SA Food Review

Bakery Industry

03 Mar 2025

Introducing superior bread innovation

Sasko unveils the bettererest loaf ever, delivering a soft tastier and more premium bread experience. SASKO, the brand with deep-seated roots in care, quality, and innovation, is on a continuous quest for excellence. This commitment to striving for better has led to the introduction of the Bettererest Loaf Ever—a softer and tastier version of its...
15 May 2023

The benefits of baking on a steel belt

Solid steel bake oven belts have been at the heart of continuously operating bake ovens for nearly 100 years, the first one having been installed in 1925 by Swedish-based company IPCO, then operating as Sandvik Process Systems. Multiple factors lie behind their enduring use, including excellent heat transfer properties and outstanding durability. An occasionally less...
02 Aug 2019

Snowflake wants to celebrate 135 years with you

Iconic brand, Snowflake, is a heritage brand that has been a staple in South African homes for over a century. So much more than flour, Snowflake is synonymous with the occasions that bring loved ones together creatively and deliciously.
12 Jul 2019

MULTIVAC expands range through takeover of the FRITSCH Group

MULTIVAC will take over the FRITSCH Group and further expand its range of solutions for the bakery industry.
27 Sep 2018

M-TA oven wins International Innovation Award

At the 5th edition of the IBA Award, held at the IBA 2018 trade fair and organised by the trade magazine Backtechnik Europe, MECATHERM, a world leader in automatic production lines for the industrial bakery sector, received the Innovation Award for its new M-TA oven. The event was also the first time the line manufacturer...
06 Sep 2018

SASKO renews its sponsorship of the Soweto Kota Festival

SASKO, the experts in milling and baking, is proud to announce its renewed sponsorship of the Soweto Kota Festival in 2018. The brand came on board as the first headline sponsor of the inaugural event in 2017 which saw over 3 000 people coming together in honour of the kota.
04 Sep 2018

Sasko celebrates Heritage Month with Mzansi bread

Do you know your Kota from your Gatsby and your Bunny Chow? Most South Africans across the country can explain the difference and also what ingredients to pop inside to make them stand out and even more moreish than the next one.
03 Aug 2018

Moir’s New Cake in a Mug

Following the international trend for bite-size snacking, Pioneer Foods’ Moir’s brand has launched MOIR’S Mug Cake.
09 Jul 2018

iba is the stronghold of the international baking industry

‘The interest shown by national and international companies is huge. Apart from a few remaining spaces, iba is already fully booked,’ says Dieter Dohr, CEO and president of GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH. More than 1300 exhibitors from over 50 countries will cover the entire spectrum of baking goods with their range. ‘As the leading...
13 Jun 2018

Albany re-opens Virginia bakery

Albany, South Africa’s most loved bread brand* has re-opened its bakery in Virginia in the Free State. The R70 million restoration follows the revamp of Albany bakery in Bellville, Western Cape in August last year.