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The IFBA members have pledged to reduce trans fats in their products. Pic: ©GettyImages/vasata

Kellogg’s, Grupo Bimbo and other IFBA members pledge to slash trans fats to meet WHO guidelines

Members of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have undertaken to limit the use of industrial trans fat (iTFA) in their products by 2023.

Nestlé opens access to human rights training

The breakfast cereal and confectionery conglomerate has made its human rights training freely available to Australian companies facing new legislation on slavery.

Bosch packaging: Four growing trends in snack bar production

Healthy snacks in the form of bars are flying off the shelves, according to Bosch Packaging.

Kashi packaging redesign expands into cereal and protein bars

Kashi has rebranded its best selling product Golean to become Kashi GO, launching Kashi GO cereal and three Kashi GO protein bars.

Up-and-coming snacks swoop into Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores

The convenience chain is introducing more than 30 ‘breakout’ brands of food and beverages at 125 stores in the Los Angeles area, including 14 snack and five sweets companies.

What’s new on shelf: Marshmallow Moon Oreos, waffles for breakfast from Kellogg's and ecologically clean veggie chips

Glow-in-the-dark with Oreos; go a-wandering and fall in love with Kashi; get serious about soil and the environment with Crunch Instinct; and snack on vegan treats crafted by trained Swiss patissiers: we scour the shelves to see what’s new and exciting.