industry news The Whoopie


Cake has landed It is very rare that a genuinely new concept comes to the table. But that’s exactly what happened when the boffins at Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients came up with a British version of the American Whoopie Cake. Showed on the Unifine stand for the first time at BIE, a genuine Whoopie comprises two moist cakes sandwiched with a filling, then decorated. (see picture). Whoopie pies have been around in the US for several years according to Unifine but it is only very recently that they have been seen in Britain. Unifine Whoopies are filled with delicious flavoured mousse creams in eight varieties and with scope for many more combinations. The Whoopies are prepared using Unifine’s Sumix Soft, water and oil blended on a slow speed with a paddle for 2-3 minutes. Colour can be added to the batter or alternatively, mix Sumix Choco, water, oil and egg in the same way but for 4-5 minutes. The mix is then deposited onto silicone mats and baked at 190°C for 8-10 minutes. They need to be really cool before filling and decorating. Sumix Soft and Sumix Choco are available from your usual stockists and come in 15kg sacks. For more information visit www.unifine-fbi.co.uk.


Kliklok’s success at total show


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liklok’s participation in the recent Total Processing &


Packaging Show at the NEC proved to be a resounding success. The company exhibited their best- selling SFR end load cartoner, and having already installed over 60 of these machines throughout the world, it was a popular attraction in Hall 5. Visitors from several major European food producers arrived on the Kliklok stand, to see for themselves the benefits of


UK First for Paper & Corrugated Packaging Sustainability


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murfit Kappa UK, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of paper based packaging


the Kliklok SFR machine - short footprint, patented rotary carton feeder, colour touch screen, easy size change and robust stainless steel construction. Kliklok received visitors from the UK, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Australia, and the Middle East, and were particularly pleased to catch up with many of their existing customers. The Total Show also served as the perfect opportunity


for Kliklok to showcase their machinery range to new, growing companies looking to automate production lines in the future.


For more information call 01275 836131 or visit www.kliklok-int.com.


solutions is the first UK manufacturer to achieve Chain of Custody (CoC) certification from the World's leading Internationally recognised certification agencies, for its entire UK corrugated and paper manufacturing capacity. The successful two-year programme of Chain of Custody certification is one of the first to take an integrated – company wide – approach. The programme encompasses Smurfit Kappa's UK major operations which encompass two recycled paper mills, 15 corrugated facilities and paper mills, including large integrated factories, sheet plants as well as specialist plants for Sheetfeeding and paper printing. This integrated approach to certification is highly innovative and a first for the UK corrugated sector enabling Smurfit Kappa to offer its customers fully certified packaging solutions on over 95% of its products. For more information visit http://corrugated.smurfitkappa.co.uk/


Six is the Magic Number for Thermo King


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hermo King achieves a magic record breaking six year win in a row in ‘The Best Brands of 2010’


reader’s poll in the trade magazines Lastauto Omnibus, Fernfahrer and Trans Aktuell. After being awarded first place in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Germany’s commercial vehicle professionals have once again voted Thermo King top brand in the ‘Refrigeration Units’ category. More than 7,500 readers took part in this year’s readers’ poll organised by the three key trade magazines. The poll is unique in the fact that unlike many other European brand comparisons, it is not conducted among a small group of trade professionals or editors, but votes are from the industry end-users, which underlines the value of this award. Thermo


SATISFY YOUR DESTRUCTIVE ITCH WITH ZWICK ROELL TV


Earlier this month the Zwick Roell Group launched ‘Zwick Roell TV’ on YouTube enabling viewers to watch, in detail, all sorts of products and materials being tested to destruction using advanced robotic systems. We all get a delicious sense of satisfaction seeing something being stretched to its limit, bent, bashed, crushed and broken, but materials testing also has a serious role in the development and manufacture of high-quality, safe products. Already


boasting more than 200 views, Zwick Roell’s new YouTube channel is regularly updated with short, informative videos, in both English and German. The films demonstrate efficient and effective application of automated materials testing for a whole range of products across multiple industries. All videos are freely available and anyone wishing to subscribe can do so via a YouTube or Google account at www.youtube.com/user/ZwickRoellTV.


King has a nationwide sales and service network in Germany, comprised of five authorised dealers and 71 authorised service centres. For more information visit www.thermoking.com.


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