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Confectionery
Baker Perkins combines market-leading production technology with innovation in end product potential, to offer candy makers worldwide the ability to produce the eye-catching, high-quality sweets demanded by consumers. More than 500 cooking and depositing installations are providing flexibility and versatility in the production of hard candies and lollipops, chewing gum, toffee and caramel, jellies and gums, and fondant and fudge. Sweets and lollipops are delivered in either sugared or sugar-free varieties, in up to four colours, with stripes, layers, and soft or hard centres. They can also feature the latest in flavours, ingredients and textures to fulfil both pleasurable and functional roles. In addition to depositing, Baker Perkins also offers the AirForm rotary moulder for efficient and hygienic production of sugar and other paste products
Biscuit
Baker Perkins' ability to supply biscuit, cookie and cracker manufacturers with best-in-class equipment for each process stage from mixing to sandwiching is based on over 100 years of experience. A comprehensive range of efficient, hygienic machines combines consistent quality with the competitive cost of ownership essential in today's market. Experienced aftermarket teams in the UK and USA provide lifetime support, including parts, service, rolls and dies as well as rebuilds, upgrades and optimisation services. Baker Perkins' unrivalled process knowledge facilitates the development of the new and differentiated end products that are vital to sustain a competitive edge
15-Feb-2008 - With healthy, premium and ethnic foods dominating the food industry, new fruit, vanilla and spring roll products have been launched in the UK and the US this week in attempt to target these trends.
23-Jan-2008 - Baker Perkins has updated its hydraulics system for converting grains into cereals, claiming that the new technology improves product quality by processing more even and consistent flakes.
21-Jun-2007 - Consumer demand for sugar-free products with Xylitol is leading to the deaths of domestic pets, according to reports in the US.
29-May-2007 - Processing manufacturer Baker Perkins has developed a new depositing system specifically for sweet-makers targeting the healthier end of the market.
24-Jan-2007 - French firm Roquette has developed what it claims is a unique approach to applying sugar-free ingredients to current 'deposited gum' technology.
11-Jan-2007 - A new artificially-sweetened product line targeting health-conscious confectionery consumers has joined the growing sugar-free sector
04-Jan-2007 - Sweet makers are gearing up for the coming year by targeting trends for healthy, natural and sugar-free ingredients as well as the demand for innovation in growth sectors such as gum.
18-Oct-2006 - A new cost-cutting moulding and depositing system suitable for use in the manufacture of jelly and gum confectionery has been launched by UK firm Baker Perkins to attract confectioners previously daunted by the processes involved.
02-Oct-2006 - Equipment to improve quality and minimise dough damage while lowering production costs will be introduced to the wider European market for the first time at the international baking fair in Munich this week.
14-Apr-2006 - A pair of British investors has bought APV Baker from a plant software firm.