Eurostar Commodities warns that a global shortage of rice flour is likely to lead to price increases in many of our everyday food staples. Rice flour is mainly used as an ingredient in everyday food products, and for noodles. The severe shortage and soaring prices have been created by a ‘perfect storm’ of multiple factors. …
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Bakers are facing increased pressure from Public Health England to reduce sugar in products, so what developments have been made so far and how do they work? Sugar reduction is the fine line between health and indulgent products. How do the bakers and lawmakers meet in the middle with a solution that fits everyone? …
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Consumers are paying more attention than ever to the ingredients list, and here we look at how flour can offer label-friendly and gluten-free alternatives for bread. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the potentially erratic and fluctuating nature of the bakery industry. On one side, local bakeries have benefited from more sales, while supermarkets have …
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How ongoing innovation is helping clean label to win the battle of shelf life extension in cookies and baked goods, whilst meeting consumer demand for long-lasting healthy but indulgent foods. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an enormous impact on consumers across the globe, today’s market for baked goods is evolving at a record …
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Gary Reeve, Managing Director of Reeve the Baker of Salisbury and Chairman of The Bakers and Confectioners Association (BCA), shares his thoughts with International Confectionery about challenges in the industry right now. A brief history of the BCA and how it has developed into what it is today? A group of twenty-six people representing the …
