WB Special Features
Key Business Outlooks For 2026: Simon Bird, Vice President of Food & Beverage Biosciences, IFF
Over the next five years, the bakery industry will be shaped by stricter regulations, economic volatility, and increasing variability in wheat quality driven by climate change. Together with rising expectations for transparency,…
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Key Business Outlooks For 2026: Evan Reyes, Global Director of Sales Sanitation Divisions, Goodway…
The biggest operational lesson is that the best outcomes come from pairing equipment with on-site understanding of real facility constraints—access challenges, belt types, allergen changeovers, and production schedules. When solutions are…
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Key Business Outlooks For 2026: Dieneke van Houwelingen, Business Development Manager, EMEA –…
Over the next five years, the bakery industry will increasingly adopt integrated systems that address dough quality, spoilage control, and food safety together. Ready-to-eat bakery will remain a key growth segment, but success will depend…
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Whitepapers
E-Guide Dough Production 4.0: Improved Production Reliability and Flexibility…
How to antagonize lack of personnel but increase flexibility, efficiency, and production reliability through…
Market Insights
US Confectionery Sales Climb to USD55bn in 2025
Americans drove a record USD55bn in confectionery sales in 2025, according to the 2026 State of Treating report released by the National Confectioners Association. Chocolate, candy, gum, and mints demonstrate strong staying power with U.S.…
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Tastepoint by IFF Predicts Ten Flavor Trends for 2026
Tastepoint by IFF has identified ten flavors expected to shape the North American food and beverage landscape in 2026. These predictions spotlight flavors anticipated to trend in retail, food service and beyond throughout the coming year.
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Global Yeast Market Projected to Reach USD6.67bn by 2036
The global landscape for biological fermentation is entering a period of disciplined, high-volume consolidation. According to the latest strategic outlook by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global Yeast Market—valued at USD 4.23 billion…
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Sustainability
FoodChain ID and CE-LAB Partner to Launch Land and Water Restoration Certification and Carbon Claims…
FoodChain ID, a leading provider of certification and technology across the food supply chain, and the Center of Excellence for Life Sciences, Agriculture and Bioingenuity (CE-LAB), an open-access innovation center supporting the Ukrainian…
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CSM Ingredients Validates Lower Carbon Footprint for Egg ’n Easy
CSM Ingredients Group has validated the carbon footprint of Egg ’n Easy, its egg reduction solution for bakery applications, confirming a significantly lower environmental impact compared with conventional liquid egg.
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Puratos Introduces Cacao-Trace Cocoa in Canadian Products
Puratos has announced that several compound chocolate products made at its Foleys facility in Richmond, BC, will now use Cacao-Trace certified cocoa. The shift extends the reach of Puratos' long-standing global sustainability program into…
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Automation
Primera Launches Automated Cookie Icing System
Primera Technology has introduced Freddie, The Frosting Machine, a robotic system designed to automate the process of piping and flooding royal icing onto cookies and other confectionery products.
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Chef Launches Piece-Picking Capability to Automate Individual Food Items Assembly
Chef Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic meal assembly for the food industry, has announced a new piece-picking capability that enables food manufacturers to automate delicate food items such as chicken breasts, cutlets, pork chops,…
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WIESHEU Presents Comprehensive Solutions for In-store Baking at EuroShop 2026
At EuroShop 2026, WIESHEU will be highlighting its expertise as a comprehensive provider of scalable concepts for in-store baking with a range of exhibits – from compact, versatile baking systems for shops focusing on baked goods and snacks…
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Food Safety
Hygiena Wins Dual Innovation Awards for Breakthrough Pathogen Detection Kit
Hygiena has received two international innovation awards for its new Salmonella plus Cronobacter Detection LyoKit: the 2025 International Dairy Federation Innovation Award and the Food Tech Summit Food Innovation Award.
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IFT to Host Workshop on GRAS Regulations for Developers and Formulators
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, will host a virtual workshop to help food developers and…
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Hygiena Launches New SureTrend Sampling Plan Module for Food Safety Management
Hygiena, a leader in food safety and quality control solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation within the SureTrend platform: the Sampling Plan Module. Designed to address key challenges...
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May
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Interpack 2026
May 7 - May 13
May
20
Bakery China 2026
May 20 - May 23
May
26
Thaifex Anuga 2026
May 26 - May 30
