Food Industry

New products from Fazer Bakeries: Ruisrieska rye flatbread by Reissumies and a special pastry to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Domino biscuits This winter, eagerly awaited new bread products from Fazer include the Ruisrieska sourdough rye flatbread by Reissumies and the redeveloped Fazer Puikula Kaura oat portion bread. These are made from Finnish flours in Fazer’s bakery in Vantaa. Fazer Puikula Kaura oat bread comes from Fazer’s energy-efficient new portion bread line, which was completed in the autumn of 2022. In the spring, Domino will celebrate its 70th anniversary by introducing a special pastry. The winter and spring seasons are taking...

Fazer’s new Sustainable packaging vision targets plastic reduction, improved recyclability, and the development of new ecological packaging solutions Fazer works systematically to find more environmentally friendly packaging solutions. The company has achieved significant results as it has reduced its annual use of plastic in packaging by approximately 300,000 kg. Today, 99.8% of Fazer’s packaging materials are sortable for recycling. Fazer has also implemented clear recycling symbols on all its product packaging to help consumers in sorting. The extensive work is guided by Fazer’s Sustainable packaging vision which consists of three areas: reducing the amount of used packaging materials, improving the...

Specialty coffee: The revolution behind the cup International buyers and producers comment on quality and new sensory profiles.     Specialty coffee lovers are today benefitting from three decades of investments in Brazil’s transformation into the biggest producer of the highest quality coffee in the world. Much of this change has been driven by increasingly sophisticated consumers, that said, for Brazil its coffee story goes back much further. The nation began its intense history with coffee in 1727, since then, the way of consuming the beverage has changed. What started as a basic coffee with milk, came a long way...

Auction of the winning coffee of Cup of Excellence Brazil takes place on January 12     The most expected event on the coffee lover's calendar is just around the corner! The auction of the winning specialty coffee of the Cup of Excellence Brazil 2022 (COE) will take place on January 12, on Link . All 24 international coffee winners will be available for purchase, including first place, that went to Antônio de Oliveira Filho, from Fazenda Tijuco, in the region of Piatã -- Bahia, with a score of 91.41 points.   Oliveira Filho’s took top prize with a sample...

What’s a ghost kitchen? A food industry expert explains Jeffrey Miller Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Colorado State University Creemos en el libre flujo de información Republique nuestros artículos libremente, en impreso o digital, bajo licencia Creative Commons The co-founder of a takeout business called The Bussdown plates a dish at the ghost kitchen he cooks out of in Oakland. Stephen Lam/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images While the phrase “ghost kitchen” may conjure up images of haunted houses, the reality is a bit more mundane. Ghost kitchens are food prep operations with no waiters, no dining room and no...