Baker Perkins wins major breakfast cereal order
Date: 23 August 2004
New Nordgetreide plant will produce a variety of products
Baker Perkins is supplying equipment to produce a wide range of breakfast cereals at a major new plant in Germany. Nordgetreide is opening the new facility near Saarbrucken in an ideal location to serve the Western European market.
The project represents major expansion for Nordgetreide, who already operate Baker Perkins breakfast cereal plant in their factory at Falkenhagen, near Berlin.
The new plant will manufacture a variety of products, including flaked, directly expanded and puffed cereals. Key elements in the multi million pound package ordered from Baker Perkins include flaking rolls, a cooker extruder, and three coating systems.
A world class selection of unit machines, backed by extensive process expertise, is the base around which Baker Perkins builds complete production solutions for leading cereal manufacturers world-wide.
Two methods of cereal cooking are offered. Twin-screw extrusion is the basis for products that add interest and variety to the sector, with the ability to respond to market demand via rapid changeover between products. Twin-screw extruders process and cook ingredients via a combination of heat, mechanical shear and moisture addition; flavours and colouring can be added directly into the barrel.
The alternative of traditional rotary pressure cooking is specified for high output flaking and shredding lines.
Baker Perkins flaking rolls are used to form individual flakes for a wide variety of cereals. They are used by manufacturers needing consistent quality at high outputs, ensured by advanced feed and roll cooling systems, and precise gap control.
Coating enables cereal makers to offer added-value, innovative products with enhanced flavour and appearance which can target specific market sectors such as children and health-conscious adults. Baker Perkins offers systems for low-and high-solids coating.
Low solids coating plants are typically used for frosted and glazed flakes, rice and directly expanded cereals; the solids level of the syrup is generally 70-80%. High solids systems are used when the moisture within the coating might migrate into the cereal and collapse the structure: products such as puffed what require these coatings, which typically contain 97% solids.
The Baker Perkins Innovation Centre at Peterborough contains laboratory and production scale extrusion plant, and is widely used by customers for process and product development and trials.
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