< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY In spite of the dreaded sugar tax, UK bakery and confectionery businesses are booming, and are even set to surpass pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. The first reason why the UK is seeing a bakery boom is that businesses are commonly and cleverly combining their bakeries with a coffee shop. In fact, research suggests that 40% of consumers are more likely to buy a pastry to accompany a hot drink. With a return to office-based working, people love a break from the office hustle and bustle in a warm, calming, and aromatic environment. Ultimately, people often come for the coffee, and stay for the bakery. The latest research anticipates that the bakery and sandwich market will grow by 12.9% in 2022, with big brands such as Greggs seeing the largest increase. This underpins the findings that the combination of bakeries with a coffee shop is a tour de force in this market. Yet, independent bakeries are still expected to grow by 25.3% this year, increasing their value to £1.6bn. Survey results depict a The bakery and confectionery markets face their own raft of issues surrounding obesity, sugar taxes and rising inflation, proving that even food staples aren’t immune to rapidly changing conditions. Sweet simple but not so 50-54.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:07 Page 1Food & Drink International 51 www.fdiforum.net BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY © stock.adobe.com/ exclusive-design Rotronic AwTherm Rotronic Instruments (UK) Ltd Crompton Fields, Crompton Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9EE. Tel: +44 (0)1293 571000 Email: instruments@rotronic.co.uk Web: www.rotronic.co.uk Company profile: Rotronic is a global company manufacturing instruments for the precise measurement of water activity, humidity, moisture, temperature, CO2 and differential pressure. Rotronic devices are specified throughout the food and other industries. Experienced engineers can provide measurement solutions for any application. Rotronic has UKAS / ISO 17025 accreditation for Temperature, Humidity and Dew Point laboratory calibration. Product profile: Rotronic manufactures water activity analysers to determine the free moisture within food products - a good indicator of product stability and shelf life. Controlling the moisture present improves product quality. Analysers provide measurements in typically less than five minutes. The wide product range includes the AwTherm analyser with full temperature sample control; the HygroLab laboratory analyser for up to four probes, handhelds for making spot-checks and a PC-based solution which is ideal when visiting suppliers’ sites. The sensors can be calibrated to confirm performance. Full technical product information is available on the website. romanticised image of bakeries, with many consumers saying they would prefer to purchase from artisan bakeries with fresh products. The key takeaway from this is that independent concerns should be ensuring that their establishment exudes uniqueness with an emphasis on fresh, artisanal options. Furthermore, increasing to-go offerings is likely to prove successful. With larger chains such as Costa and Starbucks opening new drive-thru sites in community and travel hot-spots, this is an indicator of the demand for food and drink whilst on the move. This encompasses the sandwich industry, with branded retailers such as Subway expected to see a rise of 8.1%, and independent retailers predicted to rise a huge 18.5% to an £800m value. Once again, this is likely due to increased footfall within city centres, as well as increased offerings on delivery services. With companies such as Deliveroo and Just Eat making a push to include more local businesses on their listings, this is a prime opportunity for artisanal retailers to make their mark in this space. In the Bakery Market Report, published by British Baker, Costa topped the list of the 75 most successful out-of-home bakery operators, having grown 9.2% year on year. Greggs took the second spot, with a growth of 9.6%. From this research, experts have identified the top two methodologies for bakery growth. Firstly, baked goods and confectionery are seen as lower cost luxuries for the everyday consumer. During the pandemic, buying a coffee and a pastry was a quick pick-me-up, whilst still 52 Á 50-54.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:07 Page 2BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY Apply Now… 0044 (0) 20 8446 7127 info@halalfoodauthority.com www.halalfoodauthority.com London - Ireland - Belgium EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES Get Halal Certified Halal Food Authority is an industry leading Halal Food Certification Company. We specialise in Halal Certification of Food and Non-Food items including cosmetics, logistics, chemicals, additives & aromas, cleaning substances, packaging, pharmaceutical, ingredients and much more. Our certification is globally recognised including GCC countries and other developing markets such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Turkiye, Pakistan and rest of the world. 