs . ERP software helps in taking decision such as

• Which location has the most cost advantage


• Which plant to be loaded


• What is the best price of raw material and from where to procure from


• Sales figure


• ABC analysis


• Price trends


• Costing of the product


• Material Variance vis a vis Standards


• Plant Break Down Analysis


• What was the last purchase price of any item


• Deliveries and vendor analysis.Stock ,Inventory related reports

ERP has become an important tool for senior management to take informed and precise decision.

Ink Rolls for your dry touch printers-Supplier

We are honored to introduce ourselves to you as a Producing and Exporting Corporation with 19-year experiences specialized in Printer Consumables. We encloses our catalog, which introduces the specifications of Ink Roll in detail. For easy reference, you can visit our website: http://wangchem.en.made-in-china.com/

Specifications of Ink Roll

Name:Ink Roll

Product Description
1. F Model Ink Roll All materials are high qualified, print more times, high adhesive force. Specification(mm): 35X10, 35X15, 35X30
Temperature range
95~160C
Colors:
Black

Other specifications and colors can be ordered

2. J Model Ink Roll Partly use high qualified raw material, steady quality and more printing times and good excellent adhesivity.
Specification(mm)
35X10, 35X15, 35X30, 40X40, 48X55
Temperature range:
70~140C
Colors:
Black

Other specifications and colors can be ordered

3. T Model Ink Roll Mostly use common raw materials. Same quality but low price. Especially for some clients who are in need of cheaper ink rolls.
Specification(mm):
35X30, 40X40, 48X55
Temperature range:
70~140C
Colors
Black

Other specifications and colors can be ordered

4. Color Ink Roll
Base on F model ink roll. Same quality with J model. Steady quality and printing more times. High quality and reasonable price.
Specification(mm)
35X10, 35X15, 35X30, 40X40
Temperature range
70~140C
Colors
Red, white, yellow, blue, green

Other specifications and colors can be ordered
Model:
F Model Ink Roll/ J Model Ink Roll/T Model Ink Rol
Standard:
F Model /J Model/T Model Ink Roll/Color Ink Roll

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Air Pollution and emission norms in bakeries

Even though Bakery Industry is a low polluting industry but for the ovens , boilers ,hot water generators ,DG sets they all come under the Air pollution act due to emission of flue gases through stack . Acts prescribes limits on the emission and stack height and in addition to it covers noise pollution with it .Various countries have different values . We would cover Indian Standards.

Bigger plants with more than two or three production line of Bread or Biscuit ovens with six or seven zones can emit considerable amount of flue gases which consists of carbon monoxides, Sulphur Oxides ,Nitrogen oxides which are dangerous for health and if not monitored can result in polluting neighbourhood .

Emission limits and stack parameter as per the Act .CPCB ( Central Pollution Control Board) national air ambient quality
Stack Height = 15meter or more
NOX-50ppm
SOX-80ppm
CO-4mg/cum
SPM-100ppm

Air pollution can be minimised with following steps

• Use flue gas analyser for stack monitoring in regular intervals


• Do regular burner maintenance


• Substitute if possible diesel oil to LPG or Natural Gas


• Use high pressure monoblock burners


• Get low sulphur diesel oil

Noise Pollution can be controlled by following steps

Safe limit prescribed in Act is 70 db in night time and 75 db in day time as CPCB standards

• Monitor noise through decibel meter .


• DG set room to be to be lined with acoustic lining


• Maintain equipment with maintenance schedule s


• Use equipments with enclosure


• Use screw compressors instead of reciprocating compressor


• Silencers in stack for DG Sets.


• Put anti - vibration pad where ever possible for machinery .

Get more information on water standards and air standards on http://www.cpcb.nic.in/