Top 20 Indian Cities Looking For Bakery Businesses

From the visitors   data analysis  on  bakerybazar  for  interest  shown  by people on setting up bakeries  I have  ranked  Indian  cities in  descending order  -Max visit   to Min visit  .

• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Pune
• Bangalore
• Kolkata
• Chennai
• Hyderabad
• Indore
• Bhubneshwar
• Cochin
• Coimbatore
• Chandigarh
• Jaipur
• Bhopal
• Surat
• Guwahati
• Ahmedabad
• Patna
• Aurangabad
• Gurgaon

The  above list  shows  the popularity  of  bakery businesses and opportunities  are very high in metros .Delhi outranks other cities  in interest for bakery business thus speaking about popularity of bakery products in Delhi  . Even  tier  II cities like  Surat , Jaipur ,Patna ,Cochin and Coimbatore  are looking for  bakery  as viable business.Enquiries varies from large automated plants  to small bakeries .Even  people have started asking for business plan related  to bakery chains /live in bakeries /bakery cafes/ tuc shops in corporates

Mcvities Brings Orange Flavour To It s Cream Biscuit

Mcvities  in  India  has in short  span  got  some foot hold  in  competitive market  of  biscuit category . Earlier it has launched  cookies and marie  along with its  trade mark  digestive biscuits .  It has also offered several promos  with  assorted packs of  marie and cookies  and digestive and cookies .

 In  recent launch  of  its  Mcvitie's Cream  -Orange  biscuits  , Mcvitie's  is trying  to  promote  orange cream biscuit among the largest consumer group of kids and teens . Orange flavours  is popular among kids . Where all other brand are fighting for  chocolate  variety Mcvities has strategically placed its  Orange variety  in Indian biscuit variety . Orange cream  has price tag of  Rs 10/-  for six biscuit placed in pvc  tray  (  wt = 58  g ) .  Promoted  with free  BEN 10  stickers

Bakery Business 2011 - 9th to 11th November

Bakery Business 2011  -  An annual  trade fair  of  prime importance  for  Indian bakery industry professional , entrepreneurs , vendors , manufacturers  and experts would be held  from 9th-11thNovember2011 . It  would  be the 6th edition of this event in a row  showcasing developments in the  field of  bakery/pastry which will  include  ingredients , process and technology . Bakery business 2011 is organised  by  Hospitality First   and would be staged  at  world trade centre , Cuff Parade , Mumbai.

Around  100  exhibitors  would show case  their products and services related  to bakery and pastry industry . A live competition would be held  for best bakery creation by  chefs  during the  event  called India bakery and pastry challenge .

For details  contact

Head Office: Mumbai 1st Floor, Above Ajanta Auto, Next to Four Seasons Hotel, 81, E Moses Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018 Pradeep Gopalan: +91 98211 62231 Email: pradeep@hospitalityfirst.in Chetan Salvi: +91 98213 31426 Email: chetan@hospitalityfirst.in Farzana Gandhi: +91 9820740639 Email: farzana@hospitalityfirst.in

http://bakerybusiness.net

Parle Launches Milk Power In Tamil Nadu

Parle products  India s leading biscuit manufacturer  has test  launched  Milk Power biscuits in Tamil Nadu  prior to going  pan India .  Tamil nadu has almost 55% market  share for milk biscuits  still dominated by arch rival Britannia's  Milk Bikkis , new  ITC  Milk magic and  Horlicks biscuits  . Parle 's  earlier foray  into Milk biscuit segment was through  its  product called Milk Shakti   with  recipe of milk with honey  which  could not  make much of  impact . Parle now  with new avatar of Milk Power  has  launched  this  biscuit fortified with  vitamins and iron  which would appeal to health  conscious mothers .Milk  variety  is about 5-10% of  total biscuit production popular among kids and teens .

source : Financial Chronicle 

Chorleywood Process Which Revolutionised Bread Manufacturing

Bread Manufacturing was  changed for ever  with  Chorleywood  process  , This process allowed bakers to produce bread loaves in  shortest  ever  time with continuous process without  the  conventional method of  allowing bread to ferment for long hours . Most of automated Bread Manufacturing plants  across the globe  follow Chorleywood process .

Even the fresh crusty bread baked at your local supermarket is probably made the Chorleywood way.

The work of the scientists at the Chorleywood Flour Milling and Bakery Research Association laboratories in 1961 led to a new way of producing bread, making the average loaf in Britain 40% softer, reducing its cost and more than doubling its life.
25th November 1965: A line of baked loaves ready to be packed at the Wonderloaf Bakery, Tottenham, north London. The move was good for British farmers growing low-protein wheat

What is more, each slice was uniform.

For its supporters, it was the innovation that pushed bread into the modern era.

"It is a process we invented and we should be very proud of it," says Gordon Polson, of the British Federation of Bakers. "UK bread is around the cheapest in the world."

The bread scientist, Stan Cauvain, who worked with the original inventors and has written the definitive work on the Chorleywood Process says they knew from the beginning they had changed baking forever.

"The inventors knew they were on to something special and it would have far reaching consequences."

Its origins lay in the late 1950s and the need to try to find a way for small bakers to compete with new industrial bakeries. The light brown "national loaf" during the long years of rationing had, for many consumers, outstayed its welcome. Soft, springy, white bread - that did not go stale quickly - was what the public wanted.

"Already, thanks to the Chorleywood process, nearly half the wheat in our bread is British. The industry's current development programme could bring about a situation where British bread is made from an even higher proportion of British wheat - thus making the British loaf even better value for money in relation to world bread prices."