52 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net being relatively affordable. With the cost of living crisis set to hit everyone hard over the winter, the occasional splurge on baked goods may be one of the few luxuries people can justify. The second takeaway is the availability of these businesses to the consumer. Targeting travel hubs and local businesses mean that they are able to easily pick up passing trade. From this, some solutions emerge. Bakeries can begin to market their products as affordable luxuries and the opportunity to take a well-deserved break during hard times, or the busy working day. This would be especially effective when combined with artisanal products and a calming, sit-in environment. Secondly, creating and maintaining local relationships could foster a sense of community and loyalty, which keeps the customers coming back. A way of doing this could be to offer a lunchtime service to local businesses, wherein a selection of products is sent round for office workers to purchase. Yet it’s not all plain sailing. Lotus Bakeries, of Lotus Biscoff fame, has stated that it has encountered an “unprecedented” increase of costs, in the face of the Ukraine War and the UK cost of living crisis. The extraordinary increase in baking materials such as butter and cocoa powder has forced businesses to pass on the cost to the consumer, with baked and confectionery goods experiencing a cost increase of up to 6%. Some smaller businesses are increasing their made to order offerings, afraid of putting out goods that no one will buy. Despite these challenges however, Lotus Bakeries have reported a revenue growth of 14.1% from April 2021 – April 2022. It largely attributes this growth to the continued success of the Biscoff range (which is often a product sold to coffee houses, hotel chains, and other commercial outlets for further consumer reach) and the expansion of its natural food range. This is a gap in the market yet to be developed, as 42% of consumers are looking for healthier options for baked goods, and many are after viable options for Vegans. Wholesale confectioner Bon Bon is © stock.adobe.com/ monticellllo 50-54.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:08 Page 3Food & Drink International 53 www.fdiforum.net BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY MoistTech is the leader in moisture measurement as well as monitoring fat/oil in food applications. MoistTech is supported by the original manufacturers of Near- Infrared (NIR) technology in the industrial moisture industry manufacturing a range of on-line sensors & at-line instruments for moisture measurement and real-time moisture process control for numerous applications. Insensitive to material variations such as particle size, material height & color, our moisture sensors provide continuous, reliable readings with zero maintenance and a one- time calibration with a non-drift optical design allowing operational personnel to confidently make immediate process adjustments based on real- time measurements. Multiple benefits are seen with moisture measurement in food: * Increased Quality: Working within the acceptable ranges of moisture will result in a superior product and increase the plant’s efficiency. MoistTech equips manufacturers and producers with the data needed for optimal performance. * Energy Efficiency: Implementing a MoistTech moisture detection system will assist the facility in saving energy by preventing unnecessary energy consumption and also reduce on the amount of waste produced. * Consistency: Consistency & quality come together with proven data to provide better products. MoistTech is supported by the original manufacturers of Near- Infrared (NIR) technology in the industrial moisture industry, manufacturing a range of on-line sensors & at-line instruments for moisture measurement and real-time moisture process control, improving manufactures’ product quality and increased productivity with substantial cost savings. For more information visit www.moisttech.com , email info@moisttech.com or call O-941-727-1800 thriving, and even expanding in the current market. Since 2019, it has seen a growth of 40%, and is now moving into a larger site in Yorkshire. Bon Bon serves high-end independent retailers and visitor attractions, similarly to Lotus Bakeries. Having acquired h.f. Chocolates in 2019, Bon Bon specialises in fine chocolates and novelty confectionery. Managing Director Steve Campbell attributes Bon Bon’s success to retaining a bespoke ‘family’ retailer feel, thus giving the customer a feeling of consuming something special and personalised. They also ensure their customers know their mission to be green, having a strong reliance on solar panels and a biomass boiler. Despite current challenges such as cost of living and supply chain uncertainty, the baked goods and confectionery market is thriving in 2022. Having been cooped up for so long, customers are after an experience with their consumables. Due to this, combining bakeries with a coffee shop offering has proven to be a winning combination. Research shows that the 2022 bakery customer wants a little bit of luxury for a reasonable price, that brings an artisanal and unique feel. To achieve this, businesses should strive for a community minded approach, with locally sourced, fresh produce, and increase their to-go availability. 