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EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY PortionControl New advances in equipment technology will help bakers stay on top of one of the most important trends in the food industry this year: portion sizes. Consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of managing the portion size of the foods they eat, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. The NPD’s new report, Healthy Eating Strategies by Generation, finds that (among 30 attributes) eating smaller portions ranks 11th in importance among adult consumers across generations as a healthy eating characteristic. So what does this have to do with baking equipment? Plenty. Retail bakers need help with portion control by using more advanced depositors and slicers that afford the flexibility and high efficiency they need. New technology in depositors also helps cupcakeries and other dessert shops gear up for portion control. The Mini Chip Slicer from Oliver Products offers a perfect example of such a product. It will help keep labor costs low by simplifying the labor process and allow bakers to produce a new type of baked snack food: snack chips from previously made bagels and baguettes. This also helps create branding/merchandising of healthy snack options in bakery. Erika Record, a leading distributor of baking equipment, 58 · BAKING BUYER · AUGUST 11 has unveiled the Krumbein BBS Table Top Hinge/Complete Slicing machine. Erika Record and Krumbein Rationell partnered up last October in an effort to expose the U.S. market to the latest in German engineered cake and bread slicing technology. The BBS will be exhibited during the All Things Baking show on October 2-4. The BBS features the 2-in-1 technology that allows the user to choose from hinge slicing or complete slicing by production type: pretzels, bagels, pita bread, cakes, hot dog/hoagie bread and more. Many consumersare keen on healthy snacks and small desserts. According to the new portion control report from NDP, eating smaller portions ranked seventh in importance among Generation X consumers, ages 35 to 45, as a healthy eating characteristic, which is the highest rank for the behavior among all generational groups. According to the NPD food and beverage market research report, 43% of the more than 5,000 adults surveyed indicated that they ate smaller portions always or most of the time in the past year. An even greater percentage of adult consumers (57%) aspire to eat smaller portions in the coming year, suggesting that this healthy eating strategy will become more important in the future. Cupcake and dessert shops take note. This trend should lead to greater demand for cake slices, mini cupcakes and other decadent desserts that come in smaller sizes. For bakers wanting a simpler option for cream topping, Bakon USA Food Equipment unveils the new Cream TT, a table-top cream aerating machine. The machine features nitrogen injection, higher yield and longer shelf life. The machine produces aerated cream in no time. Refrigeration is included, and accessories include a decorating gun attachment. In other developments, the Unifiller Hopper Topper addresses the challenge of transferring batters, icings, and chunky fillings from bowls to hoppers. The Hopper Topper transfer pumps keep your production simple and clean with gentle pumping technology that guarantees your product will be quickly transferred without sacrificing quality. Other features include transfer of product directly from the bowl, gentle pumping technology similar to hand scooping, and an automatic level sensor that maintains product level in the hopper, The Hopper Topper can easily wheel in to your production line and keep your depositor consistently filled at all times, for continuous 24/7 production. JOHN UNREIN

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of bakingbuyer - August 2011

bakingbuyer - August 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE - Consumers Cut Portions
CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS - All Things Baking Educational Program
INDUSTRY NEWS - Caravan Announces Staff Changes
INDUSTRY NEWS - Symrise Offers Tropical Fruit Flavors
INDUSTRY NEWS - Dancing Deer Unveils 100% Whole Grain Line
INDUSTRY NEWS - Allergen Free Spray Addresses Market Need
BREADWINNERS - The Whole Truth About Whole Grains: Installment Two
BREADWINNERS - Food Shoppers Shift Attention to Fiber, Whole Grains
BREADWINNERS - Team USA Profile
DESIGN OF THE TIMES - Cake imatating Life
DESIGN OF THE TIMES - Be a Flavor MAD Scientiast
BAKERY BIZ TIPS - Invest in Retention
FOODSERVICE INNOVATIONS - Lunch is in bag
CONSUMER PURCHASING - Parents Push for Nutrition
Cake Couture
Inventive Hospitality
Honey Sweetens the Deal
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY - Portion Control
FEATURED PRODUCTS
LIQUID ASSETS - tea: The Wonder Drink
SMALL TOWN BAKER - ADIEU FROM CANDO
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK
AD INDEX
BAKER’S DOZEN

bakingbuyer - August 2011