The research bakers at Chorleywood discovered that by adding hard fats, extra yeast and a number of chemicals and then mixing at high speed you got a dough that was ready to bake in a fraction of the time it normally took.

It allowed bread to be made easily and economically with low protein British wheat.


Important  Timelines for  Modern Bread Manufacturing in  UK

      1928: First bread slicing machine, invented by Otto Rohwedder, exhibited at a bakery trade fair in the US

• 1930: Large UK bakeries take commercial slicers and sliced bread first appears in shops
• 1933: Around 80% of US bread is pre-sliced and wrapped. The phrase "the best thing since sliced bread" coined
• 1941: Calcium added to UK flour to prevent rickets
• 1942: The national loaf - much like today's brown loaf - introduced to combat shortage of white flour
• 1954: Conditions in bakeries regulated by the Night Baking Act
• 1956: National loaf abolished
• 1961: The Chorleywood Bread Process introduced

source
BBC News

Britannia Brings Choco chip " TIGER KRUNCH" At Rs5/-

Britannia   has launched  a low cost  chocolate chip  biscuit  in  its  Tiger brand  . Tiger  brand  has been pitched basically  by Britannia  to take on   Parle  G . Tiger  glucose biscuit   had  some success  in getting glucose market  share .  Britannia  has  since then tried to  add many   low cost variant  for mass glucose segment with  Tiger cream , Tiger Cookies  and now  Tiger Krunch   with  choco  chips  . Idea  is to provide  premium product  with  low cost   tag  to  large customer base including  rural  market .  Tiger Krunch is  priced at  Rs 5/-  bracket .

Arnotts Tic Toc Biscuits - Innovation in Biscuit Design

Arnotts  Innovative biscuit  design  which  would definitely  be  liked by kids ,  uses clock moulds  for its  cream biscuits .

Arnotts -  A profile

Parle Products Goes For Expansion Mode To Thwart Competition

 Parle  Products  the leading  biscuit manufacturer  in India  has adopted  a aggressive  expansion plan  to maintain its leadership position in biscuit segment through increasing its production  capacities and distribution channels .

A report

The Rs6,000 crore biscuits major Parle Products, which has pilfered Britannia Industries Ltd’s market share, is looking to maintain its leadership in the branded biscuits segment.
Parle claims to hold a market share of 40% in volume and 32% in value terms in the branded biscuits segment. At present, Britannia has a market share of 28% in volume terms and 32% in value.

Analysts estimate Britannia has lost about 4% volume share in the last three years, whereas Parle has gained the same.
Going forward, the company plans to double its distribution network and increase the number of its manufacturing units.

source
complete story  on -DNA

Colors Used In Biscuits

Bakery manufacturers uses  various ingredients and methods  to give color  to biscuits and cookies . Colors could be added to biscuits  as

Natural  colors can be categorised  into  following groups
Artificial  colors /  Synthetic


List  of  colors  used  in biscuit  -Distinctively or  in combination

Natural  colors
Chloropyll
Caramel
Curcumin or tumeric
Beta-carotene
Beta spo- 8 apo-B carotenic acid
Methylester  of   Beta -apo-8 carotenic acid
Ethylester of Beta -apo-8 carotenic acid
Canthaxamthin
Riboflavin, Lactoflavin
Annatto
Saffron

Synthetic

Indigo Carmine
Erythrosine
Carmoisine
Ponceau 4R
Tartrazine
Sunset Yellow  FCF
Brilliant Blue  FCF
Fast Green FCF

 Note :Pl refer PFA ,Act 1954  for  permissible limits 












  

Sinmag - World Major Bakery Equipment Manufacturer - A profile

Bakery equipments and machinery market is  dominated by European and American  manufacturers  rarely  we find any Asian brands competing with  these brands but for one Taiwanese bakery equipment manufacturer Sinmag . Sinmag has made a mark on bakery equipment market with its  superior quality and  after sale service  to the clients  world wide . Taking example of India - even with numerous bakery equipment manufacturers present in India  we can find  Sinmag  equipments  are installed every where .Sinmag  equipments are ranked among best bakery equipment in this part of the world .

Established in year 1983 , Taiwan  operates  with two manufacturing units in Taiwan and China respectively  . Exports its machine to USA , Canada , Asia , Africa ,Latin America and Australia . Market leader in countries like China ,Taiwan , Malaysia and Philippines  for   bakery equipment.

Bakery Equipment 

          Its popularity  lies among  small to medium  bakeries  . It has complete range of baking equipments used for  bread , buns , cakes and pastries .

•         Planetary Mixer
•         Spiral Mixer 25,50,80,120,200 Kg dough
•         Bun Dividers
•         Bun Divider Rounders:Semi-Automatic and Fully Automatic
•         Hydraulic Dividers
•         Dough Rounders
•         Dough Moulders
•         Dough Sheeters
•         Proofers
•         Retarder-Proofers
•         Deck Ovens, Electric and Gas
•         Revolving Trays Ovens
•         Tunnel Ovens
•         Slicers
•         Racks
•         Show Cases
•         Convection Ovens,Electric and Gas

website : www.sinmag.com

 

 
HQ

9F- 4 , No - 342
FU  Housing Road
Sec1, Taiwan - ROC
Tel : 02 - 27033337
Fax:  02 - 27034888