50-54.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:08 Page 454 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY What happened when a husband- and-wife duo with a passion for macarons met Eddie! The March Hare Bakery is a small business, which focuses on creating fun, quirky, delicious macarons for everyone that officially opened its doors late 2020. The founders, the husband-and-wife team Vincent and Callie, have worked in the hospitality industry for their entire careers. Vincent started as an apprentice pastry chef at the age of 16 and has spent three decades working in high end Michelin star establishments, experimenting with various flavour combinations from around the world. Callie has worked within the commercial side of hotels since the young age of 18. Starting as a kitchen table business from their country cottage in the Mid- Wales Hills, a year and a half later the business had rapidly grown. The March Hare Bakery moved into their own commercial unit and building with their very own kitchen! With business booming, Vincent and Callie knew this was the perfect opportunity to open some more doors by offering personalised and branded macarons that they could sell to the corporate, wedding and gifting market. A direct ink-to-food printer is something that the pair had always wanted, and now was the time that they were able to invest. Endless possibilities After researching and reading though try a few different tray sizes initially. Those trays are designed especially for Eddie by DTM Print. Besides trays for macarons, tic-tac’s and more they also offer the service to produce trays according to customer specification. Vincent and Callie have only had their printer around six months and have already made a return on investment. They’ve got several cool projects in the pipeline that wouldn’t have been possible without Eddie Edible Ink Printer. “The possibilities are endless, and we honestly love it!” For businesses interested in the food printer DTM Print will live demonstrate the features and functionality at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair (stand 3147) and at the Cake & Bake Show (stand D50). For more information visit dtm-print.eu numerous reviews, the pair came to Electronic Reading Systems (ERS) and chose Eddie Edible Ink Printer. ERS is an authorised partner of DTM Print in the UK. The duo purchased Eddie due to the fantastic print quality, speed, inks lasting a long time and the fact you can print on so many different food items such as cookies, chocolates, and tic-tac’s – you aren’t limited! Once Eddie arrived, it did not disappoint! The printer was user-friendly and easy to use. It took around an hour to understand the print settings with the help of YouTube videos and downloadable templates. The edible ink printer is fast and produces fantastic quality images. When first using the printer, the couple had a slight issue trying to get their macarons to fit, this was due to the size being slightly larger than average. Circle discs unfortunately weren’t available at this time, so they needed to “We have a number of cool projects in the pipeline that wouldn’t have been possible without Eddie Edible Ink Printer.” Find out what the direct-to-food printer has done for The March Hare Bakery. 50-54.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:08 Page 5Food & Drink International 55 www.fdiforum.net ALL4PACK Emballage Paris reinvents itself: “Lead the revolution”! With a new positioning, a new signature, a new location and new content, ALL4PACK Emballage Paris is leading its revolution! As the reference and indispensable trade event, which will take place from 21 to 24 November 2022 in Paris Nord Villepinte, halls 4 and 5A, ALL4PACK Emballage Paris has today positioned itself as the leading international exhibition for all sustainable packaging and intralogistics solutions, covering the entire production line, including machines. It aims to be a source of inspiration to support all the players in the sector in the face of current and future challenges, by decoding regulations and highlighting the most responsible innovations. A new positioning supported by an entire ecosystem Depletion of non-renewable resources, limited recyclability, greenhouse gas emissions: packaging is facing many challenges and must reinvent itself. ALL4PACK