Hershey’s acquisition of Amplify Snacks has made the chocolate company the second largest popcorn producer in the US market, ‘second to Frito-Lay,’ who owns Smartfood, said Euromonitor analyst Jared Koerten.
Should oat hull fiber be classified as a dietary fiber? It depends, according to Grain Millers, which claims that its unique, mechanical milling process ensures that its oat hull fiber is the only one on the market that meets the FDA’s definition of ‘intrinsic...
Tipa has seen growing success with its recyclable packaging, working with Sheffa Foods, Lamb Farm Kitchen, Question Coffee, VitalBulk and Reuseit, and has now expanded in the US.
ABC has canceled the third season of ‘The Great American Baking Show,’ an American adaptation of the cooking competition TV series ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ after multiple former employees accused the show’s judge and celebrity chef Johnny Iuzzini...
Canadian bakery owner George Weston and retailer Loblaw have avoided criminal prosecution by immediately reporting anti-competitive activity to the Competition Bureau.
Minebea Intec has renamed its business in France as Minebea Intec France, following the acquisition of industrial weighing specialists Aaz Pesage and Centre Pesage last year.
International food group Puratos purchased the Merseyside-based fruit and confectionery filling company for an undisclosed amount to enhance its offering to existing customers.
Campbell Soup Company has agreed to acquire Snyder’s-Lance, which distributes snacks including pretzels, sandwich crackers, kettle chips, deli snacks and organic and natural tortilla chips in the US.
Gibson’s Bakery has filed a lawsuit in the Lorain County Court (Ohio) against Oberlin College for calling it ‘a racist establishment with a long account of racial profiling and discrimination.’
The bakery and snacks industries saw a year of significant development beset with scandals, lawsuits and momentous personnel changes, but also crammed with promising deals, innovation and commitments.
The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), a certifying agent in the US gluten-free market, said visual examination is pivotal in determining the safety of whole grains, beans, seeds, pulses and legumes.
Agri-company Camcashew and South Korean Naroo Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to export 10,000 metric tons of processed Cambodian cashew nuts to South Korea next year, where demand is high.
The humble flat bread, a regional staple, is among the things that have spurred the interest of a multibillion euro multinational ingredients maker in the Middle East.
Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), an alliance of scientists and child health advocacy organizations, is calling for urgent action by cereal makers, the FDA and parents to remove high-arsenic cereals off store shelves and out of infants’ diets.
Rice Bran Technologies has exited the Brazilian market and will concentrate on growing its ingredients business in North America, the company announced recently.
Baby boomers are the fastest growing consumer segment and crucial to the success of the biscuit snacking category, says pladis, so it is critical to pay close attention on how to market to this demographic.
Minnesota-headquartered SunOpta has announced it will be making an undisclosed but ‘significant investment’ in its roasted snacks operation in Crookston.
FriPura, which makes filters to reduce calories and harmful chemicals in deep-fat frying processing, has been recognised at The Caterer Product Excellence Awards.
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has updated its Information Statement on Acrylamide in Foods, in response to the EU acrylamide regulation last month (November 20).
Wise Snacks owner Arca Continental (AC) - the second largest Coca Cola bottler in Latin America - has acquired Deep River Snacks to gain entry into the better-for-you (BFY) segment in the US.
A South African Competition Tribunal has approved two mergers in seed and wheat milling in which holding company K2014202010 intends to purchase Progress Milling and Noordfed.
Leader Foods is launching a new line of cricket-based Zircca protein snack bars in Finland and the company has been taken “by surprise” by the positive response in the country.
Kellogg’s has announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in three popular cereals; Coco Pops, Rice Krispies and Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes, by up to 40% next year.
A former senior VP of Global Snacks at Kraft Foods has launched the startup Farm & Oven in Boulder, Colorado, hoping to sell his vegetables- and probiotics-added snacks on Amazon by mid-December.
European bakery supplier Aryzta has reported a ‘significant decrease in labor efficiency and production volumes’ after its Chicago-based Cloverhill Bakery lost 800 workers due to insufficient immigration documentation.