Email :  export@singmag.com.cn


Distributor   of   Sinmag  Equipments  In  India 

Apple Bakery Machinery Private Limited
20i,1st Floor, Hansraj Damodar Wadi
Off Kennedy Bridge, Opera House
Mumbai - 400 004
Tel: +91 22 2385 2632/33
Fax: +91 22 2385 2629
Email: bak2apple@yahoo.co.in ;info@applebakerymachinery.in 

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List of Emulsifiers And Stabilisers Used In Bread And Biscuits

Emulsifiers and Stabiliser   plays  important  role in bread and biscuit manufacturing . Here are the important Emulsifiers and Stabilisers


Sucroglycerides

Hydroxypropyl methyl  cellulose
Sucrose esters of fatty acids

Di-  Acetyl tartaric Acid  Esters of Mono and Di - glycerides
Guar Gum
Sorbitol
Lecithin
Glycerine
Glycerol Monosterate
Sodium Steroyl  2 lacylate of Calcium Stearoly 2 Lacylate
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids and polycerol esters of Interestefied  ricinoleid acid

Nutritional Components of Bread

Bread  which has become staple food for majority of house hold across the globe  contains various ingredients which provides nutrition to the masses . Several countries have passed laws to fortify  breads with essential minerals and vitamins  such as folic acid , iron , , vitamins and calcium  etc .Interestingly in India we don't have any compulsory fortification  law  apart  from standards for food additives used in bread . (BIS and PFA Act) however bread manufacturer  add few ingredients  to  enhance nutritional  value of bread .Bread being product of common masses its  important that  its fortified by manufacturers to  give consumers  a healthy food . Governments in most countries monitors the prices  and quality  directly  on indirectly  has  to ensure  that  manufacturers  add  essential  nutritious   ingredients  into their products  either through legal  food laws or through  industry   associations .

List of nutritional components in bread

Proteins

Carbohydrate and  starch

Sugar
Dietary  Fibres 
Fat

Calcium

Iron

Vitamins
Thiamine
Niacin
Riboflavin
Potassium
Sodium
Magnesium
Phosphorus

Foliate

Thus  bread  becomes  the cheapest and  nutritious  food  in comparison to other staple food  consisting of  minerals , vitamins and proteins .

Chitrajan Dar CEO ITC Foods Speak s On Business Strategy

ITC  foods  a food arm of  India,'s major corporate house ITC ltd , which has business spread out to  tobacco , papers , hotels , lifestyle , packaged food  and Agri  commodities. ITC  ltd  major earnings come from tobacco business and are leader in this category . To make ITC less dependent on tobacco earnings it has diversified in to  foods and personal care segment  making it into league  of HUL , PG , Kraft and Pepsi .  Chitrajan  Dar  has taken over from Ravi Navare as CEO of it Food division ITC  Foods.Sun feast brands of biscuit s   have made a mark  on biscuit segment giving tough competition to already entrenched players  like Britannia and Parle . Taking advantage of  huge network of  existing  dealers  and distribution channels  ITC  could well become a  major brand in biscuit  segment

Speaks  to ET 

ITC Foods, the maker of Bingo! Chips, Sunfeast biscuits and Yippee! Noodles, has gained a reputation of being a disruptive player. Contributing 12-13% to its parent's revenue, the division turned the corner last fiscal. Its boss, chief executive Chitranjan Dar , though, is reluctant to take all the credit. He says he took over when brands were established and the division only needed consolidation.

The strength of ITC Foods lies in sourcing staples through its e-choupal system that offers direct contact with farmers and a distribution channel that piggybacks on the equity enjoyed by Wills cigarettes across corner outlets. Dar, who has had a three-decade-run at the cigarettes-to-hotels group, tells Sarah Jacob how the division is now focused on a high-margin, value-added products strategy and is working on developing healthier offerings.

 Excerpts from an interview:

Where does Sunfeast stand in the biscuits segment?


Our market share is a third of what Britannia and Parle
Products have. (Industry estimates peg Sunfeast's market share at 11%).
We are looking at profitable growth by following a higher margin,
value-added strategy. We have been focusing on the mid-market and
premium segment and less on glucose biscuits. We launched Marie oats,
Special cookies, premium creams, choco fills and relaunched Marie and
Dark Fantasy.

source
The Economic Times

List of Acid Regulators In Bread And Biscuits

Following are the acid regulators  for bread and biscuits used in Indian bakery industry

Role of  Acid Regulators in baked  goods

Acid regulators basic function  is to  increase the acidity of the dough .In Addition to this controls dough fermentation or leavening or  to reduce spoilage due to  growth of mold ,rope or bacteria.


Main Acid Regulators

• Sodium Fumarate 
• Potassium  Malate 
• Sodium Hydroxide
• Acetic Acid
• Lactic Acid
• Citric Acid 
• Malic  Acid 
• Tartaric  Acid

Note : Pl  check the permissible quantities for above said acid regulators in PFA Act , 1954 

Parle Promotes "Sixer " In PET Jar

Parle Products  is promoting its  salty snacks biscuit  "Sixers"  in PET Jar   and  thinking of benefits  of this PET jar  would provide Indian house hold would be numerous . You can keep loose biscuits or  can be used to store spices , sugar ,tea  or any other raw material used in kitchen .

Priced Rs 30/- for 200g   could be good bargain for family . This salty biscuits  take s on to Priya Golds cheeselings  for snacking time . Sixer comes from s the hexagonal shape to the tiny  biscuits .Good concept  for  families  going out  for picnics /movies .Others are providing PET Jars for their  Tikki Packs  to  retailers .

China Bans Benzoyl Peroxide And Calcium Peroxide Alongwith Other Food Additives

Chinese government is trying  to control the damage done by various food safety  related incidents to its food processing industry through various rules and laws . In latest attempt  Chinese authorities have banned several  food additives.

A report

Chinese authorities have banned several types of food additives as part of new national regulations on food safety issued on Friday.

The new regulations also stipulated that all additives should be marked clearly on food product labels.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday issued four national food safety regulations concerning food additives, food product labels, honey products and the limit of mycotoxins in food. Mycotoxins are metabolites of fungi that can adversely affect animal and human health.

The use of benzoyl peroxide, calcium peroxide and methanal as food additives has been banned under the new regulations, as these additives are no longer necessary for the production of food, according to Chen Rui, an MOH food safety official.


source
news.xinhuanet.com

Britannia 's Vinita Bali Features In Business Excellence Magazine

 Vinita Bali ,MD& CEO, Britannia  Industries Ltd    had recently featured in article of  Business Excellence magazine  where she spells out business strategies and future trends  in  food market .Interviewed by John O Hanlon of Business Excellence .Business Excellence magazines covers  best of corporate heads and companies  across the globe.


Here is an excerpt

"Business excellence is pursued through a number of ongoing programmes, says Bali. “Each year we set rigorous targets on efficiency and effectiveness. We operate programmes like TQM and kaizen, not only in manufacturing but in other processes in the company and our supply chain. At any one time there are several hundred projects to improve process parameters, output ratios or effectiveness in the marketplace. You have to have those programmes, otherwise it is tough to compete in a market where margins are not that high.”


source - Read  complete article on
 Business Excellence Magazine

FSSAI Issues Draft Notification For Food Recall Procedure

 Food safety and standards authority of India  has  circulated   the draft for food recall procedures for  comments  and suggestions from all stake holders  before it becomes act through gazetted notifications. Previous food safety act - PFA  Act  didn't have sets rules and procedures  for   food recall  thus this draft attempts to lay down procedure sand guidelines in case  of  food recalls .Countries like USA, Canada , UK and European countries have well established norms for Food Recall s. Public in general  are made aware of  recall by authorities through  websites and press releases of the nature of  complaint and  with details of product which includes the batch number , the brand, mfg dates , manufacturers detail etc.

 

 Draft  consists of   food recall procedures to be followed by  food operators , manufactures/suppliers , distributors, caterers , services  and retailers .

 It covers  entire food recall systems  including  areas such as

Written Recall procedures

Handling of complaints

Exported Material

Classification of  Recalls

Post Recall Actions 

Forms and Declaration formats to be used

Role / Responsibility of Food Operator and Food Authority

get detail s on 

http://fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Recall_procedure%2804-05-2011%29.pdf

Britannia Presents Good Day Choco Nut In New Packaging

With  competition eating up  its  market share  Britannia has launched  new products  to take on ITC , Kraft and Mcvities  new launches .Britannia s Good day Choco Nut  puts itself  into  ITC   Dark Fantasy  category 

One  of  Britannia s  old product  Good day  choconut  has been  launched into new avatar .Launched earlier during 2004 -2005 . Basic product features remains the same with  changes done in product packaging .Now Good day Choco nut   dons slick packaging  depicting richness of chocolate and nuts . In addition to wrapper it also provides a enclosed pvc  box  which  supports  the  fragile biscuits  .

Its  a case of  "Old wine in a new bottle "


Britannia  Good Day biscuit review

TOP 10 QSR Active On Face Book

 Social Media  and networking  has changed  our lives in  many ways   as we now interact more on these platform s  than any method . En cashing on these trends food companies and QSR ( Quick Service Restaurant ) have  created Fan pages on Facebook or Twitter . This has helped these companies on connecting to customer  and getting quick reviews and feed back on the products , services and quality .Listed  below  are the most active  QSR /Food Chains on Facebook.

1. YO! Sushi                                           
2. Papa Murphy’s Pizza                           
3. Denny’s                                               
4. O’Charley’s                                         
5. A&W                                           
6. White Castle Burgers                         
7. Panera Bread                                      
8. Arby’s                                                
9. Burger King                                        
10.The Melting Pot                                 

 source :

 http://nrn.com

Institutes Offering Bakery Courses In Mumbai

So you have taken bakery as your career  . To pursue a successful career in  bakery  you need to have best of the catering  and baking knowledge  .Mentioned below are  the best institutes  and colleges offering  bakery courses in Mumbai.

• Sophia Polytechnic
•  Indian Institute of Hotel Management
•  Mumbai college of Hotel Management and Catering Technology
• Taj Institute of Hotel Management
• Rizvi College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology
•  Dr. DY Patil Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology 
•   MSc Tech (food tech and fermentation tech) University of Bombay

source -TOI

Career Option - Baker

Kraft Foods To Open New Chocolate & Biscuit Factory In Brazil

Kraft  has shifted its  focus  to emerging economies such as China , India and Brazil  to offset its  declining sales in European market . Recent takeover of Cadbury  has given Kraft foods  a significant market foot hold for  these countries .

A  report

Kraft Foods has opened a new $80 million manufacturing facility in Pernambuco, Brazil.

The 270,000-square-foot plant will initially produce chocolate and powdered beverages. A biscuit line will be added in 2012.

The facility will employ more than 600 employees and eventually grow to 800 when the new biscuit line opens in 2012.

