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FDA Recalls Rolf's Patisserie For Staph Food Poisoning
People have been warned of using any recalled Rolf's Patisserie deserts and have been urged to discard them in a sealed container so that the infection could not spread to other humans, pets and wild animals.
The recalled products include cakes, tortes, wedding cakes, truffles, cobblers, decorated cookies, pies, tarts and pastries. Some products don’t even carry labels on them.
Also, there are some products that have been repackaged and have been marketed under different labels. Till now, there have been reported 100 cases of food poisoning, which are related to four different events. Around 70% cases are linked to one even in Wisconsin and the remaining are from three events in Illinois.
The symptoms of the illness begin revealing after one to six hours of the infection that include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache, headache, muscle cramping, temporary fluctuations in heartbeat and temporary fluctuations in blood pressure. Very young and very old are more vulnerable to this infection. The person recovers from the illness in two to three days.
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www.topnews.us
Japanese Bakers Goes Hi Tech With Edible iPhone
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Fans of Apple's iPhone who just can't get enough of the popular gadget can now travel to Japan to gobble up a tasty cookie modelled on the popular smartphone.
A small countryside bakery in western Japan has enjoyed a surprise hit with its "iPhone cookie", a handmade chocolate biscuit decorated with colourful, edible application icons.
Green Gables in Tokushima prefecture pioneered the tasty treat in 2008 as a special birthday gift for a customer's husband, said Kumiko Kudo, the 44-year-old owner of the store.
But the biscuit gained nationwide fame after a photo of it made the rounds via microblogging site Twitter, thanks to a posting by two popular tweeters, economic writer Kazuyo Katsuma and pop singer Komi Hirose.
Since then Kudo has sold hundreds of the cookies.
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AFP
Wafer Biscuit Production Line
Watch out this video for wafer biscuit automated production line . Point to observe is the directing heating by gas burners . Alternatively wafer biscuit manufacturers also use Electric oven .
Top 10 Popular Bread Bakery In America
Artisan & Traditional Bread have their own taste and charm in comparison to automated , mass produced , sliced white bread what we generally buy from supermarkets . Here is a list of most popular bread bakeries in America
Della Fattoria - Petaluma , California
Tartine Bakery & Cafe - San Francisco
The Denver Bread & Co - Denver
H & F Company - Atlanta
Fox & Obel - Chicago
Berkshire Mountain Bakery -Massachusetts
Rustica - Minneapolis
Sullivan St. Bakery - New York
Barrie Cullinan -Austin , Texas
Macrina - Seattle
Each one has Bread specialities such as ciabatta's, sourdough ,pullman loaves or baguette and many more which make them special .
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Bonappetit
Della Fattoria - Petaluma , California
Tartine Bakery & Cafe - San Francisco
The Denver Bread & Co - Denver
H & F Company - Atlanta
Fox & Obel - Chicago
Berkshire Mountain Bakery -Massachusetts
Rustica - Minneapolis
Sullivan St. Bakery - New York
Barrie Cullinan -Austin , Texas
Macrina - Seattle
Each one has Bread specialities such as ciabatta's, sourdough ,pullman loaves or baguette and many more which make them special .
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Bonappetit
Ceylon Biscuit To Set Up New Biscuit Factory At Seethawaka
The Sri Lankan confectionery industry has recorded a satisfactory expansion with a 10 percent annual growth showing signs of being a dominant industry. It is capable of generating much foreign income to the country while reducing the unemployment rate considerably.The confectionery industry comprises chocolates, biscuits, cakes, sweets, toffees and others.
Ceylon Biscuits plans to set up a biscuit manufacturing plant in the Seethawaka area and it is expected to be operational by mid 2011 generating over 1,000 job opportunities for the youth in the country.
Ceylon Biscuits Limited Group Director and Marketing and Sales Head Nandana Wickramage said new opportunities are opening for local confectionery manufactures in the face of escalating tourist arrivals to the country.
“The high cost of raw materials has been identified as a major stumbling block that hampers the growth in the industry. In addition to that, there is stiff competition in the confectionery industry in the country with the invasion of huge confectionery products from leading multinational companies to the local market.
“However, Sri Lankan consumers are very quality conscious when they purchase confectionery products from the market,” Wickramage said.
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www.dailynews.lk
Bread Talk In China Town
Baked goods are not a staple of a traditional Chinese diet, but they have been quickly catching up among China’s urban middle class during the past 10 years.
The retail value of baked goods like bread, pastries and cakes sold in China has risen to an estimated 7.8 billion renminbi, or $1.2 billion, this year from 3.7 billion renminbi in 2000, according to data from Euromonitor International, a market researcher. Revenue could grow to 11.1 billion renminbi by 2015.
Per-capita consumption of bakery products in China stood at 4.1 kilograms, or 9 pounds, in 2009, nearly double the 2.1 kilograms per capita 10 years earlier. This compares with 36.4 kilograms per capita in Britain and 25.4 kilograms per capita in the United States, but the upward trend is in place.“Young Chinese city dwellers influenced by Western culture increasingly favor bread as a morning staple over traditional breakfast foods” like rice porridge, says Anastasia Alieva, a food analyst at Euromonitor.
The rising demand, mainly in China’s major cities, has offered great business opportunities for foreign bakery chains, many of which have quickly expanded, gaining ground on large Chinese bakery companies like Christine and Holiland. The South Korean chain Paris Baguette now has 37 stores in China while the Taiwanese chain 85°C Bakery Cafe has about 145.
Leading the foreign pack is BreadTalk, a Singapore chain, which opened its first outlet in China in 2003 and now has 170 shops spread mainly across the wealthier coastal cities.
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Bakeries Claim a Growing Niche in China - NYTimes.com
Anmol Biscuits - A Regional Power Brand of Biscuits
Recently Anmol Biscuits were in news for its plan to set up new biscuit plant in Orissa.They also had big stall showcasing entire range of biscuits in recently concluded Indian Trade fair in Delhi .Which shows Anmol ambitions to become major player in Indian Biscuit Industry . Anmol biscuits are one of the popular brands in eastern and nothern part of India.Indian Biscuit market has been primarily dominated by big 3 Britannia , Parle and ITC .New players have been recently added such as UnitedBiscuit and Kraft ( Yet to begin manufacturing ) . But few regional brands are giving tough competition to these entrenched brands . Local competition for Anmol comes from Biskfarm , Moreish foods , Raja , A1 , Sona Biscuits and Priya Gold .
In Eastern Indian market Anmol is the one brands which has successfully build inroads to the bakery productsmarket and are available at all major retail chains and bakery retail chains . Anmol products have also spread to Delhi, UP ,Bihar , Orissa and North Eastern States along with dominant player in West Bengal . Anmol Biscuits Ltd runs two manufacturing units one at Dankuni (WB) and other at Noida (UP) with BSI , ISO -22000 , HACCP and GMP certification. Anmol Biscuits inventory includes 23 brands and 43 SKU 's with 110 Super stockists, 2600 distributors & 250 sales person & and presence in about 4 lakhs retail shop.
Started in year 1993 with one single unit now running 6 production lines , Anmol has gradually transformed itself into company to join the big league of Indian biscuit industry. Under Mr Baijnath Choudhary leadership company has achieved great success in expanding market foot prints .
Products -
Biscuits and Cakes
Brands
Biscuit - Butter Bake , Yummy , Lemon Maja , Marie Time , Thin Arrowroot, e-time,Fun Fill, 2in1, Snackles,Gol Mol, Gluco Power,coconutty
Cake - Bar Cakes , Cup Cakes of Different flavours
HQ
ANMOL BISCUITS LTD.
229 A. J. C. BOSE ROAD
CRESCENT TOWER, 9TH FLOOR,
KOLKATA - 700 020
PHONE: +91-033-2280-1277 / 78
FAX: +91-33-22895006 / 07
E-Mail: info@anmolbiscuits.net
229 A. J. C. BOSE ROAD
CRESCENT TOWER, 9TH FLOOR,
KOLKATA - 700 020
PHONE: +91-033-2280-1277 / 78
FAX: +91-33-22895006 / 07
E-Mail: info@anmolbiscuits.net
Ceylon Biscuits Ventures Into African Market
Sri Lankan biscuit manufacturer Ceylon Biscuits managed to increase exports last year despite recession in the West by venturing into new markets like Africa, a senior official said.
"Our exports grew by nine percent in the last financial year even though there was a global economic melt down," Lakshman De Silva, group managing director of Ceylon Biscuits (CBL), said.
"What we did was, when Europe went down, we off-set the losses there by going into new markets like Ghana in West Africa."
The company exports biscuits and chocolates to around 45 countries and Ghana, Australia and the United Kingdom are its biggest buyers.
Ceylon Biscuits exports about 500 tonnes a month to West Africa and 100 tonnes to Europe.
The company has just won international recognition for its brands at the recently concluded 'World Brand Congress 2010' by winning two awards.
Munchee and Ritzbury, two brands that are owned by the company, were the only brands to bag awards in the fast moving consumer goods category at the awards.
Nandana Wickremage, Head of Marketing of Ceylon Biscuits, also secured an award that is conferred to individuals who make contributions to brand development and sustainability.
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www.worldbakers.com
"Our exports grew by nine percent in the last financial year even though there was a global economic melt down," Lakshman De Silva, group managing director of Ceylon Biscuits (CBL), said.
"What we did was, when Europe went down, we off-set the losses there by going into new markets like Ghana in West Africa."
The company exports biscuits and chocolates to around 45 countries and Ghana, Australia and the United Kingdom are its biggest buyers.
Ceylon Biscuits exports about 500 tonnes a month to West Africa and 100 tonnes to Europe.
The company has just won international recognition for its brands at the recently concluded 'World Brand Congress 2010' by winning two awards.
Munchee and Ritzbury, two brands that are owned by the company, were the only brands to bag awards in the fast moving consumer goods category at the awards.
Nandana Wickremage, Head of Marketing of Ceylon Biscuits, also secured an award that is conferred to individuals who make contributions to brand development and sustainability.
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www.worldbakers.com
Kellogg's Re launch Navigable Brands of Biscuits In Ghana
Ghana is one of the most favoured destinations for all major biscuit manufacturers of the world as biscuits consumption is much higher as compared to other region of Africa . Kellogg's has relaunched the navigable brands of biscuits .
The navigable red pack brand of cream crackers has been re-launched at a ceremony in Accra.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Greg Howard, a spokesperson for Kensington International Marketing Company, representing Kellogg's in Ghana, said apart from cream crackers, the navigable brand also boasts a wide range of biscuits such as Onion Crackers, Milk Biscuits, Butter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Vanilla Sandwich Creams and Chocolate Sandwich Creams.
According to Mr Howard, the stable political landscape made Ghana one of the best trade centres in the sub-Saharan region and pointed out that much optimism had been expressed for the direction that the country was going with its development agenda.
Mr Howard named the key local distributors involved in the distribution of the various products of the company.
They are Ernestomog Enterprise, Oyadu Enterprises, Er-Mart Limited, Mrs Nana Yaa Asokwa of Lady Bird, Mama Fausti Enterprise, Mrs Regina Asomaning of Ginar, and Mr Yaw Boakye -Serebuor of House of Openness Group.
Mr Howard described Ghana's economic environment as very conducive for business and said he was very hopeful that the navigable cream crackers and biscuits would have a strong impact across the entire consumer market.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Greg Howard, a spokesperson for Kensington International Marketing Company, representing Kellogg's in Ghana, said apart from cream crackers, the navigable brand also boasts a wide range of biscuits such as Onion Crackers, Milk Biscuits, Butter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Vanilla Sandwich Creams and Chocolate Sandwich Creams.
According to Mr Howard, the stable political landscape made Ghana one of the best trade centres in the sub-Saharan region and pointed out that much optimism had been expressed for the direction that the country was going with its development agenda.
Mr Howard named the key local distributors involved in the distribution of the various products of the company.
They are Ernestomog Enterprise, Oyadu Enterprises, Er-Mart Limited, Mrs Nana Yaa Asokwa of Lady Bird, Mama Fausti Enterprise, Mrs Regina Asomaning of Ginar, and Mr Yaw Boakye -Serebuor of House of Openness Group.
Mr Howard described Ghana's economic environment as very conducive for business and said he was very hopeful that the navigable cream crackers and biscuits would have a strong impact across the entire consumer market.
Rotary Ovens For Bakery
Rotary oven are with turntable and has stainless steel, body and baking chamber for easy maintenance. It has one-piece door with heat reflecting glass, specially designed gasket that gives complete sealing of doors. It has large steel heat exchanger that ensures lower fuel, consumption and fully indirect heating, from cold to 250°c in 20mts. It has pictorial indicating plate with electronic digital display. The machine also has steam generators on feed wall for better steaming. It has an excellent air distribution system for optimum baking performance. Illuminating elements outside main heating chamber with off facility to reduce electricity bills.
Rotary oven are designed to be easy and safe to use. The thick, overlaping insulation keeps the heat where it should be,inside the oven ,and forbid to transfer heat to the working environment;. It can be heated by electricity ,oil,gas or coal. the control panel can be used for either by hook or rotating plantform. the large window in the door incorporating heat-reflecting double glazed glass and the effective internal light permits close observation of the baking process inside the oven. ,toast,biscuit,cake,etc.
Rotary Ovens have anti explosion safety installed for any explosion inside the chamber . Trolleys as per the dimensions of the products are provided or could be fabricated by the bakery manufacturers . Trolley once loaded with dough is placed onto the rotating platform on which this trolley is stationed .Rotary oven thus gives uniform heating to the product .Main components are Burners , Extracting Fan , Controls and Rotating base
Specification for Rotary Oven
Capacity : Varies from 50kg -200kg
Type : Convection Oven / Turbo Oven
Fuel : Electric /Gas/Diesel
Trolleys : Single or Double
Tray :32trays/trolley or 64trays/trolley
Power : 2.0-5.0 kw
Controls : Manual /Automated
Gulfood 2011 - 27feb-2March 2011 -Dubai
Gulfood one of the largest food trade exhibition in Middle Eastern ( MENA ) region show case the opportunities in that area for food manufacturing and others stake holders in food industry such as Manufacturers , Ingredient suppliers , Packaging suppliers..It would be held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre .It would have categories for exhibits such as
Food and Drink
Ingredients Middle east
Restaurant and Cafe
Equipment and Hospitality
Processing and Packaging
Its an annual feature in Dubai .Every year major player in food industry come together and display their product and services.MENA ( Middle East and North Africa ) is fast becoming a major economic block for other s to trade with .
Along with exhibition there would be seminars and work shops on various issues related to food industry.
This year Major Bakery exhibitors are
IFFCO
Strategic Food Intl llc
Bakery Initiatives
Bvt Bakery services
Fun Foods To Be Relaunched By Dr Oetkar
After the Fun Food takeover, Dr. Oetkar has expanded its food range and introduced barbecue sauces, Mexican, Chinese and Indian sauces, eggless cake mixes and other similar products.
Explaining the entry in the Indian packaged food market, Volkmar Preuss, board member and executive vice president sales at Dr. Oetker Global Food Division, said, “For a global food company, it is important to be in India. We chose to enter India through the acquisition route.”
The brand will target the lower to upper middle class consumers through modern retail as well as traditional stores.
Oliver Mirza, Managing Director Dr Oetker India & Fun Foods said, “Dr.Oetker is entering India as this is an emerging economy growing at a double digit rate. There is a growing demand for continental cuisine, with food sector and food retailing both growing significantly.”
In order to compete locally, the product line will remain focused on the Indian palette but an international line of products can be expected in the next six months, he added. Internationally, the company sells a range of region specific foods such as frozen pizzas, ready desserts, dessert mixes, and sweet dishes, which may be launched here depending on the demand.
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German company Dr Oetkar re-launches Fun Foods - Corporate News - livemint.com
Dawn Foods & Switz Group To Open Frozen Donut Plant In Oman
Swan Foods, an equal joint venture between Dawn Foods USA and the bakery focused Switz Group inaugurated a frozen donut plant in Sohar, Sultanate Of Oman. The two giant manufacturers in the bakery industry has have joined forces to utilise their years of knowledge and experience to launch their unique frozen bakery concept, which will be developed from Swan Foods' new 8000sqm plant which will produce 90million donuts per year for markets in the Middle East and Far East.
Providing major benefits to chefs and bakers, Swan Foods' frozen bakery concept will help to save time, effort and resources as well as drastically reduce wastage within commercial kitchens. Furthermore, there will be no compromise on the consistent high quality and great taste, for which Switz and Dawn Foods have become renowned.
Ron Jones, Chairman of Dawn Foods commented after the opening event: "We are delighted about this new partnership with the Switz Group and Sohar is the ideal location for exporting to the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, which are some of our most successful markets."
Originating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the 70's and known for the manufacturing and distribution of Sambosa Leaves, Cup Cakes, Croissants and the like, Switz International view the facility opening as a major step towards the growth of the partnership.
"We are delighted to have joined hands with one of the most innovative and successful bakery businesses in the world and the first company in the U.S. to launch an original donut mix almost one hundred years ago," said Taizoon Khorakiwala, Managing Director of the Switz Group.
"The formation of Swan Foods and its new manufacturing plant will give us the opportunity to enter new markets, develop our existing client base and focus on new innovations in the bakery industry, to help us remain ahead of the competition for years to come."
Handling the production, marketing and sales of this high quality, frozen bakery concept, the facility will encompass the latest technologies in food production, safety and hygiene standards, ensuring clients receive the highest quality product every time.
Dawn Foods, a $1.5bn bakery major, is making its maiden foray into Asia with this major commitment in this joint venture with the Switz Group. Dawn Foods has plants and distribution centers in the US, Mexico, Canada, UK and Europe. Switz Group has manufacturing operation in Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
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AMEinfo.com
Srilankan Maliban Creates " World Largest Lemon Puff Biscuit "
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The House of Maliban created history by setting a new Guinness World Record by creating the world's Biggest Lemon Puff which today is the most popular lemon cream biscuit in the market at present. Maliban is the first biscuit manufacturer to achieve a such a great height from Sri Lanka.
The previous Guinness World Record for the largest cream biscuit was held by Executive Chef Paul Thacker and amateur biscuit master Simon Morgan of the United Kingdom for creating the biggest custard cream filled biscuit measuring 59 cm in length, 39 cm in width, 6.5 cm in height.
This record which was set on 18th November 2010 and was broken by reputed local biscuit manufacturer House of Maliban of Sri Lanka. The massive Lemon Puff created by the company stands at a final production size in length 7"5" (2260mm), breadth 3"9" (1143mm) and Sq.Metres 2.58 m2. This one of a kind biscuit can be served to 1012 persons.
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Top Brands of Pretzel In USA
Following are major brands of Pretzel In United States
Snyders of Hanover
Rold Gold
Utz
Combo's
Herr's
Buchman
Old Dutch
Nabisco Mr . Salty
Anderson
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Flow diagram for pretzel manufacturing
Snyders of Hanover
Rold Gold
Utz
Combo's
Herr's
Buchman
Old Dutch
Nabisco Mr . Salty
Anderson
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Flow diagram for pretzel manufacturing
Pak Bakers Demand Exemption From RGST
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They warned that 125 documented, automated bread manufacturing plants in the country employing around 30,000 workers would close down if RGST was imposed on bread, the daily breakfast food in most of the urban households.
“It will put at risk about Rs10 billion investments of small and medium entrepreneurs,” said Haroon Chaudhry, the chief executive of Bunny’s Limited.
“RGST is a nightmare for those documented sectors where non-documented competitors are equally strong as in the case of bread where the end product looks the same and doesn’t reveal the unhygienic processes adopted by small roadside bakeries.”
He said that under the current inflationary situation people went for the cheaper product without caring about how it was prepared.
He said an automatic bread plant was established at a cost of Rs150 million to Rs1 billion depending on its size. “The breads manufactured by these plants comply with the best global health and hygiene standards, which cannot be guaranteed by the non-documented bread-makers who would capture the entire bread market if RGST was imposed on the documented manufacturers.”
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Bread-makers demand exemption from RGST
Bakery Bazar Ranked Among Top 1.0 Lakh Indian Blogs
It has been long journey for bakerybazar to get loyal readers and traffic , but gradually it has made a foot hold as a place for bakery industry updates and Information
Bakery bazar blog have crossed 1,00,000 rank and is now ranked 95 ,670 its highest ever ranking in two years . Thanks To All My Visitors
Profile from Alexa .
Bakerybazar.blogspot.com's three-month global Alexa traffic rank is 1,132,567. It has attained a traffic rank of 95,670 among users in India, where roughly 86% of its audience is located. Visitors to the site spend about 69 seconds on each pageview and a total of two minutes on the site during each visit. The site has a relatively good traffic rank in the city of Bangalore (#30,715).
Bakery bazar blog have crossed 1,00,000 rank and is now ranked 95 ,670 its highest ever ranking in two years . Thanks To All My Visitors
Profile from Alexa .
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Bread Talk To Open More Boutique Bakeries In Vietnam
Vietnam’s Binh Minh Toan Cau Joint Stock Co. plans to set up more than 10 BreadTalk boutique bakeries in HCMC in 2011 under a franchising agreement with the Singapore-based chain of boutique bakeries. Two such bakeries called BreadTalk have already been opened in HCMC.
Ly Qui Trung, chairman of the local company, said at the opening on Wednesday of the second BreadTalk boutique bakery at 02 Cao Thang Street in the city’s District 3 that next year his company would open some 10 more bakeries in the city.
The third BreadTalk boutique bakery at Maximark Cong Hoa Supermarket on Cong Hoa Street, District Tan Binh will be up and running next month.
“This is part of Binh Minh Toan Cau Joint Stock Co.’s plan to increase the number of its stores in the city from two to more than 10 next year,” said Trung.
He said that the second BreadTalk boutique bakery in Vietnam with the investment capital of more than VND5 billion was the biggest bakery of BreadTalk boutique bakery chain in the world. The store covers some 150 square meters.
In the coming time, his company would open BreadTalk boutique bakeries at supermarkets and department stores, he said, adding each bakery in the city should cost some VND5 billion.
BreadTalk, a premium bakery brand of Singapore, has more than 300 boutique bakeries worldwide including Singapore, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Oman, Bahrain and Vietnam.
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http://english.thesaigontimes.vn
Kraft To Invest In New Biscuit Line For Ukraine
The line is to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to Kavatsiuk, the complex will have two biscuit production lines.
Kraft Foods Ukraine has been operating on the Ukrainian market since 1994. Its core foods are chocolate, coffee and salty snacks. It incorporates the Trostianets-based Ukraina chocolate factory and a Vyshgorod facility for the production of potato chips, other snacks, and packs of coffee.
In Ukraine the company sells products under the following brands: Korona, Milka, Vedmedyk Barni, Lux, Jacobs, and Carte Noire.
Other popular biscuit brands in Ukraine are Kharkiv from Biscuit-Chocolate Corporation
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Kraft Foods to invest $36 m in biscuit line at Ukraina factory - Ukrainian news. Interfax-Ukraine
National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Launched In UK
The primary purpose of these food hygiene rating schemes is to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places in which they eat out and from which they purchase food, and, through this, to encourage businesses to improve hygiene standards.
Local authority enforcement officers are responsible for inspecting food businesses to ensure that they meet the legal requirements on food hygiene. Under food hygiene rating schemes, each food outlet is given a hygiene rating or hygiene score that reflects the inspection findings and may display this in their premises where consumers can see it. Scores are also available via websites where consumers can see the scores for all the businesses in the local area.
At the moment, more than 200 local authorities across the UK have food hygiene rating schemes in place. These schemes vary in their design and the way that they are operated so the Agency is working towards a national approach to avoid further proliferation of different arrangements in different areas, and so ensure consistency for consumers and clarity for businesses.
The hygiene rating given to a food business will give customers a glimpse into the areas that they don’t normally see to get an idea of what’s going on in the kitchen, or behind the scenes. Ratings are available for anyone to view at food.gov.uk/ratings.
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Food Standards Agency - Food Hygiene Rating Schemes
United Biscuits To Launch New Products In Biscuits & Cakes Categories
United Biscuits (UBUK), is launching an array of new products and promotions in the New Year to drive growth across the biscuit and cake categories in 2011.
As well as introducing the second phase of the popular McVitie’s VIP Club loyalty campaign, UB is launching a new McVitie’s Hobnobs product, two new go ahead! products and is continuing its programme of providing healthier products, meaning that retailers should be prepared to enjoy a profitable start to the New Year.
In January, UB is launching new McVitie’s Hobnobs Cookies to build on the popularity of McVitie’s Hobnobs. The range features the same oaty taste and texture familiar with those that already love Hobnobs. Available in two variants, McVitie’s Hobnobs Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hobnobs Milk Choc Chip & Hazelnut Cookies,Go ahead! is expanding its go ahead! Yoghurt Breaks range with the addition of a new Cherry flavoured variant in January. The number one healthier biscuit brand, worth £61m, is adding the new variant to the range, which will be available for retailers to buy in a multipack format of six bars at an MRRP of £2.85.
UB is continuing its drive to provide healthier product by announcing yet another saturated fat reduction on its go ahead! range, this time across its range of Crispy Fruit Slices. Available from February, the go ahead! range of Crispy Fruit Slices will now contain just 49 calories.
