Bengaluru (India), August 13, 2024 – Bühler India has launched two solutions that will enable biscuit manufacturers to provide a diverse range of products to their customers, addressing the growing demand in the region. As part of the SmartLine series, the DirectBake Smart is a Direct Gas Fired (DGF) oven that can accommodate a diverse range of baking needs with ease, while the RotaMold Smart is a rotary molder that produces a wide variety of shapes and intricate designs. Both solutions incorporate Bühler’s cutting-edge technology and are reliable, versatile, and efficient. This launch is a testament to Bühler’s “Make in India” initiative and built on the company’s long-standing expertise in manufacturing grain and food processing solutions in India since 1993.
Whether it is molded biscuits, crackers, or marie biscuits, the DirectBake Smart oven can produce a diverse range of baked goods with Bühler’s state-of-the-art heat transfer technology. It has a recipe-controlled burner system to ensure optimum operational parameters, which also makes it easy to change the product as required.
The DirectBake Smart oven is part of a global collaborative development program within Bühler with the focus on designing and manufacturing products in the region, for the region. It is designed and produced in India. Until now, Bühler India has only manufactured the ovens that were designed in Denmark.
The RotaMold Smart is another innovative and affordable product now available to customers in India. It molds each biscuit to the exact shape and size required, ensuring consistency across the entire batch. It can also produce an extensive variety of shapes and intricate designs, allowing manufacturers to offer a diverse range of biscuits.
Ajith Dharan, Head of Consumer Foods Business, Bühler India, says, “The biscuit industry in India is substantial and growing rapidly, especially with the expansion of both domestic and international brands. To meet this increasing demand, we are launching these solutions at our facility in Bengaluru. With this approach, we are providing innovative and affordable technology that is commercially attractive for the Indian market.”
Flourishing industry
India is the third-largest producer of biscuits, and the industry is growing at an average Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5-6%. “In this fast-paced life where convenience is key, cookies and crackers are set to be the drivers for new growth, with variety and product differentiation not far behind,” says Prashant Gokhale, Managing Director, Bühler India. “Our target audience is primarily biscuit customers who want to have superior baking technology at competitive prices. With this launch, we are offering forward integration possibilities for our flour millers.”
Bühler has committed to a 60% reduction in the Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2030 against its 2019 baseline. In line with this, the production facility in Bengaluru is designed to use less water and incorporate renewable energy such as solar power and natural daylight, thereby reducing its carbon footprint.
Johannes Wick, CEO of Grains & Food at Bühler Group, says, “In a world of rapidly changing requirements, customers need flexibility and creativity to adapt their products to key issues such as healthy diets, affordability, the use of local raw materials, and sustainability. This prompted our decision to continue investing in this market and to support our customers in their innovation journeys.”
Media contacts:
Dalen Jacomino Panto, Media Relations Manager Bühler AG, 9240 Uzwil, Switzerland
Phone: +41 71 955 37 57
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Sumitra Sundaram, Media and Communications Manager Bühler India, Attibele, Bengaluru
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E-mail: sumitra.sundaram@buhlergroup.com
About Bühler
Bühler is driven by its purpose of creating innovations for a better world, balancing the needs of economy, humanity, and nature in all its decision-making processes. Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies as they cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. Two billion people each day enjoy foods produced on Bühler equipment; and one billion people travel in vehicles manufactured using parts produced with Bühler solutions. Countless people wear eyeglasses, use smart phones, and read newspapers and magazines – all of which depend on Bühler process technologies and solutions. Having this global relevance, Bühler is in a unique position to turn today’s global challenges into sustainable business.
As a technology partner for the food, feed, and mobility industries, Bühler has committed to having solutions ready to multiply by 2025 that reduce energy, waste, and water by 50% in the value chains of its customers. It also proactively collaborates with suppliers to reduce climate impacts throughout the value chain. In its own operations, Bühler has developed a pathway to achieve a 60% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scopes 1 & 2, against a 2019 baseline).
Bühler spends up to 5% of turnover on research and development annually to improve both the commercial and sustainability performance of its solutions, products, and services. In 2023, some 12,500 employees generated a turnover of CHF 3.0 billion. As a Swiss family-owned company with a history spanning 164 years, Bühler is active in 140 countries around the world and operates a global network of 105 service stations, 30 manufacturing sites, and Application & Training Centers in 25 locations.