"With the opening of our new plant in Pernambuco, we're providing jobs to local Brazilians, investing in our communities and meeting the needs of our consumers in this important, fast-growing region," said Marcos Grasso, President of Kraft Foods Brazil.

The new facility will boast prismatic skylights, solar lighting and water heating, a wastewater treatment plant, low-emission equipment and eco-paved parking lots. The new facility is also seeking to be recognised by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, an internationally recognised green building certification system.


source
FOOD Magazine

Fox Biscuits Adopts Unique Way Of Advertisement

Advertisement  for biscuits have now  begun  to take innovative ideas leaving cliche based kids.housewife based ads . Even  social media marketing has been tapped for biscuits,cookies .

A report


A biscuit manufacturing company which is looking to establish a flagship brand will use traditional, modern, and even unique methods to advertise.
Fox's Biscuits, which has become famed for the use of its gangster panda Vinnie in its adverts, is set to spend around £3 million on a campaign to push Ambers as its flagship brand, Marketing Week reported.

A new series of TV adverts has been shot; social media marketing links have been established, and a rather unique approach has been taken to push the new biscuits.

As part of the campaign, which is the largest the company has ever launched, Vinnie the panda has bought a racehorse, which he has named Amber after the biscuit brand. The horse will run in real events throughout the racing season.

Top  Biscuit Brands In UK

source

www.equimedia.co.uk

Will Tikki Packs Save The Day For Biscuit Manufacturers?

 Indian Biscuit Manufacturers  are under tremendous pressure for  profit margin  against ever rising inflation  which had made  raw material costlier to them .  The options  are limited for the biscuit manufactures  either  they increase price for their product  or  increase the volumes of their sales . Increasing price  is  a difficult option thanks for the cut throat competition and  Indian consumers  change of  loyalty over price . Now manufacturers are trying to place products on every price point  as low  as Rs1/- , Rs2/- , Rs3/-   for these small packs   they have coined a term called Tikki Packs ( small packs ) . So  you   find all major manufacturers  marketing their products on Tikki Packs  with 4- 5 biscuits per pack  wts around  25 - 35gms  for Rs2/-.

This Tikki Pack  concept   was first initiated by  Cavin Kare for its "Chic"  shampoo giving shampoo in sachets for Rs2/- , the idea was well accepted by consumers and it became  mega hit  overnight . Others too  followed the idea and we had all fmcg giving their products in Tikki Packs . Britannia started the Tikki Pack  concept in early 2000s  for  Tiger , then parle  joined and offered its Parle G in Tikki Packs and now Sunfeast(ITC) has joined the competition with its Tikki Packs for its glucose biscuits.   With  economic slowdown  and spiraling prices still looming  large  manufacturers are finding small  packs as best strategy  to   increase their sales, as consumers would  not mind spending such a low amount on biscuits .This also helps people under BPL to be able to buy branded biscuits for themselves.


Interesting use of Tikki packs  of biscuits  has been observed   in  this   region  . People use Tikki packs for

1  Giving it to poor people as alms" daan"  during festive / religious ceremonies .
2. Pets
3. Return Gifts at Birth day s
4. Retail shop owners exchanging for  change s.
5. Kiosk owners put it along with other sachets 



Even new entrants have  gone for  Rs5/(  $0.11)-  a pack  eg- Oreo , Mcvities .Competing for consumers  every rupee in biscuit market .

Popular Bakery Products - Video -Part 1

What Are Various Food Packaging Symbols ?

food packaging symbols  highlights following categories

Veg/Non- veg
Organic
Gluten free
Rspo
Recycled
Trans Fat
Whole grain
Allergy
Ethical business practices

Energy Saving Projects Implemented By UK Bakers

Here are  few energy savings project reported in bakeryinfo.co.uk  which  are being implemented by bakers in UK . All these can easily be  implemented by bakers across the globe to reduce the energy cost .

• Bakeries are replacing heavy metal  steel  tins  to  thermoplastic  tins  . Could save heating energy by 13 %.Thermoplastic tins are energy efficient .
• Bakeries are implementing  control  of excess air  in combustion . This excess air  results  in large amount of  heat waste . By controlling  excess air used  in  oven burners  combustion on can  reduce the fuel consumption .
• Improving exhaust flue gas  optimum pressure  with mechanical ventilation system .
• Heat recovery  from bakery  oven  through exchangers and utilising it  for pre heating of  air  or  heating applications

source
bakeryinfo.co.uk

More on energy savings in bakery

Bakeware s For Home Baking

There are special accessories and equipments required for baking at  home .We all are tempted  to  try out  various baking recipes   for  that we need to equip our kitchens with bakeware s. Here  is the list

Hand grinders and mixers
Hand  dough mixers
Cookie Cutters
Portable deck ovens
Micro ovens
Pans & Trays ( pans are different  for cakes , pizza ,muffins  )
Moulds - Breads or Buns
Scoops/ Scrapers
Pastry bags
Liners
Edible papers and Edible inks
Edible  cake decorators
Baking sheets
Bowls
Bread Knives /Pallete Knives
Sugar Lamp
Air pumps and spray
Nozzles
SS Rings

On my visit  to AAHAR   2011 ,I came  across  M/s Transworld Enterprise  who are  a leading supplier of these bakewares

Contact  details

Archna Sethi
Chief Executive
Transworld Enterprises
HS-3, First Floor
Kailash Colony Market
New Delhi – 110048, India

