FEATURED INNOVATION CENTER VMI: Mixing it up for good 130 Just about everything is new at VMI, a global producer of industrial and craft mixers for more than 60 years. Take its 140,000-sq-ft headquarters in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, France. INGREDIENTS & FORMULATING Flaked shortenings To improve texture and tenderness in baked goods, AAK developed its Cisao flaked shortenings. 133 EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING Integrated, easy and secure systems 136 139 patents Shick Esteve's next generation Automated Ingredient Management (AIM) system not only manages recipes, but it also uses data to schedule production, track lots and report on ingredient accuracies. 141 new on the shelf www.bakingandsnack.com / July 2018 Baking & Snack 129http://www.bakingandsnack.com