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Lance,Inc and Snyder's of Hanover ,Inc Complete Their Merger
“We are extremely pleased with the opportunity to combine two leading snack food companies in such a strategically compelling merger,” said David V. Singer, Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. “Combining our strengths in salty, cracker and cookie snacks creates the opportunity for scale in a number of competitive high volume categories. We will immediately begin the work of bringing our two organizations together in ways that maximize our potential growth and drive lasting value for stockholder, customers, business partners and our employees.”
Lance, Inc. and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. Announce Merger Completion › Lance News › Lance Bakery
Grupo Bimbo To Power Its Plant Using Wind Energy
A report
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. has begun construction on "Piedra Larga," which is expected to be the largest wind farm in the food industry, generating nearly 100 per cent of the electrical power at Grupo Bimbo in Mexico.
According to Grupo Bimbo, the wind farm, which will be located in Union Hidalgo, State of Oaxaca,will have installed capacity of 90 mega watts, and will be able to supply power to 65 of the company's facilities.
Grupo Bimbo also has invited Grupo Calidra, Frialsa Frigorificos and Papalote Museo del Nino to participate in the project.
"The construction of this wind farm is a milestone in our effort to continue growing with the force of nature, making us the first company in the food industry to embrace the transformation to renewable energy," said Daniel Servitje, chief executive officer of Grupo Bimbo. "It represents an unprecedented effort in the use of renewable, clean and virtually endless energy: green energy."
Mr. Servitje continued, "Grupo Bimbo continuously seeks to reduce its environmental footprint, and as such it operates under the highest performance standards. This is an effort we have undertaken for 10 years and is gaining greater importance within our five axes of environmental sustainability: energy conservation, water conservation, emissions reduction, waste management and corporate social responsibility.
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Grupo Bimbo to build largest wind farm in the industry
Global Brands Eye Indian Pizza Market
Pizza Corners and Cafe have sprung all across Indian cities in last 2- 3 years . You name any global pizzeria and would find one in the metros . Changing lifestyle with more money in pcoket has contributed for people going out or getting these pizza delivered at home . Domino''s and Pizza Hut have become synonomous with Pizza Even local pizzerias are popular among masses .
A report
The strong debut of Domino’s Pizza in the stock market early this year has fuelled interest among global pizzerias such as US-based Little Caesars and Papa Murphy’s to enter the Rs 470-crore Indian pizza delivery and dine-in industry.Other global chains, including Sbarro, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s and Chicago Pizza, who already have some presence in the country, are looking to expand in an industry that is growing annually at 40 per cent.
“After the Domino’s initial public offer, which raised over Rs 320 crore, we have seen a greater interest from global food and beverage chains to form associations with a local franchise partner in India,” Gaurav Marya, president of Franchise India Holding Ltd, told The Telegraph.
Jubilant FoodWorks, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in India, became the first fast food company to list on the bourses. Industry players said RJ Corp, which runs Pizza Hut, Yum Restaurants and KFC, could also be looking at divesting its equity stake.
Marya said this year there were more participants from food and beverage firms, including companies from the UK, the US and Russia, in Franchise India 2010 — an annual convention for firms looking for potential franchisees or franchisors in the country.
Pizza and pasta contribute barely two per cent to the Rs 32,000-crore eating-out industry in the country. Indians consumed 3.5 million pizzas a month in 2008, said the Food Franchising Report 2009. In 2001, only 1.5 million pizzas were consumed per month.
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Bosch Packaging Launches Versatile Transwrap 1650
Bosch Packaging Technology launched the null 1650 packaging machine in India, at the Pack Plus 2010 in New Delhi. The product with its wide range of packaging solutions is suited for a variety of packaging needs, styles and budgets. It thus aims at addressing increasingly customized and market driven demands of the food and non food packaging industry.
The array of packaging options includes package styles like pillow bags and side gusseted bags along with many other options pertaining to Heat Sealing, Poly Ethylene welding systems, anti static devices, chain packages and hole punch devices. These choices cater to a diverse range of package styles and product specifications. All these options can be activated through simple setting procedures via an intuitive human machine interface, offering user the flexibility which in turn allows for considerable shorter changeover times. This machine definitely offers user the advantage of cost efficiency as well as attributes like low height for a compact product stream coupled with higher speed that have been able to facilitate increased efficiency and ergonomics.
Over and above the benefits of flexibility and cost efficiency, the machine is constructed of corrosion resistant material which extends the machine capability to pack aggressive products. The concept of modularity in the machine design of the null 1650 allows for easy integration of dosing devices (augers, null, and cup fillers), gas flushing devices, printers as well as check weighers along with various up and downstream equipment interfaces.
Apart from catering to basic needs of pacnullTranswrapnts the MRP and serial numbers on the produced bags, while its print registration control senses the printing position in pre printed film to maintain accurate bag length.
Commenting on the occasion of the launch, Ashok Gourish Business Head Packaging Technology Division said, “It hanulllways been our endeavor to cater to the evolving needs of our customers. With the launch nullwnullrap 1650, we believe that our portfolio is now in a position to address the exact specifications and demands for higher customization of the packaging indusnull
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PackagingSouthAsia
The array of packaging options includes package styles like pillow bags and side gusseted bags along with many other options pertaining to Heat Sealing, Poly Ethylene welding systems, anti static devices, chain packages and hole punch devices. These choices cater to a diverse range of package styles and product specifications. All these options can be activated through simple setting procedures via an intuitive human machine interface, offering user the flexibility which in turn allows for considerable shorter changeover times. This machine definitely offers user the advantage of cost efficiency as well as attributes like low height for a compact product stream coupled with higher speed that have been able to facilitate increased efficiency and ergonomics.Over and above the benefits of flexibility and cost efficiency, the machine is constructed of corrosion resistant material which extends the machine capability to pack aggressive products. The concept of modularity in the machine design of the null 1650 allows for easy integration of dosing devices (augers, null, and cup fillers), gas flushing devices, printers as well as check weighers along with various up and downstream equipment interfaces.
Apart from catering to basic needs of pacnullTranswrapnts the MRP and serial numbers on the produced bags, while its print registration control senses the printing position in pre printed film to maintain accurate bag length.