Emballage Paris invites its 1,300 exhibitors and expected 66,000 visitors to lead this change and to participate in this shift towards more sustainable innovative solutions. Rich content to decode trends and innovation Resolutely focussing on solutions for the future and on innovation, this new edition of ALL4PACK Emballage Paris will offer rich content and an array of special features and highlights: The Objective Zero Impact forum, a unique hybrid event which aspires to be a platform for exchange and a think tank, will bring together actors of sustainable change. The start-ups present will propose innovative and agile solutions for packaging and maintenance: new materials, reusable and connected containers, robot programming tool... The ALL4PACK Innovations area will be the showcase for the 2022 Innovation Awards, a competition for which entries opened in early May. Inspiring, forward-looking and creative, this space will decipher trends and allow visitors to discover, through the competition winners, the latest innovations in the sectors covered by the exhibition. In 2018, more than 300 products were submitted to the competition and 46 innovations were selected by the jury members, specialists in packaging and intralogistics (journalists, experts and designers). The ALL4PACK Innovations area will also present the winners of other competitions representing international and European trends: L’Oscar de l’Emballage, SIAL Innovation, De Gouden Noot, Emballé 5.0... The ALL4PACK Live Content area will offer a rich and comprehensive programme of talks and round tables over the 4 days of the exhibition, addressing the major issues of the sector: environmental, technological and also societal, with the new habits of both French and international consumers. These lectures will give attendees an opportunity to better understand, analyse and decipher trends, future solutions, regulations and new standards. All talks will be free of charge, open to everyone and translated live (French/English). We would be delighted to meet you at the event, please request your free badge now with the code UKPARPRI on all4pack.com 55.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:09 Page 1PPMA Total Show 2022 is free to attend and visitor registration is now open. To pre-register your interest and receive your FREE visitor entry pass go to www.ppmashow.co.uk/visit or visit www.ppmashow.co.uk for more information. 56 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net PPMA TOTAL SHOW 2022 P PMA TOTAL Show 2022, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, is returning to the NEC Birmingham this autumn, and will take place from 27th to 29th September. The three-day event will provide a platform for innovation and live demonstrations of production machinery, act as a central hub for networking, expert knowledge and information share as well as present a rich showground of discovery for visitors seeking new solutions to enhance business performance. Comprising over 350 exhibitor stands, representing 2,000 brands and incorporating major exhibition brands Pakex and Interphex, visitors to Hall 5 will have unparalleled access to the most comprehensive collection of industry-leading production machinery and smart manufacturing equipment all under one roof. Showcasing the very latest in production-efficient technology, robotic and vision systems combined with state-of-the-art materials, containers and packaging design, the event caters for visitors from a wide range of sectors, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, toiletries, building supplies, pet care, FMCG and contract packing. Visitors to the show will also benefit from a daily programme of educational and opinion-led presentations hosted at the onsite seminar theatre. Centred around the theme ‘The Future Of…’, the schedule of informative interactive discussions, debate, presentations and workshops will be delivered by respected industry experts who will share their knowledge, provide inspiration and offer their own insights into the future of the industry. PPMA Total Show 2022 will also play host to the PPMA Group Awards. Celebrating the best in machinery innovation, smart manufacturing and business acumen, the awards will be presented to winning and highly recommended companies during the final day of the show. Continuing the PPMA’s legacy to the future of the industry, ambassadors from PPMA Business Education Skills and Training (PPMA BEST) will be on hand during the show, engaging with visitors and presenting the charity’s pathway for supporting young people developing careers in engineering within the processing and packaging, robotics, and industrial vision industries. Commenting on the forthcoming show, Richard Little, PPMA Show director says: “We know our visitor audience wants to get close to the latest technologies – to touch and try, to discover new production-enhancing solutions and to speak one-to-one with product and