Tel No.: 91-11-29232848/41690661/46528542
Fax no.: 91-11-29237693/29238370

E Mail: info@twe.in ;  contact@twe.in

Website: www.twe.in

Demand Rises For Bakeware & Ingredients Supplies In India

Guest post by  Chitra  Choudhary

Ms Chitra  Choudhary  one of our blogs regular reader  shares  her  frustration on finding bakeware & Ingredient  suppliers in Delhi

"We are some of the baking enthusiasts in Delhi who find it difficult to get the baking ingredients and pans for our baking. The sector is unorganized as far as home baking is concerned. We do not get easily fresh yeast, dried yeast and other ingredients which form a vital component of the baking process. I have gone searching personally in the shops and finally got my pans in Old Delhi. It is frustrating and time consuming to search for simple tools of baking here in India. This is not only my experience but also of the numerous home bakers who face the same lack of facilities everywhere in India.

I would like to know whether there are manufacturers in Delhi who can sell their baking ingredients like fresh yeast, dry instant yeast, cooking chocolate, cream cheese for cheesecakes, cake decorating ingredients and tools, baking pans etc. to home bakers like me. India has a very good market for such products and I am confident the suppliers as well as the consumers will be happy if our dream will be fulfilled.

Baking at home is enjoyed by many families and I hope many manufacturers come into this untapped business as soon as possible."

Bakeware business are not so much developed here in India as its in western countries but its promising business . Few stores have been in operations with imported items .More entrepreneurs and manufacturers are required to match the growing demand for bakewares and speciality ingredients for home baking requirements.
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Cookies - It Has To Be From Kookie Jar In Kolkata

 

Such  is the craze and popularity  of  baked products  from Kookie Jar in Kolkata . Started in 1985  by  young women entrepreneur  Ms Lovey Burman  This bakery clientele  has people  for  across the globe . Ask  Kolkatians  for bakery products and they would swear by KJ  the new name for Kookie Jar .



Product range from delicious pastries , tart , cookies ,pizza ,cakes and breads  all  made from best of ingredients with innovative and creative design s . With demand for its product surging  KJ has now installed a 10000 sqft  with state of the art facility  which would cater for the  volumes.

picby -kaushik sarkar(  ilovekolkata.in)

 Its  KJ  unique flavour  and superior  quality  products  which  makes them  class apart from rest of the bakeries in th city . Recently  Kookie Jar  celebrated its 25th Birth Anniversary   at its  old small pastry shop Rawdon street ,Kolkata ,Thus  KJ  has marked its place in Indian pastry and  bakery industry


  So  Visit  Kookie Jar  whenever you are in Kolkata


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Is White Bread Losing Its Popularity ?

What more evidence one want to see that  white bread has fallen from its once most sought out bread  for  even the street hawker  for  snacks ( tikkiwala)  gives option for multi grain, brown or whole grain bread instead of white bread .

White bread which are mass produced  are made of wheat flour  devoid of  bran  and germ  which are removed while passing through milling process.White  bread flour  thus doesn't  have dietary fibre , iron ,Vitamin B and micro nutrients such as thiamine,riboflavin and niacin . However many countries have  food laws making white flour fortification with these nutrients mandatory (  Fortification of  bread is not present in Indian PFA act ) .Another important nutrient is folic acid .Removal of bran and germ gives wheat flour a longer shelf life thus making it  popular among bread manufacturers .

Popularity of  Whole grain or Brown Bread  are for  following  reasons

• Consumers are now  more health conscious  than  ever before  with information available  easily to majority population on advantage of  whole grain breads  .
• Availability  of  options   to  consumers  for white bread  by manufacturers who are now producing  breads such as whole grain , multi grain  breads (.Manufacturers like Harvest Gold and Bonn have introduced healthy options of whole grain breads ).

Recent  articles in leading mag/newspaper  shows similar trend  in other countries


British Bakers
Sale Volumes of  Brown /seeded  bread has increased by 6.1% from last year  and for  white bread  decreased by 1.4% for the same period

Herald Sun


Health-conscious consumers are driving a trend toward wholegrain and nutrient-laden bread varieties, steadily eroding the popularity of white bread.Sales of breads enriched or fortified with nutrients are growing by 10 to 15 per cent a year, with more than $320 million in sales, a Bread Manufacturing in Australia report by IBISWorld found.

 GreenFieldReporter.com

For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new standards for school meals - ones that call for more whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables, fat-free flavored milks, limited servings of potatoes and starchy vegetables, and reduced amounts of sodium and calories.



leaderwheels.com
Whenever you replace white flour with whole grains—in bread, cereal, pasta—it’s a strike against aging. Soluble fiber, found in oats and barley, has been linked to lower levels of insulin and bad cholesterol (think: diabetes and heart disease), and insoluble fiber in whole wheat reduces risk of gastrointestinal maladies like diverticulosis. Check out bread made with the new albino whole wheat—it tastes like the real white thing.

Cadbury Oreo Introduces Low Price Packs

With  launch of  regular pack  size  of  Rs 10/-  and Rs 20/- in  Indian  brnaded  biscuit market    Cadbury  Oreo  is now available  in  low price tag  of  Rs 5/- for 29.4 g ( 3 cream sandwiched biscuits ) . Oreo has now joined local  players such as Britannia , Parle and ITC  competing  for volumes over premium  (   low price tags ). Consumers  who prefers on the move snacks  such as school going kids or youngster planning evening hangouts   or  the budget conscious  consumers could be the target for  such  pricing .