Commenting on the occasion of the launch, Ashok Gourish Business Head Packaging Technology Division said, “It hanulllways been our endeavor to cater to the evolving needs of our customers. With the launch nullwnullrap 1650, we believe that our portfolio is now in a position to address the exact specifications and demands for higher customization of the packaging indusnull
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PackagingSouthAsia
Britannia Loses Market Share For Its Major Brands
Indians spend more on biscuits than on toothpastes, skin-care products, shampoos and instant noodles put together, and Parle Products has surged ahead of Britannia Industries to become a clear leader in the Rs 11,000-crore-plus market, say Nielsen data. The country spent Rs 11,295 crore on biscuits in the 12 months ended March 2010 compared with Rs 2,300 crore on toothpastes, Rs 3,500 crore on skin-care products, Rs 2,400 crore on shampoos and Rs 1,300 crore on instant noodles. And in the first half of the current financial year, it has already spent Rs 6,320 crore on biscuits, according to The Nielsen Company, the country’s largest market researcher.
The largest piece of this big and growing cookie now belongs to Parle Products. The Mumbai-based, Rs 5,000-crore company, promoted by Vijay and Sharad Chauhan, has close to 45% share of the biscuits market while Nusli Wadia’s Britannia Industries has about 38% share.
For years, the two largest cookie makers were neck-and-neck with about 35% share each in the market.
Nielsen data shows that Good-Day’s share dropped from 31.6% in 2009-10 to 27.8% in the April-September period, while Parle 20-20’s share increased from 11.3% to 17.9% during the same period. Parle also managed to push its share in the Rs 3,312-crore glucose biscuit segment where Parle G now accounts for more than three-fourths of the category.
The share of Britannia’s Tiger glucose slipped from 12.2% in 2009-10 to 11.7% in April-September this year, while the share of the third significant player in the category, ITC’s Sunfeast glucose, remained constant at 8.8%
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In salted crackers, Britannia Time Pass is the only major brand that lost share, to 10.6% in the first half of current fiscal from 11.3% in the whole of last year, the Nielsen data shows.
The share of Britannia’s Tiger glucose slipped from 12.2% in 2009-10 to 11.7% in April-September this year, while the share of the third significant player in the category, ITC’s Sunfeast glucose, remained constant at 8.8%
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In salted crackers, Britannia Time Pass is the only major brand that lost share, to 10.6% in the first half of current fiscal from 11.3% in the whole of last year, the Nielsen data shows.
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Nowergian Bakers On Sale Declares Orkla Brands
Orkla Brands has initiated a sale process of its Norwegian bakery company, Bakers, in order to having a new owner in place by the end of the first half of 2011. Bakers has undergone significant restructuring in the past few years.
Orkla Brands CEO Torkild Nordberg said that bakery goods must be fresh each day, which requires a different type of business and distribution system than for other grocery products, and in this respect, Bakers differs from the company's other branded goods operations.
Bakers, which has been owned by Orkla since 1991, makes daily deliveries of bread, cakes and other bakery goods to grocery stores, petrol stations, kiosks and other customers.
Its products include breads like Bakers Naturlig Sunt, Bakern's Ferske, Birkebeinerbrød and Ingers SuperRug.
A total of 12 local bakeries serve all of southern and central Norway through a distribution system. The company's head office is located in Oslo.
Bakers has approximately 880 employees. Bakers is part of Orkla Foods Nordic, which is a business unit of Orkla Brands.
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New Statesman - Orkla Brands plans to sell Norwegian bakery business
Franchise Opportunities For Bakers & Entrepreneurs
India has been witnessing retail and franchise boom in food sectors which includes bakery and bakery related products . All most all major brands and chains are offering franchise opportunities to people to own franchise for their brand /product . Investment varies from Rs 1.0L to Rs 1.0 crore and space requirement from 150 sqmtr - 2000sqmtr.
Following are the brands with franchise opportunities
Pizza Heaven
Daily Bread
Baker Bites
Donut Master
The Waffle Express
Monginis Foods Pvt Ltd
Smokin Joes Pizza Pvt Ltd
Food Factory Slice Pizza
Slice of Italy
Pizza Corner
Subway
Bread Smith
Muffin Bakery
Donut Baker
Debonair Pizza
Birdys Bakery & Patisserie
US Pizza
Pizza Buffet
The Pizza Company .
Following are the brands with franchise opportunities
Pizza Heaven
Daily Bread
Baker Bites
Donut Master
The Waffle Express
Monginis Foods Pvt Ltd
Smokin Joes Pizza Pvt Ltd
Food Factory Slice Pizza
Slice of Italy
Pizza Corner
Subway
Bread Smith
Muffin Bakery
Donut Baker
Debonair Pizza
Birdys Bakery & Patisserie
US Pizza
Pizza Buffet
The Pizza Company .
Tiger Brands Ltd Seeking Biscuit Plants Outside South Africa
Tiger Brands Ltd, South Africa's largest food company, which has businesses covering baked products, flour , snacks and beverages this week announced it had formed a venture in Ethiopia and agreed to buy biscuit-maker Deli Foods Nigeria Ltd to diversify earnings away from its home market.The company is pushing for a presence outside South Africa.
Tiger Brands Ltd, South Africa's largest food company, is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in one of Zimbabwe's largest and oldest bakeries - Lobels Bakery business digest has learnt.
Market sources say officials from Tiger Brands have been in and out of the country to carry out a due diligence examination into Lobels and recently toured the operations of the company.
Lobels resident director and acting CEO, retired Brigadier General David Chiweza, on Wednesday would neither confirm nor deny his company was in talks with Tiger Brands.
He said: "All I can say is I will neither confirm nor deny that. At this stage, we have very confidential negotiations. We are in an equity mobilisation programme and in discussions with various people."
But sources say Lobels shareholders will sell a 49% stake in the company for around US$10 million in a bid to raise capital for the troubled bakery.
The sources added that shareholders had opted to retain control in Lobels in line with the country's empowerment laws that compel foreigners to sell 51% stake in businesses valued at US$500 000 or more.
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: SA Firm Set to Acquire Lobels Stake
Tiger Brands Ltd, South Africa's largest food company, is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in one of Zimbabwe's largest and oldest bakeries - Lobels Bakery business digest has learnt.
Market sources say officials from Tiger Brands have been in and out of the country to carry out a due diligence examination into Lobels and recently toured the operations of the company.
Lobels resident director and acting CEO, retired Brigadier General David Chiweza, on Wednesday would neither confirm nor deny his company was in talks with Tiger Brands.
He said: "All I can say is I will neither confirm nor deny that. At this stage, we have very confidential negotiations. We are in an equity mobilisation programme and in discussions with various people."
But sources say Lobels shareholders will sell a 49% stake in the company for around US$10 million in a bid to raise capital for the troubled bakery.
