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Sahale Snacks produces better-for-you snacks and treats at the premium end of the category. Pic: Sahale Snacks

Smuckers continues to ‘sharpen focus’ with the divestiture of Sahale Snacks

Hot on the heels of the announcement that it is acquiring Hostess Brands, the JM Smucker Company said it is divesting the Seattle-based nut and trail mix producer under a focused ‘portfolio and resource optimisation’ plan to support continued growth.

Grupo Bimbo is looking for standout startups producing better-for-you, artisanal cookies and energy bars for kids. Pic: GettyImages

Grupo Bimbo issues call out to collaborate with ‘fledgling’ creations already causing a stir

The Mexican bakery giant has opened applications for the second round of its Bimbo Open Door Platform, designed to leverage the creativity of startups to boost its presence and competition within the global biscuit and energy bar sectors.

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Fresh is best: How fermentation efficiency can improve shelf life

Optimising shelf life is a challenge for industrial bakers. How can bread-making processes delay ageing and maintain the appearance and texture of fresh bread?

Pringles has taken steps to bridge the gap between snacking and extraordinary gaming moments. Pic: Pringles

Pringles helps gamers go from n00b to GOAT with game-changing Pringles can

The Kellogg’s mega snack brand has devised an ingenious new use for its iconic tube packaging, hoping to become a strategic ally for the growing gaming community.

The programme outlines a working definition of and framework for regenerative agriculture. Image Source: JohnnyGreig/Getty Images

SAI releases definition of and framework for regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture currently has no legal definition at an EU level. However, the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) platform, a group of companies that includes Danone, PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Unilever, has released a definition of its own,...

It is anticipated that CEA will have an increasing presence in food production, even in outer space. GettyImages/Pavel_Chag

Food producers take controlled environment agriculture to space

New research and ongoing projects are growing food in space-mimicking conditions to develop new controlled environment agriculture (CEA) approaches.

Joydays launches low-sugar snacks, believes ‘life’s sweeter without the spikes’

While most Americans love a sweet treat, many don’t love the accompanying spike in their blood sugar and inevitable crash that follows – forcing them to choose between an indulgence and their health.

Smuckers continues to ‘sharpen focus’ with the divestiture of Sahale Snacks

Grupo Bimbo issues call out to collaborate with ‘fledgling’ creations already causing a stir

Fresh is best: How fermentation efficiency can improve shelf life

Pringles helps gamers go from n00b to GOAT with game-changing Pringles can

SAI releases definition of and framework for regenerative agriculture

Food producers take controlled environment agriculture to space

Joydays launches low-sugar snacks, believes ‘life’s sweeter without the spikes’

Consumers prefer ‘free-from’ palm oil to ‘sustainably produced’ palm oil claim, study finds

Greencore strike ends after pay deal agreed

Ghana reverses years of neglect with new initiative to make its cocoa more attractive and sustainable to a younger generation

Chocxo innovates at the intersection of indulgence and lower sugar to help consumers balance physical, mental wellness goals

Monk Fruit Corp.’s GM discusses sweetener’s rise, how it taps into current consumer trends

The Better Bakehouse bakes up better-for-you sweet treats with Donutful launch

Ingredion, DSM and Tetra Pak club forces to deliver ‘super porridge’ to 2.4 million malnourished schoolkids in Kenya

Bimbo’s BGR spreads the love with donation of 2.8m slices of bread to those in need

‘Not the most practical approach’: Stricter palm oil regulation will have serious food supply and cost implications – RSPO

‘You've got to do it as an evolution rather than a revolution’: PepsiCo on adapting sustainability in field and factory

Snax-Sational Brands proudly supports the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in dispending music therapy

Mad about better-for-you bread

The high price of dietary intolerance

Alain Ducasse’s École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie becomes the world’s largest campus dedicated to the pastry arts

50/50 loaf is the ‘holy grain’ for converting white bread lovers

Grupo Bimbo recognised as one of the World’s Best Companies by Time magazine

Trendspotting in 2023: A feast of plant-based options, from mousses to pizzas and protein bars

‘Every child should experience the joy of a birthday party’

Action on Salt denunciates UK government for failing consumers

PODCAST: Three industry titans launch ‘revolutionary’ $312m growth equity fund to scale up radical better-for-you startups

Invent, invest and amplify: The inaugural class of innovators leading the charge with Mondelēz’s tech-forward engagement programme

Free-to-attend webinar on the impact of reformulation: health hazard or brand boost?

Snackex gears up for Stockholm in 2024

Toast makes online ordering a piece of cake for bakers

One-of-a-kind sweet-’n-salty art exhibition celebrates Kellogg’s HFSS-compliant achievements

Canada Bread price-fixing: a cautionary tale of how unethical business conduct can erode consumer confidence

PepsiCo returns to Indonesia with $200m investment four years after ending 30-year JV

From a women-owned VC to frozen dough: General Mills’ makes substantial investments to support the next wave of innovations

Kellogg’s Eggo punches brunch up a notch with its latest boozy innovation

The sugary cereal debate: Action on Sugar calls for ban of child-friendly packaging; health minister brands plain wrapping ‘a step too far’

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