Artificail flavour - Bakery Glossary

When you eat flavoured bread , cream sandwich biscuits or cakes have you ever wondered from where these flavour comes from! . These flavours are possible due to addition of artificial flavours .
These are man made chemicals which are combination of ether's ,esters ,aldehyde's alcohols,resins and other odorous products.These flavours are more stable in storage &through baking.Most artificial flavors are specific and often complex mixtures of singular naturally occurring flavor compounds combined together to either imitate or enhance a natural flavor.These mixtures are formulated by flavorist to give a food product a unique flavor and to maintain flavor consistency between different product batches or after recipe changes. The list of known flavoring agents includes thousands of molecular compounds, and the flavor chemist (flavorist) can often mix these together to produce many of the common flavors.Most commonly used flavours are
diacetyl - buttery
isoamyl acetate - banana
cinnamic aldehyde- cinnamon
ethyl propionate - fruity , limonene - orange
ethyl decadienonate - pear
allyl heaxanoate - pineapple
ethyl maltol - sugar
benzaldehyde - bitter almond



There are other numerous flavour s created thorugh complex sythnesis of chemicals .

Major Food companies cut down their water consumption

Here is a news related to my recent post on environment management system . Companies have taken water conservation as one of their goals towards sustainable growth .Food companies consume s large amount of water .Comapnies such as United biscuit ,Walkers and Mars have Implemented water saving ideas like Rain harvesting , Better cleaning practices,Recycling and reuse ,Dry cleaning and using better fittings such as taps etc to cut down their water consumption .

Read this article
http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/07/14/food-and-beverage-firms-slash-water-use.html

Why Environment Management System (EMS) is required in bakery Industry

EMS or Environment Management System are now being implemented in almost all bakery plants . EMS or ISO 14000 is an international standard which ensure s and put guidelines for a complete environment management system in an organisation .Its based on study of all throughput and outputs of manufacturing processes along with services which has significant Impacts on the business .Documentation and audits and corrective measures are similar to ISO 9000 .The major emphasis of ISO-14000 is on environment related issues which covers all of the legal compliance's and Pollution control . Companies have to declare and display their commitment to environment and pollution control through a environment policy . ISO -14001 also enhances corporate or companies image in public .Its also required for exports to certain countries .

Major areas of bakery which are covered in ISO-14001

• All legal compliance's about pollution other statutory licenses which covers


• SOP for critical operations


• Air pollution - Oven Flue gases through chimneys


• Water pollution - Waste water treatment and discharge of treated water as per the municipality standards


• Noise Pollution - Noise in around factory to be within permissible limits


• Energy and water conservation objectives and plans


• Occupational Health Hazards - Elimination of such jobs and concerns


• Fire safety and Emergency plans


• Waste disposal and its procedures

The best part of EMS is that it ensures that the company is committed on above mentioned issues through projects with clear cut time lines , responsibilities and budget on regular basis which are then audited for compliance's.
Numerous projects have been implemented by these companies which has resulted in cost savings and better environment in around factories . Hope that companies would come forward and implement EMS in their plants and conserve resources.

Indian Govt ban wheat export

Wheat exports are banned for now . Indian government has declared taking in the view about poor mansoon and its effect on domestic prices even when International wheat prices are lower than Indian market . Low rains can reduce wheat output aand in turn increase the prices .Bakery manufacturers have to keep a close watch on these developments to cover their cost of production as wheat flour covers almost 60-70% of raw material cost

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Monsoon-blues-Wheat-export-licences-scrapped/articleshow/4774253.cms

Bakery Manufacturers - company profiles - Kraft Foods Inc

In the series of companies profile for big players in bakery industry world wide .We would Start with Kraft Foods Inc.

Kraft foods is one of the largest producers of bakery products in the world and with recent takeover of Danones bakery business . It has become the world largest bakery product manufacturer.Kraft Foods Inc. (Kraft Foods) is principally engaged in manufacturing and marketing of packaged food and beverages including snacks, beverages, cheese, convenient meals and various packaged grocery products. The company’s major brands include Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers; Oreo brand; Jacobs coffees; Milka chocolates; and LU biscuits. Kraft Foods operates in more than 70 countries and sells its products in over 150 countries. The company’s brands are spanned across five consumer sectors namely, Snacks - cookies, crackers, salted snacks and chocolate confectionery; Beverages - coffee, aseptic juice drinks and powdered beverages; Cheese - natural, process and cream cheeses; Grocery - primarily ready-to-eat cereals, enhancers and desserts; and Convenient Meals - frozen pizza, packaged dinners, lunch combinations and processed meats. The company is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, US.
Other Details are
HQ - Three lakes drive , North Field , Illionis ,60093 ,USA .
Turnover-42 USD M
Employees -98000
CEO -Irene Rosen feld

next profile would be of United Biscuits

New ultrasonic sealing technology from Sigpack Systems

New ultra sonic sealing developedfor horizontal flow wrap packing machine by Sigpack system (a sister concern of Bosch Packaging )gives a narrower width at the seams ie the longitudinal and transverse seams could be narrower also the film thickness can be reduced .

Downtime and maintenance related issues are reduced to minimum hence increasing OEE of the packing machine . Eliminating heating from upper and lower jaws could also reduces energy consumption .Ultrasonic sealing can be used for a wide areas of application.

Read the complete article on
http://www.bakeryonline.com/article.mvc/Gentle-Product-Sealing-Technology-From-0001

Internet Online advertisement and marketing-Retail bakery chain

A news article which drew my attention was that big three of american retail food chain namely
StarBuck , Mcdonalds and Subway rely heavily on internet social media platform like My space , Face book and Twitter for advertisement ,customer service and brand promotion .

Indian Bakery retail chain has to adopt these sales techniques to garner customer loyalties and see upswing on their toplines .

Read this article
http://capico.blogspot.com/2009/07/starbucks-subway-and-mcdonalds-were.html

Arroyo declares duty free wheat importation-Philippines

The President has signed the order extending the duty-free treatment of imported food wheat for another six months, and this will take effect on Saturday, a Trade official said on Friday ( Manila - Philippines)

Already there is large hue and cry for increased prices of bread .
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http://www.bworldonline.com/BW071109/content.php?id=051

Tiffany a popular biscuit brand in Middle east

Tiffany is a very popular brand in middle east .Tiffany brand is owned by iffco company based in dubai . The business is looked by Allana group . Tiffany covers juices , ready to eat products , food product apart from Bakery items ( biscuit , wafers , cakes and cookies ).

As far as the market share in concerned tiffany almost cover 65% of bakery product market . Major products are nice , bourbon , cream , crackers , wafers .

Tiffany now has competitors like Indian brand Britannia and Parle.Local brand such Nutro, Americana ( S.A.K , kuwait ) ,Deemah ,Nabeel s are also competing for biscuit market and Mcvities ,Oreos from European Countries

United Biscuits changes recipes to low fat

United biscuits one of the major biscuit manufacturer of the world has removed trans fat from most of its varieties . It took almost three years and investment of approx 6 mn pounds to achieve this target .

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http://www.potatopro.com/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=2767