Posts by Peggi
Baking & Snack: Take the right steps to make changeovers easy for dividers and rounders
Changeovers often require swapping out or adjusting dividing and rounding equipment, although parts can often be exchanged within minutes. There are certain steps that need to be taken for each…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Don’t get stuck when making gluten-free pretzels
Although most pretzel processing equipment will have the capacity to handle gluten-free pretzel production, special considerations and adjustments to equipment may be needed when processing these dry, sticky doughs. For…
Read MoreCommercial Baking: Thinking inside the box for a unique tradeshow experience
LAS VEGAS — As equipment exhibitors constructed their machinery in the days leading up to the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), which took place Sept. 18-21 in Las Vegas, WP…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Inspirations from IBIE
The bakery business is all about the people, after all. Rick Oleshak, vice president of marketing for AB Mauri, reminded attendees at a Sept. 20 educational session during the International…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: New ways to create artisan bread at scale
No ifs, ands, or buts. That’s the purist response when asked about automating authentic artisan breads. In the real world, however, art is open to interpretation, and baking is no…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Immersive video experience at IBIE 2022
LAS VEGAS — WP Bakery Group USA (Booth No. 1633) offers IBIE 2022 attendees an immersive video experience in its Big Black Box built on the floor. Every 30 minutes,…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Explore the options for boosting a fryer’s capacity
Snack makers need to make the most of their fryers with the strong demand for donuts, chips and other snacks throughout the day. Boosting throughput in the short run, however,…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: New frying technology controls cost of oil use
Everyone wants a long life, just not old age. That’s especially true for snack makers searching for ways to get the most out of their soy, palm, canola, sunflower and…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Automation streamlines changeovers for fresh donuts manufacturing
In a fresh donut operation, changeovers are inevitable as bakers are producing all of their SKUs daily to satisfy customer orders for the next day. The controls from automation not…
Read MoreBaking & Snack: Automation poses hurdles for fresh donut producers
Walk into any manufacturer making fresh donuts before 2020, and the production room would be full of small lines producing 400 dozen to 600 dozen donuts per hour. Today, these…
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