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Great cakes cut the egg

Grupo Bimbo is the undisputed leader within the Mexican and Latin American bakery industry. Egg replacement solutions from Arla Foods Ingredients are today integral to the group’s popular cake brands
Egg replacement is fast becoming a buzzword within the bakery industry, bringing a valuable opportunity to cut costs and improve the quality of cake products. Keen to replace egg with an equally natural alternative, more and more manufacturers are choosing a solution from Arla Foods Ingredients.
One of them is Grupo Bimbo, which uses Arla Foods Ingredients’ functional milk protein MULTILAC® BK 6205 in cake products marketed in countries throughout Latin America. In the more than three years that have passed since adopting the solution, Grupo Bimbo has won important benefits.
Regional purchase manager for Grupo Bimbo in South America, Alejandro Aticha explains that the initial decision to use the Arla Foods Ingredients egg replacement concept was taken after tests at Bimbo Chile proved its superior performance in extending cake shelf life. In 2006, the company switched to the new generation MULTILAC® protein for even better results.
"The solution has enabled us to extend product shelf life and reach markets we couldn’t reach before, such as the wholesale market," says Alejandro Aticha. "A very important advantage is that an essential part of our costs egg is highly unstable and cyclical. Arla Foods Ingredients can offer a more stable price with longer-term commitments, making it easier for me to prepare my budget."

  

Boon for efficiency
Compared to liquid egg, which also requires refrigeration, the powder protein is very easy to handle a real boon for production line efficiency. Another logistical gain is the fact that the Arla Foods Ingredients plant producing the protein is located in Argentina.
With Arla Foods Ingredients now delivering solutions to Grupo Bimbo plants in Chile, Peru and Mexico, Alejandro Aticha is positive that the relationship between the two companies will continue to grow. Deliveries to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil are expected to get underway in the near future.
"Arla Foods Ingredients has a good perception of our needs and provides the right technical, development, implementation and logistical support. I think we are at the stage where we see each other as strategic partners. We trust each other a lot, he says.
Some of Grupo Bimbo’s successful brands have been on the market for more than 20 years. Even the smallest change in the recipe must ensure the popular taste and texture are maintained. Using cost-efficient egg replacement solutions from Arla Foods Ingredients, cakes are more than just as good. For the most part, they are even better.

About Grupo Bimbo
Established in Mexico in 1945, Grupo Bimbo today ranks among the world’s most important bakery companies with more than 5,000 products and 100 well-known brands. The group is present in 17 countries in Latin America, Europe and Asia, not to mention the US.

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