All news articles for January 2018

Duravant to acquire Key Technology. Pic: Duravant

Duravant to acquire Key Technology for $175m

By Jenny Eagle

Duravant has signed an agreement to acquire Key Technology, which designs and manufactures digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.

Bars 4.0: the bar of the future. Photo: Bosch.

The future of bars is functional

By Josua Schwab

‘Healthy snacks, including a wide range of bars, are flying off the shelves. As a consequence of functional ingredients, snack bars are being revamped as version 2.0.

Cargo has received an additional investment boost from Kellogg's venture capital fund eighteen94. Pic: Cargo

Kellogg's venture capital fund eighteen94 invests in Cargo

By Douglas Yu

Kellogg’s venture capital fund eighteen94 has made its first investment in the in-car commerce company Cargo, but the agreement does not guarantee that Kellogg snacks like Pringles will be available in Uber.

Swiss-Irish baked goods company Aryzta has decreased its full-year guidance by 15%. Pic: ©iStock/Vicheslav

Bakery group Aryzta downgrades full-year guidance

By Gill Hyslop

Swiss bakery business Aryzta has downgraded its full-year 2018 EBITDA, previously projected to be ‘broadly in line’ with last year, but now expected to be around 15% lower.

ProSweets, to be held in Cologne, Germany, next week, will be showcasing a startling variety of innovative NPDs.

Snacking NPD at ISM: Chickpea biscuits and apple chips

By Gill Hyslop

ProSweets/ISM is not only about confectionery. Hundreds of bakery and snack makers will also tout their services– here are just a few examples of what they have to offer in Cologne, Germany (January 28 to 31, 2018).

Metsä Board produces cardboard packaging for Fox's. Photo: Metsä Board.

Pros & cons of lightweight/sustainable packaging: ProSweets 2018

‘Is lightweight, recyclable packaging a double-edged sword?’

By Jenny Eagle

Flexible plastic packaging is growing because it’s lightweight, sometimes recyclable, affordable and meets an increasing demand for packaged foods in developing countries.

Silgan Containers to expand in the US. Photo: Silgan Containers.

Silgan Containers to expand in US

By Jenny Eagle

Silgan Containers is opening a plant in Pennsylvania, creating 29 jobs in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, US.

Safe + Fair's primary channel is e-commerce. Pic: Safe + Fair

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Clean-label food start-up SAFE + FAIR gains listing on Amazon

By Douglas Yu

Former PepsiCo executive Will Holsworth contends his clean-label food company's listing on Amazon - expected within a week - could skyrocket the company as Americans look for safe and fairly-priced foods.

Premier Foods reported it sold a whopping 220 million mince pies in 2017 - four million more than a year earlier. Pic: ©GettyImages/budgetstockphoto

Q3 2017 results

Premier Foods: Q3 results sweetened by sales of private label mince pies

By Gill Hyslop

Premier Foods reported a 26% increase in its international sales for Q3 2017 – reflecting the ‘strategic benefit’ of its partnerships with Nissin and Mondelez International – but the company’s biggest growth came from non-branded sales, led by mince pies.

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