All news articles for June 2014

KP Snacks has 'recreated' a UK pub in Rio, not far from Copacabana beach, as part of its World Cup 2014 promotional efforts

KP Snacks bags on pub passion during World Cup

By Kacey Culliney

KP Snacks has gone pub-themed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup; recreating a local UK pub in Rio for the games and running a consumer competition fronted by celebrity pub landlord Al Murray.

Kudos Blends has pumped £500,000 into doubling production capacity in anticipation of a US boom, its CEO says

Kudos Blends anticipates US boom with Brenntag partnership

By Kacey Culliney

The US is considerably behind the UK in terms of sodium reduction, but is catching up and demand will boom over the next year, the CEO of Kudos Blends says as it secures US distribution with Brenntag North America.

Sonoco's European Patent M-Core Series court case

Sonoco-Alcore speaks out after German court hearing

By Jenny Eagle

Sonoco-Alcore has announced the German Federal Court of Justice rejected an appeal against the German portion of Sonoco's European Patent EP 1 071 556, reversing a decision of the Federal Patent Court of March 1, 2011.

Pinnacle Foods is establishing a pilot plant at Rutgers University's Food Innovation Center to fine-tune its brands and production processes.

Pinnacle fuels food brands with R&D partnership

By Jenni Spinner

The owner of Duncan Hines, Vlasic, Wish-Bone and other food families has founded an R&D pilot plant at Rutgers University to increase productivity, boost its brands, and improve speed to market.

The global popcorn sector will boom to a market value of $10.3bn by 2018, Euromonitor International data indicates

DISPATCHES FROM SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO

Popcorn explosion! But is there room for competitive growth?

By Kacey Culliney

Popcorn has exploded over the last few years with start-ups popping up left, right and center, but is there room for more competition? And can growth be sustained? Industry is torn.

allergens, free-from, Dutch Spices

Dutch Spices claims first with allergen-free range

By Lynda Searby

Dutch Spices claims to have become the first company in Europe to offer a range of dry spice blends, marinades and sauces that are free from the 24 allergens on the Dutch food allergen database (Levensmiddelendatabank).

Produce firms increasingly are placing their fruits and vegetables in flexible packaging.

FMI Connect 2014

Top trends in fresh food packaging

By Jenni Spinner

The food and packaging exhibits at FMI Connect and United Fresh offered a glimpse at the hot products and packages that will be in shoppers’ carts in coming months.

Roquette opens 4-5000 tonne chlorella processing facility in France

Roquette opens 4-5000 tonne chlorella processing facility in France

By Shane STARLING

French supplier Roquette has advanced its commitment to the chlorella and algae extract market by inaugurating a 4-5000 tonne a year chlorella facility at its HQ near Lille in northern France, as chlorella continues to move from the shadow of spirulina.

“This is a real step forward in unblocking the dysfunctional EU process for approving GM crops, which is currently letting down our farmers and stopping scientific development,

"Environment Council has just broken the deadlock on the GMO cultivation proposal": Commission

European Commission reaches ‘political agreement’ on GM cultivation proposal

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Commission’s Environmental Council has “broken the deadlock” on GM crop cultivation proposals with a political agreement around how member states can restrict or ban such crop production on their soil.

Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) QSR inclusions expansion

Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) to move to bigger premises

By Jenny Eagle

Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) has invested in a €300,000 Yamato multihead check weigher, which can operate up to 100 bags per minute, to meet increasing demand for inclusions in products such as ice cream, desserts, cookies and donuts.

Retailers increasingly are offering one-stop 'islands' for consumers to grab all the packaged products they need to make a meal.

FMI CONNECT 2014

Consumer retail behavior drives the future of food

By Jenni Spinner

The food store of the future will be shaped by the consumer’s increasing hunger for convenience, freshness, and speciality, according to one industry expert.

Clear Lam Packaging has won AmeriStar honors for Fisher Roasted Party Peanuts, which uses the company's PrimaPak flexible packaging.

Food stars in US packaging awards

By Jenni Spinner

Packaging created by Pepsico, HB Fuller, Clear Lam, and other companies has taken top honors in the 2014 AmeriStar awards—now, onto the WorldStar competition.

HGCA UK milling wheat classification: The UK export market was small and disjointed before, says export manager

UK milling wheat exports on the up, says HGCA

By Nicola Cottam

Support for UK milling wheat is growing as disclosures about quality, consistency and integrity spread, particularly across North Africa and the Middle East, says the export manager of the UK’s Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).

Ardent Mills CEO: 'We know we have to be competitive across the agrifood chain'

M&G Exclusive: Interview with Ardent Mills CEO Dan Dye and COO Bill Stoufer

Ardent Mills: Even though we’re big, we have to think small

By Maggie Hennessy

Ardent Mills is ready to be competitive, connect with customers and stimulate innovation in the flour sector, it's two executive heads say.

Hubertus Bessau is co-owner of MyMuesli, a German-based food firm specializing in consumer-customized cereal blends.

FMI Connect 2014

Do-it-yourself foods: the next consumer trend?

By Jenni Spinner

A German cereal start-up is seeing booming sales of its personalized muesli cereal, thanks to growing demand for consumer-customized packaged foods.

Hillary Clinton spoke about the important role the food industry plays in the world during FMI Connect 2014.

FMI Connect 2014

Clinton: Food is the oldest diplomatic tool

By Jenni Spinner

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applauded the food professionals at FMI Connect for their role in promoting global relations, improving human health, and making the US a stronger nation.

C-stores are all about snacks, portability and immediate consumption, says General Mills' head of convenience category management

Dispatches from Sweets & Snacks Expo 2014

General Mills: We're committed to driving growth in c-store snacking

By Kacey Culliney

Merchandizing gaps in convenience stores need to be plugged and snack makers must collaborate to drive progress forward, says the category development head at General Mills Convenience as it launches Nature Valley c-store tailored products.

Diamond Foods bets on ready-to-eat popcorn as category tops $600m

Diamond Foods bets big on ready-to-eat popcorn as category tops $600m

By Elaine Watson

The US ready-to-eat popcorn category has been “growing in the double-digits for the past 3-4 years” and is now worth “north of $600m in annual [retail] sales”, according to Diamond Foods CEO Brain Driscoll, who says new launches under the Kettle and Pop...

Sandwich shops such as Gregg's are among the chains leading the way with breakfast menus, says Conlumino

Massive opportunity in morning snacking

By Rod Addy

UK food firms must seize the huge business opportunity afforded by the underdeveloped morning snacking market, as chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Costa and Starbucks lead the way, according to Conlumino.

Nestlé said its patent-pending bite-size sports nutrition snacks were portable and tasty compared to performance bars on the market

Patent watch

Nestlé files patent for bite-size sports snacks

By Kacey Culliney

Nestlé has filed a patent for high-carb and high-protein bite-size dough snacks for athletes and health-conscious consumers looking to manage nutritional intake before and during exercise.

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