A high-yield spring malting barley has been hailed as a potential successor to the industry standard after receiving approval for malt distilling from the Institute for Brewing & Distilling (IBD).
Bakery growth is continuing to be driven by premium, indulgent and artisanal products, but the ever-increasing popularity of gluten-free is enabling opportunities in new markets.
Bairds Malt, which operates six malt houses across England and Scotland, supplying 250,000t of malt a year to the brewing and distillery sectors, has upgraded the drive systems at its processing facility in Inverness with the help of the Gibbons Engineering...
Carlsberg UK has upgraded an in-process weigher used for precision batches of barley in the steeping section, part of the malting process, at its Northampton Brewery.
High demand for malt extract in Asia has prompted Muntons Ingredients to partner a nutrition and lifestyle ingredients distributor in establishing production in Chonburi, Thailand, creating 30 jobs there.
Samworth Brothers has acquired Soreen for an undisclosed sum in a deal that has been well received by employees of the high profile malt and fruit loaf firm.
Soreen malt loaf’s soft and squidgy texture makes it hard to slice consistently on a production line. Traditional mechanical blade or knife cutting methods can deform this soft product during cutting and product build-up and retention can occur on the...
Essex-based ingredient supplier Edme has agreed a joint venture with Dutch malt extract ingredient producer CereX to distribute malt extracts in the UK and in Europe.
Malted loaf maker Soreen is sustaining its turnaround more than a year into its recovery strategy. Revenue is still rising on the back of new product development (NPD) and the growth of new sales channels, according to md Paul Tripp.
There are plenty of ways in which processors could improve their products by using malt, but unfortunately only about 30% of manufacturers know what...