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The world's largest pasta producer is looking for the next round of cohorts to participate in its Good Food Makers incubator. Pic: Khanisorn Chaokla

Barilla’s 4th annual incubator now open to startups hungry to make an impact

BLU1877 – Barilla’s venture group – is calling for progressive startups to apply for its fourth Good Food Makers global accelerator.

RIND set to further disrupt upcycled snacks space with ‘the power of the peel’ and a $6.1m boost

New York-based RIND has closed a $6.1m Series A capital raise led by Valor Siren Ventures (VSV), a major investor in early-stage companies in sustainability, food, food technology, retail and retail technology.

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The Latest ‘Natural Fiber’ Bakery Industry Trend: A Close up on Chia Flour

A surprising new chia-based fiber delivers a better-for-you, clean ingredient for baked good formulations. This single ingredient can replace additives, as well as sugar and fat.

Serenity Kids raises $7m to reach beyond the “elite, crunchy consumer” and expand into mainstream

With an infusion of $7m in series A funds, baby food challenger Serenity Kids hopes to prove its high-fat, meat- and vegetable-based purees, grain-free puffs and bone broths “are not just for the elite, crunchy consumer,” by expanding distribution and...

Selling UK snacks down under giving welcome boost

The UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the government’s trade deal with Australia, which will undoubtedly reopen vast opportunities for the snacks sector.

Mondelez: “There is more appetite for M&A and there is a clear strategy behind all the acquisitions”

Even in the face of rising inflation and ostensibly competing financial priorities, Mondelez’s multi-year shopping spree shows no sign of slowing as executives last week touted the steady “high-single digit” returns from recent acquisitions that are part...