Month: September 2017

AMF Bakery Systems (AMF) today announced that the United States Patent Office has awarded the company a new patent (Patent 9,730,456) for the Guardian Oven Chain Management System. AMF’s Chain Management System monitors several important conditions of the oven chain extending the life of the chain while greatly reducing lubrication costs for traveling tray, tunnel, and continuous ovens. The Guardian Chain Management System can be easily applied to continuous final proofers, product coolers, conveyors or other bakery equipment with long lengths of chain. …

Michelle Chow’s baking supply store Vanilla Food Company is out of Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans and she doesn’t know when she’ll get new stock. The world’s supplier of what Chow calls the “Mercedes of all beans” is suffering a shortage. …

With the recent announcement of the Sweets & Snacks Expo being named to Trade Show Executive magazine’s Gold 100 list for the first time, the candy and snack industry’s recognition for its success has been unparalleled. While the Gold 100 includes the largest trade shows in the world, it also features those that have a track record of excellence in their sectors, and the Sweets & Snacks Expo is no exception. …