ABA Announces Baking Professionals’ Technical Conference Registration Is Open

The American Bakers Association is pleased to announce that registration for the 2018 Technical Conference is now open. The Technical Conference is the largest conference designed specifically for cookie, cracker and baking manufacturing professionals to participate in hands-on training, strengthen skills and knowledge, and engage in powerful industry networking. It will take place October 28-31 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis.

Three Ingredion Fibers Meet New “Dietary Fiber” Definition As Determined By The FDA

June 29, 2018 Ingredion

Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that three of the Company’s fibers have been identified as meeting the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory definition of “dietary fiber” for nutrition facts labels. The FDA provided guidance for eight additional isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates as dietary fibers under the proposed additions to the regulatory definition (21 CRF 101.9(c)(6)(i)).

DSM Introduces BakeZyme AAA Baking Enzyme 

June 29, 2018 Royal DSM

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces a new product in its range of BakeZyme® baking enzymes: BakeZyme AAA. The new solution enables bakeries to reduce ascorbic acid in their recipes while maintaining the ideal bread texture and volume.

Recent California Expansion Of The Fresno Food Expo Sparks Increase In Variety Of Exhibitors & Award Platform Entries

June 29, 2018 Fresno Food Expo

…The 8th annual Fresno Food Expo has seen a more diverse array of food and beverage companies join the Expo and enter their products in the New Product Awards, Consumer’s Choice Awards and the Fred Ruiz Entrepreneurial Award programs after opening its show floor to all of California. All award programs close for entries on July 6 at 5 p.m.

Kroger To Bring Driverless Cars To Grocery Delivery

June 29, 2018 Lauren Hirsch, CNBC

Kroger announced plans Thursday to partner with driverless car company Nuro to deliver groceries using its autonomous vehicles.