Technological advances are changing grocery retailing as we know it – and this will have profound implications on the future of the food sector. FoodNavigator investigates.
The founder of Oakmeal, a Greek start-up producing a range of clean label acorn-based snacks and baked goods, wants to shatter the fallacy that acorns are toxic and indigestible.
Italy is to enforce a new labeling law today (December 19) to distinguish fresh bread from products that have been ‘preserved for prolonged durability’.
The UK has launched a new resource strategy that will see manufacturers ‘take responsibility’ for the cost of disposing or recycling plastic packaging as well as placing fresh impetus on efforts to tackle the “economic, environmental and moral scandal”...
The United Nations adopted a draft resolution on improving global nutrition last week. Calling for a focus on improved education to combat obesity, the agency remained silent on the key issues of taxation and nutritional labelling.
The Allergen Control Group (ACG) – which owns the Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP) – is inviting applications from brand owners, retailers and manufacturers to participate in the development of the first internationally-recognized Plant-Based...
From fermented foods to meatless meals, New York-based Comax Flavors highlights four hot trends likely to influence food and beverage development in 2019.
Start-up food makers and challenger brands have shaken up the food industry thanks to their close relationship with rapidly emerging consumer demands. FoodNavigator spoke to five trailblazing brands to find out their top trend predictions for 2019.
As we count down the days to Christmas and 2019, we've scoured the shelves to find delicious and healthy treats to enjoy during the holidays and into the new year.
'Date paste, sugar beet juice... Using pseudonyms for sugar is not acceptable,' says complainant
The Dutch Advertising Authority has told seven manufacturers and retailers, including Kellogg, Albert Heijn and Hipp, to remove ‘no added sugar’ claims from products that are sweetened with date paste, apple juice concentrate and sugar beet syrup.
Facebook IQ’s 2019 Topics & Trends Report confirmed what BakeryandSnacks had picked up on long ago: bread’s renaissance is a rising, hot topic on social media.
Conversational AI (Artificial Intelligence), bot development and in-store entertainment concepts - 2019 is poised to be a transformative year for retail, according to Digimarc.
For every toy-shaped Rice Krispies treat shared on social media with the #TreatsForToys hashtag, Kellogg Canada will donate $20 to The Salvation Army to buy a toy for underprivileged kids.
Italian news daily Il Sole 24 Ore broke the news that the Nutella maker is in talks with Campbell Soup Company to buy Campbell’s international business, which includes Arnott’s biscuits and Danish butter cookie maker Kelsen.
The Soulfull Project (TSP) – a mission-focused start-up dedicated to making nutritious food more accessible to those in need with a buy one/give one business model – has reached its goal of one million donated servings.
Bühler will create a Consumer Foods segment in January 2019 combining its chocolate, nuts, bakery and coffee business with Haas, which it acquired last year.
Japanese snack food maker Calbee has introduced Potato Chips Lovely Cheese, designed to appeal to women in their 20s and 30s who enjoy sharing pics of whatever they are eating on social media.
Arabian Food Industries (Domty) is installing a new bakery line at its Cairo facility to double production capacity to cope with the growing popularity of its Domty Sandwich and to add new baked goods to its portfolio.
Snack chat is BakeryandSnacks’ Q&A series profiling influential people working in the bakery and snacks industries. Our guest today is Becky Logan, brand director – Breakfast, for Hostess Brands.
R&B Plastics Machinery has announced a strategic partnership with Sika, a custom blow molding machine maker in Taiwan, and Seecor, a technology company in South Africa, for the production of electric, hybrid and hydraulic blow molding machines.
The UK and New Zealand arms of the global cereal giant have teamed up with artisanal breweries to create two limited edition beers from its breakfast cereals to reduce food waste.
Supermarket shelves are certainly groaning under the horde of delectable goodies for the festive season, but bakery, cereal and snack producers are already lining up a sway of new products for the New Year – BakeryandSnacks scouts out the latest offering.
Irish taste and nutrition company Kerry has signed a licensing agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp to manufacture, sell and distribute Renaissance’s non-GMO acrylamide-reducing yeast enzyme, Acryleast.
Grupo Bimbo will invest in technologies, circular economy best-practices and recycling programs to reduce plastic use and ensure all packaging is compostable or made from recycled materials by 2025.
Henrik de Vries, commercial manager at KRÖNER-STÄRKE, explores ways in which bakeries can optimize their use of flours and starches to keep up with changing consumer demands – without the use of chemicals, modified starches or E-numbers.
Did you know that Lay’s potato chips were first sold from the back of a car? If not, here are 10 more interesting facts about the PepsiCo-owned brand of potato chips to nibble on.
Indian bakery and dairy giant Britannia Industries will diversify its product offerings in the bakery segment over the next year in an effort to evolve into a ‘total foods company’
Total Corbion (a joint venture between Total and Corbion) has announced the start-up of its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand.
The Israeli foodtech company has developed a world-first technology that enables the extraction of 70% protein concentrate from chickpeas, which it has used in prototypes for various applications, including snacks, dairy alternatives, meat analogues and...
Post Consumer Brands – which produces breakfast cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats and Post Pebbles – has teamed up with the Twinkie and Ding Dongs maker to create two dessert-inspired cereals.
Colpac has unveiled a range of children’s packaging with ‘friendly’ monster designs, space aliens and themes, such as Jungle Lion & His Friends, with texture, such as fur, whiskers and scales.
Oat-based Cheerios for people who don't like the taste or texture of porridge; sugar-free baking mixes made with wood-derived xylitol and premium sea salt with seaweed feature in this week's snapshot of new product launches across Europe.