The sources added that shareholders had opted to retain control in Lobels in line with the country's empowerment laws that compel foreigners to sell 51% stake in businesses valued at US$500 000 or more.
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: SA Firm Set to Acquire Lobels Stake
Dubai Hot Spot For Indian Biscuit Brands
My stay in Dubai has few surprise as all major Indian biscuit brands could be found in retail shop as well as mall supermarkets and hypermarkets with other international and local brands . We could also find few brands from south east asian countries such as Philippines , Thailand , Malaysia and Indonesia . . Local brands from countries like Oman , Iran , Syria, Saudi Arabia and Turkey . Other major international brands most visible were Mcvities , Oreos , Bisca , Locker and local favorite Tiffany .What has drawn my attention of the volume and shelf space Indian brands occupied on malls such as Carrefour and the Brands displayed on Vans carrying this products
Retailers displayed all major brands such as Britannia's , Parle , ITC and even Priya Gold . Dubai have a very sizable Indian populations which prefers Indian biscuits to other brands thus making it a lucrative market to Indian manufacturers .
All major Indian brands which have to face stiff competition at home have started scouting for markets overseas and Dubai being the favorite destinations for them . Most of them operates through authorised distributors except for Britannia Industries Ltd as they have bought local company Strategic Foods Intl Co LLc from Khimji Ramdas . Britannia is now promoting both its Indian brands such as Good Day , Marie Gold , 50-50 , Milkbikis as well as local brand such as Nutro biscuits and wafers .
Ontario Cake s Recalled On Undeclared Milk Charge
OTTAWA — Canada's food safety authorities are warning the public that specific bakery products distributed in Ontario may contain milk products not declared on the label.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said some Grandpa Jimmy's Scottish Bakery brand products may be harmful to people allergic to milk or sulphites.
The affected products are the Cherry Cake, Dark Christmas Cake and Glasgow Gingerbread in 450 and 900 gram packages, the Dundee Cake and Sultana Cake in 450 gram packages, and the Light Christmas Cake in an unspecified size.
The CFIA warned that consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in people with milk or sulphite allergies.
No illnesses associated with the consumption of these products have been reported.
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http://www.vancouversun.com
Indian Biscuits Hurting Pakistan Exports
Spiralling prices of commodities , Flood crisis , terrorism has taken its toll on biscuit exports of Pakistan where cost of production has risen to such an extent that once booming export of biscuits has fallen drastically . Pak Government needs to take corrective measure to improve the situations
A report
KARACHI: High prices of sugar, wheat and other commodities in the country have restricted export of confectionery products, causing loss of precious foreign exchange, said Miftah Ismail, Chief Executive Officer/Director, Ismail Industries (Candy Land) Ltd. Monday.
“Before the said issue, the country was exporting products to African countries but Indian biscuit industries are now much cheaper than Pakistan and have beaten us in export market,” Miftah said. “The export market is not competitive for Pakistani products due to heavy cost of production,” he said adding that we are importing sugar and wheat from Dubai. Sugar price in international market was less than $700 per tonne but on the contrary in Pakistan it is sold for over Rs 100 per kg.
Miftah said that the food industry in Pakistan was thriving it was having 25th position in world purchasing power economy and 45th in terms of dollar expenditures. However, the situation was deteriorating.
“In the year 2009, inflation rate in Pakistan was 17.06 percent while GDP growth rate is 2.10 percent only. Initially, electricity load shedding was not our problem but thereafter due to gas shortage we also faced closure of industries due lack of power generation at our own,” he said.
. He stressed attracting more students in food science education for expansion of food expertise within the country.
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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - High prices affecting confectionary exports
A report
KARACHI: High prices of sugar, wheat and other commodities in the country have restricted export of confectionery products, causing loss of precious foreign exchange, said Miftah Ismail, Chief Executive Officer/Director, Ismail Industries (Candy Land) Ltd. Monday.
“Before the said issue, the country was exporting products to African countries but Indian biscuit industries are now much cheaper than Pakistan and have beaten us in export market,” Miftah said. “The export market is not competitive for Pakistani products due to heavy cost of production,” he said adding that we are importing sugar and wheat from Dubai. Sugar price in international market was less than $700 per tonne but on the contrary in Pakistan it is sold for over Rs 100 per kg.
Miftah said that the food industry in Pakistan was thriving it was having 25th position in world purchasing power economy and 45th in terms of dollar expenditures. However, the situation was deteriorating.
“In the year 2009, inflation rate in Pakistan was 17.06 percent while GDP growth rate is 2.10 percent only. Initially, electricity load shedding was not our problem but thereafter due to gas shortage we also faced closure of industries due lack of power generation at our own,” he said.
. He stressed attracting more students in food science education for expansion of food expertise within the country.
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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - High prices affecting confectionary exports
Mrs. Fields To Buy Cookie Man Chain
Franchise chain Cookie Man has been rescued from liquidation, with former rival Mrs. Fields acquiring the brand in a deal announced this morning.
Cookie Corporation, with owns the Australian master franchise for Mrs. Fields, will buy the business and tip it into a new subsidiary called Cookie Man Australia. The Cookie Man chain has 43 stores, which are supplied cookies from a manufacturing plant and warehouse in Sydney.
Cookie Corporation will continue to separately operate the Mrs. Fields chain, which has 27 stores. Managing director Andrew Benefield says Mrs, Fields will continue to import its trademark cookies from the United States, although Mrs. Fields will have some access to the Cookie Man manufacturing facility and warehouse, allowing it to develop new products for the Australian market.
Benefield has also brought former Cookie Man owner Peter Elligett on board as general manager of the Cookie Man business, a move Benefield says will be "very popular with Cookie Man franchisees".
Benefield told SmartCompany the two brands can co-exist in the marketplace as separate entities.
"Mrs. Fields is a premium brand with a very specific, soft-baked cookie where Cookie Man has always been popular with kids and senior citizens – it’s a very different market."
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Mrs. Fields to buy collapsed Cookie Man chain - Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany
Honey Top To Invest In Indian New Factory At Nasik
Chapatis and Naan have been popular overseas with Asian expat communities . HoneyTop Speciality foods is now coming up with automated plant in India to launch ready to serve chapatis and naan . It would be interesting to see Indian consumer response to such product as Indians still prefer fresh prepared food to ready to serve items.
Honeytop Speciality Foods has invested £3m to build a new factory in India that will supply naan bread and chapattis to India and the wider Asian and Australian markets.
