SEPTEMBER 2022 • SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE
A SPECIAL SHOW ISSUE OF GOURMET NEWS THE BUSINESS NEWSPAPER FOR THE GOURMET INDUSTRY
VEGAPULS Radar Sensors
Western Foods Launches New Products
BOOTH #6315
BOOTH #5139
An interview with Greg Kline, Food & Beverage Industry Sales Specialist, VEGA Americas, Inc.
GK: I’ll start with VEGAPULS 6X. In addition to the simplicity of THE 6X® being one sensor
Western Foods specializes in gluten- and allergen-free rice flours, legume flours, ancient grain milling, blending, packaging and distribution for the B2B and the B2C market segments. Located in Woodland, Calif., and Pine Bluff, Ark., the company is ideally situated for procurement and shipping via road, rail and sea. Western Foods’ state-of-the-art flour mills combine the latest technology with expertise and experience in grain milling, blending, packaging and further processing. Western Foods’ dedicated gluten-free facility is certified organic, Kosher, AIB, SQF, Halal and member of the Non-GMO Project Verified and Whole Grain Council. The organization’s high quality, innovative products consist of blends of rice and ancient grain flours, legume flours, organic and conventional rice flours (medium, long grain and sweet), meal, course, fine, superfine, low micro and pre-gelatinized. Western Foods’ new product launch includes Chickpea Flour and Viscoflex Starch Replacer. Encompassing rice and corn starch. Viscoflex is a specialty rice starch made from milled rice. This rice starch is processed under unique processing parameters that impact its functional characteristics. Viscoflex 400 is subjected to the
Continued on Page 9
Continued on Page 9
WB: Tell our readers about VEGA and what it offers for the grain-based foods industry. GK: VEGA is a full-line pressure and multi-level technology solution provider to the food and beverage industry. The grainbased sector is a significant component that we focus on here at VEGA and the recently introduced VEGAPULS 6X 80-GHz radar sensor is a critical piece of technology for their future operations. In addition to level measurement instrumentation like our VEGAPULS radars, we also support overfill protection through technologies like point-level devices designed to handle the abrasive environments in which they perform and pressure measurement devices for such applications as pneumatic conveying systems that help maintain product flow. WB: How do VEGAPULS radar sensors benefit baking operations?
Better Tasting, Better-For-You Cookies with Prune Ingredients
Enhanced ABB Ability Sugar Library Boosts Monitoring, Control Flexibility
Rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, prunes have long been associated with health and wellness. When used in baking, prunes can also sweeten with less sugar, reduce fat and calories, and replace artificial caramel coloring. This can be especially beneficial when making better-for-you baked goods, like breakfast cookies, bars, and healthful snacks. Because of their unique chemical composition, prunes act as functional ingredients in baked goods. The dried fruit has sorbitol and pectin, which bind moisture, interrupting gluten networks and mimicking fat. All of this yields cookies, brownies, and cakes that are tender and rich while still being lower in total sugars and fat. Sunsweet harnesses the properties of prunes in a versatile line of ingredients, including puree, powder, and concentrates. The ingredients are also rich in phenolic compounds, which helps suppress rancidity and off flavors. Adding only 1 to 2% of a prune ingredient can be enough to give a product a flavorful, healthful boost.
Global technology company ABB has launched its latest release of ABB Ability Sugar Library, enhanced with functionalities to serve as a control engineering inventory for sugar manufacturers. It will help to reduce engineering costs and development timelines, simplify expansions and eliminate errors in engineering and improve quality and reliability in operational use, according to the company. The release features a range of specifically designed templates for sugar process applications in beet and cane sugar industries. It fulfills all process area requirements, including raw material handling, purification, crystallization and sugar handling, and now evaporation and filtration. Customizable templates will result in engineering efficiencies. For operators, efficient monitoring of process helps to optimize resources and energy usage. A high-performance human-machine interface has been designed for fast detection and resolution of process disturbances, with alarm messages. In maintenance, teams will gain the right information at the right time, with tracking and
Continued on Page 9
Continued on Page 9