Packaging Equipment What is Packaging Equipment? Packaging equipment is a vital component of bakery operations. In high speed bakeries, they are used for bagging and wrapping baked goods mostly in polyethylene bags. Customer preference for quick/easy opening and reclosing of the package has greatly influenced the development of closure systems for bread, [...]
Packaging Materials What are Packaging Materials? Packaging materials are essential components of the food supply chain. They are available for virtually any type of product and application, including: Finished products Raw materials Additives Specialty ingredients Packaging materials perform many roles. The most important are:1 Product protection, containment and preservation of its shelf [...]
Vital Wheat Gluten Also known as gluten What is Vital Wheat Gluten? Vital wheat gluten, or simply VWG, is a highly functional protein that has been separated from wheat starch and other grain components. It is used almost exclusively in high-speed bakeries to improve dough strength and provide additional dough tolerance to [...]
Straight Dough Also known as no time dough or rapid dough processing What is Straight Dough? Straight dough is a breadmaking system or method in which all ingredients (dry and liquid) are placed in the mixer and the dough is then mixed to full development. Unlike the sponge and dough system, where [...]
