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CAPITAL SPENDING SURVEY to take a long-term approach to their businesses and capital spending practices. Confidence grows Although many executives expressed concern about economy, they’re much more bullish about the baking industry. For the third year in a row, nearly 90% of the survey’s respondents described the outlook for the industry as positive, but there was an undercurrent to their responses. “Larger companies are driving investments, whereas the smaller companies are still struggling,” Ms. Troxel Hellmer observed. “They’re struggling to find the money to make these investments in their facilities, and it’s a huge source of frustration for them. Those numbers have to come back at some point because these small companies — in order to survive — must start spending again. They’re still not in a very strong position to do that.” What’s driving spending? Turn the key. Dunbar Systems works with a variety of equipment manufacturers to source the best equipment available for each specific job. We don’t just work with who we like. We work with who is best for our client’s needs. We’ve been doing this for 30 years, and have 1,400 successful production bakery installations on our resume. Dunbar Systems designs, sells, installs and supports custom automated, cost effective systems for commercial bakeries. See us at IBIE booth #6907 “Complete Bakery Systems” dunbarsystems.com For more information, see Page 146 28 / SPECIAL EDITION / IBIE 2013 New products continue to prime the pump for capital expenditures followed by “reducing changeover/driving efficiencies,” indicating that controlling costs and eliminating waste play major roles in factoring return on investment. Overall, Ms. Troxel Hellmer explained, these results indicate that cautious optimism plays a dominant role in the decision-making process. Companies are positioning their business for future growth, but they’re also minimizing risk by making sure the initial costs are covered by incoming orders. Yet another factor in the purchasing process, she added, involves gauging the skilled labor needed to operate more sophisticated equipment. “Support plays a factor with new equipment and new lines,” she explained. “They may have all of this great new high-tech equipment but find they start having problems because they don’t have people who know how to run it or fix it.” In this tough economic environment, she said, executives noted they need to play their cards right to survive. In some cases, that can mean just squeezing a few pennies out of a product. Maybe that’s not a pounce or giant leap, but it is a step forward in the right direction. • http://www.dunbarsystems.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013

IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013
Table of Contents
IBIE Perspective - Amid challenges, opportunities persist
State of the Industry - Dizzying changes among baking’s leaders
A changing of the guard
Making Baking History - Progress on Parade
Capital Spending Survey - Making the safe bet
Survey reaches wide sample
IBIE Tech - Going Mobile
ABA Perspectives - Big changes since IBIE 2010
ABA: On the Front Lines
Keep on track with FTRAC
Let's Keep on Truckin'
An Ounce of Prevention
BEMA Initiatives - Collaborative Solutions
Critical Issue: FSMA - Predict & Prevent
Court orders FDA to step up its efforts
Food Safety: ANSI/ASB/Z50.2
Equipment Advances - Clean and Simple
Formulating R&D - Brave New World
Intel about ingredient trends
Critical Issue: Commodity Prices - Long and Winding Road
Ingredients: Creating Simple Labels - Simple Options
Critical Issue: Sodium Reduction - How Low Can You Go?
Ingredients: Ancient Grains - What's Old is New Again
New Product Trends: Baked Foods - Change Afoot
New Product Trends: Snacks - Reinventing Snack Time
Special Section: Bake
The Next Cupcake?
Ingredient Transparency
Food trucks on the move
New Tech Tools
IBIE 2013: A World of Possibilities
Ready to Launch
Pizza Popularity
Revel in Vegas
2013 Exhibitor List
Ad Index

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