AN award-winning bakery ingredient specialist based in south Shropshire has set its sights on global growth after buying new equipment with help from a grants programme. Kudos Blends – which provides industry-leading leavening solutions for commercial bakeries around the world from its base in Cleobury Mortimer – has been awarded an £8,160 Small Equipment Grant to help purchase a texture analyser. The machine provides objective data about the consistency and texture of products baked using Kudos Blends’ leavening agents and will help expand its global reach. This advancement in testing technology has already led to the recruitment of a new member of staff at the business.