applications experts from all aspects of production – and this is exactly what PPMA TOTAL delivers.” Richard continues: “We are immensely proud of PPMA Total Show’s long and successful history and the fact that this will be our 34th show clearly demonstrates we deliver a winning formula for both exhibitors and our visitor audience alike. This year’s event will be no exception, and I look forward to welcoming visitors when the show opens its doors again, walking the aisles, networking with peers and gaining inspiration from all the new technologies and live demonstrations on display.” PPMA Total Show 2022 PPMA Total Show 2022 set to provide a platform for innovation, discovery, interactive demonstrations and information share 56-57.qxp_Layout 1 31/08/2022 10:10 Page 1 26*1,3083 2(02+(+7 612,78/2 2&6,9) 6 682 LOGKLL DH\UHYRHYDKORFH. 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The Verso- UHS-HV is a bench top In-Line mixer designed for mixing high viscosity products. It incorporates the same unique and innovative ‘pumping rotor’ design as the production scale UHS-HV In-Line mixers. This substantially increases its self-pumping capacity, allowing it to process products such as gels, creams, sauces and gum solutions on a laboratory scale. Email: sales@silverson.co.uk Website: www.silverson.com Phone: +44 (0) 1494 786331 Stand: E52 YPS set to steal the show with high-speed bagging machinery Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) are returning to the PPMA show in 2022 with a new industry-disrupting model, the FLEXO 700 E-COM. Part of the company’s popular ‘Paper or Plastic E-commerce’ range, the FLEXO 700 E-COM is an all-in-one FFSM bagging machine with print and apply labelling capabilities. Designed to streamline e- commerce and mail order applications, the system delivers impressive speed and efficiency, as well as total accuracy for high-speed, high- volume bagging operations. YPS will also be exhibiting their popular Max Pro 24 vertical bagger, the widest autobagging unit of its kind available on the market. With a generous aperture of 24”, it’s roomy enough to bag two shoeboxes side by side. Plus, with a thermal Zebra printer for direct on-bag printing and precision bag deflators, the Max Pro makes light work of hand-loaded e- commerce packs. YPS will be demonstrating the unit’s capacities using a range of 100% recyclable, high-definition, printed poly bags. Tel: 01484 715111 Web: www.yps.co.uk Email: enquiries@yps.co.uk Stand: A10 All-Fill All-Fill are world-leading designers and manufacturers of high-specification auger- based filling equipment and specialise in providing solutions for filling free flowing and non-free flowing powders, granules and pastes. All-Fill are able to meet the widest range of customer requirements. The equipment ranges from free-standing semi-automatic filling machines right up to fully automatic turn- key production lines and are fully ISO9001 accredited. Most producers of food ingredients fill multiple types of products. Due to the versatility of All-Fill’s filling machines, a wide range of different products and containers can be handled on the same equipment with minimal change-over times. Because determining the flow characteristics of products is so crucial for accurate filling, All-Fill fully test a client’s products before accepting an order to ensure they can meet their requirements. All-Fill’s reputation has been achieved by continued innovation, commitment to quality and by maintaining the highest standards of engineering, and they will be exhibiting at the PPMA Total Show this year to highlight their latest innovations from stand A36. Tel: +44 1767 691100 Web: www.allfill.co.uk Email: info@allfill.co.uk Stand: A36 Evolution Uncovered Innovative packaging line technology for all sectors With more than 17 years experience in delivering bespoke packaging line solutions Evolution BPS are recognised for their expertise in providing state of the art equipment combined with first class customer service. The Evolution portfolio includes exclusive representation of TMG for Depalletisers, Palletisers, Case-packing machines and all end of line machinery; Robino & Galandrino for all capsuling and wirehooding machines; P.E. LABELLERS for types of labelling machines; Logics & Controls highly advanced inspection systems; and most recently, Evolution have formed a collaboration with French manufacturer of weight filling machines Serac, further strengthening their proposition beyond the drinks sector. We will be showcasing the technically advanced Logilook inspection system at the show and additionally we are delighted that Serac will be joining us at the PPMA Show. We would be delighted to meet with you to discuss your packaging needs for beverage, sauces, juices, dairy, household chemical and personal care. Tel: 01721 724296 www.evolutionbps.co.uk Stand: E14 58-63.qxp_Layout 1 01/09/2022 09:18 Page 158-63.qxp_Layout 1 01/09/2022 09:18 Page 2Next >