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Add a dash of energy to your life - and to those in need - by participating in the Global Energy Race 2020 hosted by Grupo Bimbo. Pic: GettyImages/miahtiander

Get moving with Grupo Bimbo and help 10m slices of bread reach the right hands

The Mexican bakery giant is inviting health-minded consumers from around the globe to take part in its fourth annual Global Energy Race (GER) – which has gone virtual because of the pandemic – with the goal of bringing together half a million participants to run/walk for the same cause.

BakeryandSnack Chat podcast: The story of shea collecting, the women behind it and BLC’s contribution

Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) has launched the Where Life Grows campaign – aimed at building a sustainable shea supply chain in West Africa and more, importantly, to empower the women involved in collecting the nuts – to celebrate the inauguration of its...

Utz owners deepen contribution towards education and health

The Rice and Lissette families – the third and fourth generations of the Utz family legacy – have pledged to make a $10m donation to support health and education initiatives in the great Hannover, Pennsylvania community.

Peak Rock completes acquisition of Halo Foods

The Welsh better-for-you snack producer has been acquired by private investment firm Peak Rock Capital for an undisclosed amount.

ChicP founder urges shift to healthy snacking: ‘Large food companies should be fined for producing products that are literally killing us’

UK challenger brand ChicP was founded with a twofold ambition: to create healthy food and to address food waste. The company’s founder talks to FoodNavigator about her vision for a zero-waste food system that puts health at its heart and launches a blistering...

Nestlé Professional and Dawn Foods come together with a KitKat muffin for EMEA region

The duo have signed a long-term contract to produce a range of sweet treats – starting with muffins and cookies – for customers in Europe, Middle East and North Africa.

Bakery benefit? Philippines durian industry eyes ingredient export potential due to sweetness and colour

The Philippines durian industry believes that its local variety shows strong potential for export as a food ingredient in addition to the more common frozen format due to its sweetness and colour, an important step forward in the quest to durians into...