Cadbury Oreo has launched its Rs5/- pack  biscuits  in a   Pile pack   arrangement  instead of  more popular format of   On the  Edge  biscuit pack   this  arrangement  gives  a feeling of more biscuit in a pack .Packaging is done with metallised laminate.

Only  difference we  can figure it out between imported  Oreo  and  now  available local Oreo  is  the strength of  shell  which cracks up  with little pressure while opening the pack . It could  be due  to  flour  or baking  features  done  for  local  Oreo .

Engineering Services Required For Medium To Large Bakeries

Engineering services are required  to run the plant and machinery's of bakery plants 24x7x365  .Every plant or factory have their own  engineering dept which looks after critical operations and does the routine ,preventive and break down maintenance . It also does  few development jobs  as well as under takes  new  project  or expansion  job . Engineering dept  ensures minimum downtime  as well as modification jobs . With outsourcing as  a cost  reduction strategies for bakeries ,  few of these services are now being done through contractors or companies  on  annual  maintenance contracts . It does have few advantages  as well disadvantages  .

Advantages of  Engineering services out sourced

• Cost Savings due to low manpower on company rolls.
• Numbers of technician can be increased or decreased any time .
• Overheads like insurance and other liabilities on contractors .
• Cost savings on hiring and training cost

Disadvantages  of  Engineering services out sourced

• Employee turn over are very high  at contractors end 
• Skills  not  as per company standards
• High absenteeism observed in such kind of  contracts .
• Might incur  major loss due  to negligence .

Here are  few   non -critical engineering services which  can be easily outsource  without impacting performance of  Plant

• Fire Safety equipments  maintenance and service ( Fire hydrant system , fire alarms , smoke detectors , extinguishers etc)
• Air conditioning & refrigeration  equipments and service ( Chilling plants , cold rooms , freezers , a/c plants )
• Utilities  maintenance and service (  Cooling towers ,Air compressors , DG Sets , Effluent treatment plants, pumps  )
• Civil  construction and maintenance
• Plumbing and pipeline jobs
• Machining /Fabrication jobs - ( Workshop related jobs )
• General  Electrical jobs
• Maintenance jobs for  material handling ( Fork lifts , Pallet trucks , hoists , trolleys )
• PCB  repairs
• Motor  rewinding
• Printer maintenance and repairs
• Weighing  scale repair and maintenance
• Boiler or hot water generator maintenance and repair

Large bakeries opt  for  outsourcing these services  to  save cost  on manpower .

Quality Parameters For Bakery Manufacturing Process

Quality of food product is  a serious business . Its more critical  in food processing than any other industry as it impact consumers  health and well being .Have you ever imagined  the  quality products available  on the shelf in our neighbourhood  store are result  of  quality  inspection s, test/trials , several checks  through out the entire supply chain  of the bakery product  . Quality parameters  for which  the company or the manufacturers lay downs standards has to be  compatible  with  local  authorities standards/international standards  .Quality  comes from  stringent adherence to standards during entire supply  chain right  from vendors manufacturing base, sanitation /hygiene  till  retailers shelf .


Here  are  Quality  factors  which  has  to be monitored  to get quality bakery  product


Raw material  / Ingredients  /Packaging material

Physical state  such as  wetness  ,smell or  contamination  etc
Moisture
Rancidity
pH
Gluten %
Bacterial  count  or  load
Foreign body contamination's  for  flour /fat/sugar
Weight  & Quantity  of  raw materials
Shelf life 
Manufacturing date  or the  Shelf life  of the ingredients  delivered by vendors
Bursting strength
Packaging details
Sanitation and hygiene standards
Cold room temperatures
Humidity 
Trans fat



Production & Packaging  stage 

Dough consistency
Ingredient Storage temperatures
Mixing Time
Fermentation/Standing Time 
Temperature during mixing
Dough Temperature
Dividing weights
Wet weight and Dry weights of the bakery product  during process
Proving Time
Baking time
Baking temperatures 
Moisture
Dimensions  after baking
Sensory  checks 
Packaging details on labels
Sealing during packing process
Packing defects 
Under or excess weights
Functionality of  metal detectors
Upkeep of  machinery 
Audits  for  food safety management systems  like  HACCP , BRC , ISO  etc



Storage &  Transportation  (  Factory  /Warehouse/Retailers )

Pallets used  for  storage
Stack height  as per standards
Safe  Containers for  transhipment's
Secondary packaging  or  extra  padding through separators or dispensers





Market 

Sensory  evaluations  feed back
Shelf Life
Storage standards
Contamination during transhipment
Consumer  Complaints
Recall system in case of food safety issue


There are several   tools and methods  employed by  manufacturers  to  achieve  quality  standards , In addition to  food safety management systems .

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Crate Washer Save Cost In Bakery

Large  bakeries  can use  plastic crate washer  to save  cost  and time to wash plastic  crates  which  in conventional method uses  large quantity of water and time to dry them up . Plastic crates are used to store loose biscuits  ,defectives , raw material , packaging material  . In bread unit  these are used to store packed bread ,storage of bread before slicing  and other applications in bakery . Thus  requires through cleaning to avoid cross contamination's and growth  of  micro-organism . Following advantages  can be counted while  using  automated crate washers  which  are widely used in restaurants and hotels .

Low water consumption as water  is recycled many times for washing  after filtration .

Less space 
Low manpower
Less energy
Minimum waste of water
Short time for  drying
Easy  installation and running of washer .

