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Robb MacKie, president and CEO of the ABA, speaks frankly about the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Pic: GettyImages/Milkos

WATCH Bakers don’t get enough credit, government regulations and tough employment market: Deep dive into the state of the industry

The bakery category continues to be a top driver of consumer grocery store trips, however, the industry is increasingly feeling the pressure of costly government overreach, while trying to build and retain the talent pool of skilled workers.

RayZyn draws on otherwise wasted wine grapes for a superfood snack

The growing snack company – a phoenix rising from the devastating California wildfires in 2017 – dries wine grapes (and sometimes coats them in chocolate) to create a fruit snack with more antioxidants than their traditional counterpart.

Turning purple with pride: Kellogg stands against anti-bullying with limited edition All Together Cereal

To mark Spirit Day (October 17), the breakfast cereal giant, its employees and brands joined millions of consumers in ‘going purple’ to support the LGBTQ youth community – in the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world.

Palsgaard to showcase its carbon-neutral journey at FiE

The emulsifier specialist will be showcasing its net-zero approach at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) to be held in Paris, France, from December 3-5.

WATCH Clean label, minimally processed and packing a myriad of functional and nutritional benefits: Malt and oat extracts are bang on trend

Malt Products Corporation (MPC) is on a mission to educate bakers and snack makers about the surprisingly little known yet massively on trend benefits of an ingredient that is pretty much ubiquitous in the bakery industry.

Tetra Pak to explore graphene as a ‘breakthrough’ application in the F&B industry

Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project to explore future applications of graphene in food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing.