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Kellogg said average selling prices were up 13.7% in the second quarter. Pic: GettyImagges/raspberryhmac

Q2 earnings: Consumer appetite for Kellogg’s cereals continues to grow despite elevated prices

Kellogg Company raised its forecast for full-year earnings, as a price hike for its Special K, Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies, among others, offset an environment ‘as challenging as we’ve ever seen it’ – CEO and chairman.

Hostess Brands posts 17% Q2 growth despite volatile environment

The maker of America’s No. 1 cupcake, mini doughnut and sugar-free cookie brands reported second-quarter revenue of $340.5m, exceeding Wall Street forecasts.

The quietly massive Roskam co-manufacturers 'the more you eat the more you want' Cracker Jack for Frito-Lay. Pic: Frito-Lay

Kellogg, General Mills and Frito-Lay co-manufacturer and Michigan bakery giant changes ownership

Roskam Baking Co. – one of the largest bakeries in the US, punching in over $600m in annual sales – is merging with better-for-you granola and snacks producer Organic Milling, following its acquisition by Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p).

Scottish Bakers - through its National Food and Drink Training arm - is a leading UK independent provider of high-quality apprenticeship and skills training. Pic: GettyImages/andresr

Scottish Bakers’ training arm gains best practice accreditation

National Food and Drink Training (NFDT) – the training arm of Scottish Bakers – has been accredited to the matrix Standard, which recognises the quality of its apprenticeship programmes and skills courses to meet the needs of an increasingly complex landscape.

'Big food' accused of inaction on HFSS / Pic: GettyImages Lauri Patterson

‘It’s a national scandal’: Big food rebuffs criticism over HFSS products

The UK’s largest food brands have played-down criticism after coming under fire for the level of salt, fat and sugar in their products.

The clean label trend is founded on consumer perception. GettyImages/gilaxia

How is clean label evolving? Mintel talks regulation, processing, and linking ‘clean with green’

The ‘clean label’ trend does not remain stagnant. Mintel’s Emma Schofield, Associate Director, Global Food Science, reveals how the trend is evolving in the face of changing regulation, interest is degrees of processing, and environmentally friendly consumers.

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HowGood: ‘We’ve created the world’s largest food sustainability database’

Food and beverage companies are under increasing pressure to measure, reduce, and accurately report their social and environmental impact, with the SEC recently outlining proposals* that would require all registrants to disclose their scope three greenhouse...