Wheat Flour Milling Flow Diagram

Flour  characteristics for bakeries

Types of  flour used in bakeries

Cadbury Oreos Is Here Finally !

Kraft  food s has launched its major brand  OREO BISCUITS  in India  and in few days  of its announcement  products  can be seen in all major supermarkets in  Delhi  . Oreo has price tags of Rs 20/ - for 137 gms and Rs 10/- for  68.6gms. But it wont be a cake walk for  Cadbury  Oreo   biscuits  as  it has to face local competition from Britannia s  Treat O  and ITC's  Dark Fantasy .

What Make s Indian Bakery Market So Hot For Major International Companies

We have been witnessing  major international bakery companies  making beeline  to Indian bakery segment in recent times  with latest news of Kraft joining  the rank .

In  one of the my earlier  articles   I have mentioned about  failed attempts by mnc  to establish themselves  in bakery segment . But  that was in past   few factors  have  now  turned Indian bakery segment as  favorites for international biggies .

Here are few major reasons

Liberalised economy,  gone are they days for licence raj  .Present policies have  been opened for foreign participation in bakeries earlier restricted for  domestic players .

Economic slowdown across  the developed nations . With China and India having impressive growth rate for  decades  .These markets gives avenues  for growth to these companies. Bakery industry along with booming economy has been clocking  20% annual growth .


Disposable incomes  with  large middle class has  made consumers to try out  various bakery products which were out of the reach few years back.


Low competition   with  few  big local players on national scene  gives  big opportunities to these multinationals  to  enter  huge market  worth  Rs 12,000/ crore .


Availablity  of  Low cost technology and skilled manpower   makes manufacturing  attractive  for  these foreign companies


Availability of  raw material (  flour ,sugar ) except for  fat ( palm oil) which now being imported from   Asean countries  also  makes Indian market more lucrative .


Here are  major   multinationals   which have registered their presence in  Indian bakery  market in recent times

Kraft  Food Inc
United Biscuits 
Pepsico
GSKB ( Glaxo Smithkline )
Dunkin Donuts
Starbucks
Cinnabon
Unibic

Australian Foods ( Cookieman)
Lotte
Ceylon Biscuits Ltd

Cadburys To Launch Oreo In India By April End

After much  of anticipation  from  Kraft to launch Oreo in India  finally  Cadbury now  under Krafts  food division here in India  would  launch  world  famous  Oreo biscuits . As were the  flurry of activities were enough for people in the market  to guess about the launch and recent being the law suit by Kraft against local giant Britannia .  As reported in news  Cadbury  would be launching Oreos by April  end  and would manufacture the biscuit here locally. Mrs Bector's Food Specialities  will  supply  locally made  Oreos  to Cadbury thus bringing down cost of  Oreos( HT) . Indian Biscuit  industry  would not  be the same if  Krafts goes   for  aggressive launch  and marketing . Competition  would  be from  local Big 3  Britannia, Parle and ITC   and new mnc's entrants like  United Biscuits , Pepsi  and  Unibic .Recent launch of  Treat -O  from Britannia and Dark Fantasy  from  ITC   can be seen  as competition in this  segment .Britannia would be impacted most as the leader in premium segment of biscuits with brands such as Pure magic and  Cream  Treats  . Oreo  has  already  taken  over  Chinese biscuit  market  being leader in this  category . Imported Oreos was already available in select  stores  across India ,at price tag  of  Rs 50/-  for 14 biscuits . It plans to take on low cost strategy  to compete with  local brands from Rs 5/- for 3 , Rs 7/- for 10  and Rs 20/-  for 14 biscuit  thus relying on volumes to make margins(TOI) .  Its  also a big news for biscuit   raw material, equipment , packaging  suppliers and advertisers .

A report in Deccan Herald

Confectionery maker Cadbury India today announced its entry into the country's estimated Rs 12,000 crore biscuit market through the launch of 'Oreo' brand from the global portfolio of its parent Kraft Foods.

"The introduction (of Oreo) marks the entry into a new category in India, with the aim to make the world’s favourite biscuit, Oreo, one of India’s favourite biscuits," Cadbury India said in a statement.

Oreo is around 100 years old brand and currently generates a revenue of USD 1 billion globally. In India, the company will be launching the biscuit in dark chocolate flavour.
"Introducing Oreo marks the beginning of our journey in this growing category and we are readying ourselves to make Oreo a preferred choice with Indian consumers," Kraft Foods President South Asia and Indo-China and Cadbury India Managing Director Anand Kripalu said.

source :
Deccanherald.com

Cadburys major products have been  5 star , Bournvita , Perks, Dairy Milk Chocolates  with only products from Krafts food portfolio being  Tang .It would be first time that Cadbury India forays into  biscuit segment .Cadbury would promote Oreo as its brand here in India .At the end  it would be the Indian consumers who would be benefited the most .

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PARLE - G World's Largest Selling Biscuit - Nielsen

Parle -G still  rules  the world   .Parle -G with its taste and quality has  been popular for generations of Indian  .

Parle-G, the glucose biscuit brand from Parle Products , has consolidated its position as the world's largest selling biscuit brand, says a report by Nielsen.

The study, for last year, says Parle-G has topped brands like Kraft's Oreo, Wal-Mart's private labels and Mexico's Gamesa in voulme sales to lead the 11,295-crore Indian biscuits category.

The Nielsen study adds India is the world's leading market for biscuits, ahead of the US, Mexico, China, Argentina, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey and Spain.

Source 
The Economic Times