Honeytop Speciality Foods has invested £3m to build a new factory in India that will supply naan bread and chapattis to India and the wider Asian and Australian markets.
The new 8,000m2 factory - located in Nasik, about 150km north of Mumbai - will initially employ 100 people and is due to open in the second quarter of 2011.
Europe's leading producer of naans and flatbreads and a major supplier of own-label breads to the UK multiples, Dunstable-based Honeytop exports to 10 European markets with overseas sales now accounting for 15% of turnover.
However, this is the first time it has expanded its manufacturing footprint overseas, md David Laurence told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “It’s the bakery equivalent of taking coals to Newcastle, but we believe our naan bread is so good that it will find a ready market with Indian consumers
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http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk
Europe's leading producer of naans and flatbreads and a major supplier of own-label breads to the UK multiples, Dunstable-based Honeytop exports to 10 European markets with overseas sales now accounting for 15% of turnover.
However, this is the first time it has expanded its manufacturing footprint overseas, md David Laurence told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “It’s the bakery equivalent of taking coals to Newcastle, but we believe our naan bread is so good that it will find a ready market with Indian consumers
source
http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk
Ravi Foods Plans 3 Manufacturing Units To Meet Growing Export Demand
Ravi foods is one of the fast emerging biscuit manufacturer from southern India which also had ambitious pan India expansion plans . It owns brand like Dukes and is into contract manufacturing of leading brands
as well . Main products are Marie , Glucose , Cream , Crackers and Waffy Wafer Biscuits .
as well . Main products are Marie , Glucose , Cream , Crackers and Waffy Wafer Biscuits .Ravi Foods, a biscuits and confectionery maker, is targeting an export of Rs 250 crore turnover by 2012 from the current Rs 150 crore. " To achieve this we will have to export 250 containers per month," said Venkat Kiran, Ravi Foods.
Ravi Foods, the manufacturers of the famous Marie biscuits is in the league of names like Parle and Britannia in the export market. It's based in Hyderabad and is growing at 15% per annum. It exports its products under its export subsidiary Treff. The export warehouse of the company is known by Kamala International.
Treff exports biscuits like Marie, Glucose, Cream, Nice Coconut Biscuits, Salted biscuits, wafer biscuits, teddy shape, cream crackers and others to around 30 countries including regions like the US, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Singapore, Middle East, Australia, Fiji and 28 African counties.
Venkat said that the demand for its biscuits was huge and the supply was comparatively less.
"Currently, the demand is more than what we supply and the demand is specially growing in countries like the US. It is our biggest international market with a sales turnover of $90,000. Africa is also another huge market," Venkat said.
The company is expanding its product portfolio by introducing new products created by combining various ingredients and also in the health food category. "We will be expanding our product portfolio in the future, mainly catering to the outsourcing companies and exporting countries," said Venkat.
To meet the growing demands both domestically and internationally the company is planning to set up three manufacturing units with an investment of Rs 40 crore by 2012. This would take the company's manufacturing units to 11 across India.
The units are planned to be set up in a phased manner on 10 acres of land at Mahabubnagar. According to sources, the first manufacturing unit is scheduled for the year 2011 with Rs 20 crore investment. The unit will have a production capacity of 5,000 tonnes per month which will add to its total production capacity of 1,80,000 tonnes per annum.
The company's production capacity per month is around 15,000 tonnes and it aims to increase it to 25,000 crore by 2012. The total export turnover of the company is around Rs 12 crore.
Ravi Foods, the manufacturers of the famous Marie biscuits is in the league of names like Parle and Britannia in the export market. It's based in Hyderabad and is growing at 15% per annum. It exports its products under its export subsidiary Treff. The export warehouse of the company is known by Kamala International.
Treff exports biscuits like Marie, Glucose, Cream, Nice Coconut Biscuits, Salted biscuits, wafer biscuits, teddy shape, cream crackers and others to around 30 countries including regions like the US, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Singapore, Middle East, Australia, Fiji and 28 African counties.
Venkat said that the demand for its biscuits was huge and the supply was comparatively less.
"Currently, the demand is more than what we supply and the demand is specially growing in countries like the US. It is our biggest international market with a sales turnover of $90,000. Africa is also another huge market," Venkat said.
The company is expanding its product portfolio by introducing new products created by combining various ingredients and also in the health food category. "We will be expanding our product portfolio in the future, mainly catering to the outsourcing companies and exporting countries," said Venkat.
To meet the growing demands both domestically and internationally the company is planning to set up three manufacturing units with an investment of Rs 40 crore by 2012. This would take the company's manufacturing units to 11 across India.
The units are planned to be set up in a phased manner on 10 acres of land at Mahabubnagar. According to sources, the first manufacturing unit is scheduled for the year 2011 with Rs 20 crore investment. The unit will have a production capacity of 5,000 tonnes per month which will add to its total production capacity of 1,80,000 tonnes per annum.
The company's production capacity per month is around 15,000 tonnes and it aims to increase it to 25,000 crore by 2012. The total export turnover of the company is around Rs 12 crore.
source : fnbnews.com
What Consumers Should Know About Packaged Food Label s
- Name , trade name or description of food
- List of ingredients in descending order of their composition by weight and volume
- Specific declaration for added permitted colours/added flavours and their class
- Symbol of Veg / Non- veg food ( Green coloured circle in a square with green outline for vegetarian food and brown colour filled circle inside the square with brown outline for non-vegetarian food )
- Net weight or number or measure of volume of content
- Month and year of manufacture /packing
- Best before date with storage condition
- Nutritional information or Nutritional facts per 100gm or 100ml or per serving of the product
- The food in which hydrogenated vegetable fats or bakery shortening is used shall declare on the label that " Hydrogenated Vegetable Fats or Bakery Shortening used - Contains Trans Fat "
- Where a health claim of " Trans Fat Free" is made then the Trans Fat shall be less than 0.2g per serving and in case where the claim " Saturated Fat Free" is made then the saturated fat shall not be more than 0.1gm per 100gm or 100ml of food .
- Nutritional information are not mandatory in case of raw agricultural commodities like wheat , rice , sugar ,cereal spice and condiments , table salt or non - nutritive products .
In case of any complaints consumer can log in to
www.core.nic.in or call 1800 180 4566
other important site on food safety guidelines are
food safety and standards authority of India ( FSSAI) www.fssai.gov.in
Ministry of consumer affairs , Food and Public Distribution www.fcamin.nic.in
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