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SUPPLIER NEWS
Millers share stories, donate flour
for third World Flour Day
WITTENBURG, GERMANY - The global flour industry
celebrated the third World Flour Day on March 20 with shared
baking activities in recognition of all the staple food it has
contributed to health and well-being around the world.
Under the motto " Flour and People, " this year the FlourWorld
Museum, which initiated World Flour Day in 2020, collected
stories about the meaning of flour for each individual.
Innovation, tradition, connectedness, prosperity, strength,
joy, life. Those are some of the answers that members of the
worldwide gave to the question, " What does flour mean for
us? " A wide range of personal stories came in from Africa,
Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Near East and other regions.
" We were overwhelmed by the participation in this year's
World Flour Day, " said Carsten Blum, the idea-giver and
originator of the commemorative day. " We received many
moving and inspiring stories. People around the globe
shared with us their personal links to flour. All these stories
show the multifaceted and individual significance of flour
for each person. "
In many mills and companies that use flour, employees came
together to honor this staple food with joint baking activities.
The FlourWorld Museum created a dedicated flour sack
with special artwork that represents the motto " Flour and
People. " It shows three children baking together.
" This special sack stands for flour and people, variety, internationality,
family and the interconnectedness of all people
through flour, " Blum said.
The sack has a place of honor in the FlourWorld Museum.
This museum in Wittenburg near Hamburg, Germany, holds
the world's largest collection of flour sacks, with more than
3,700 sacks from 140 countries. Under the motto Flour.Power.
Life the FlourWorld Museum tells of the traditions, history
and myths of flour.
Alapala to build new flour mill for Abdon in Sweden
VASTERAS, SWEDEN - Alapala is building a new flour
mill for Abdon Invest AB in Vasteras, Sweden, which is its
first in the region.
Abdon Food is one of the leading cereal companies in
the Nordic region. The company is building a new mill to
strengthen its locally produced product offerings and improve
its environmental impact through reduced transportation.
The greenfield mill will have a wheat flour capacity of 275
tpd and a rye flour capacity of 25 tpd. Using locally supplied
raw materials, the mill will produce the flour for domestic
consumption.
The mill's steel construction, as well as special internal
square bins will be provided by Alapala Construction, an
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Alapala Group company that specializes in the design, supply,
and construction of industrial buildings worldwide. All equipment
will be provided in compliance with European norms
and the ATEX directive for explosion protection.
Alapala is well-known for its automation systems that enable
the entire process to be centrally monitored, using Scada
software and remote connection. These systems offer integrated
process control and traceability advantages, along with
advanced report generation for data such as production, yield,
efficiency, etc. With the remote connection feature, the mill
can be accessed 24/7 by the Alapala after-sales team for technical
assistance, including inspection, error diagnosis, calibration
and troubleshooting.
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" A special highlight of this year's World Flour Day was the
large amount of flour donations we received from our customers
for a charitable project in Uganda, " said Maximiliane
Schneider, sales manager East Africa at Mühlenchemie.
On her initiative the FlourWorld Museum and Mühlenchemie
collected several hundred kilograms of flour for the " Girls'
The third World Flour Day was held on March 20. The entire flour
industry celebrated the day with shared baking activities.
Club " charity project by the Butiru Friends Circle in Uganda.
The initiative started in 2021 and invites girls from Butiru and
surrounding villages to a Girls' Club three afternoons a week.
The project has been so popular that Girls' Clubs are now offered
in other locations. The goal of the initiative is financial
independence, the strengthening of the community and the
autonomy of women. The girls also learn to determine their
profit and handle money.
The donations help the organization to run baking and
cooking courses so that the girls and women can set up their
own small bakery stall.
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