Ingredients supplier Kerry Group has unveiled an ambitious sustainability strategy including a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2030 and achieve net zero before 2050. It is also exploring those sectors such as immunity and food...
Statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show bakers and flour confectioners have an average work-related injury incidence ratio rate 18.2 times the norm, placing them in the category of the most dangerous occupation in the UK.
The cereal boxes feature a UK-first technology that a smartphone detects and reads aloud the labelling and allergen information to people with sight loss.
Koelnmesse, organizers of ISM 2021, one of the world’s largest sweets and snacks trade fairs, is powering forward with plans to host next year’s event in Cologne in January after announcing 80% of the space has already been booked.
Critics have rounded on the UK government’s voluntary sugar reduction plan -- which calls for a 20% cut from the food industry in key products by the end of this year -- after a report revealed it is heading for failure.
Businesses should adopt an altogether different approach to a precious resource that will come under increased pressure in the years ahead, says Ian Hart, business development director at adi Project.
B&G Foods, PepsiCo, Conagra Brands, Mars Inc and Land O’Lakes have all agreed to remove legacy logos that allegedly have racists connotations amid growing pressure from the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
Ulrick & Short has extended its egg replacement range with a functional ingredient that it claims will vastly improve the quality of vegan cakes and muffins.
US snack producer Quinn's ‘Be Better. Do Better.’ initiative is centred on encouraging growers, manufacturers and consumers to do things differently and join the fight to help our world to continue producing sustainable snacks.
Mars, Inc. has announced its Palm Positive Plan has delivered a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. Yet environmental NGO Greenpeace takes issue with the confectionery giant's strategy.
Global food businesses are backing the call for international action to stem – and ultimately reverse – nature loss. But efforts to date have failed to yield sufficient results. FoodNavigator examines the business case for action on biodiversity and asks...
The impact of the lockdown restrictions has exacerbated food waste. With the global population still on the rise and crop productions set to fall, one vital requirement is to optimise yields. This is where food sorting technologies and machines play a...
The 200-year-old business has strengthened its position on the Atlanta market with the acquisition of H&F Bread Company, a wholesale bakery that sells artisan breads and gluten-free baked goods primarily to the local foodservice market.
A Craft Bakers Association survey amongst its members has shown that those who demonstrate dexterity, temerity and forward-thinking are riding the storm ... a lesson to be taken forward, even after the pandemic crisis has passed.
Tokyo-based snack subscription service Snaq.me is planning to develop more than 100 new snack products annually with the help of fresh funding of JYP260m (US$2.46m).
The Big Issue Japan – a street newspaper that enlists vendors who are homeless or working their way out of poverty – has made its foray into the bread business with an initiative aimed to slash food waste.
The Twinkies maker has partnered with celebrity chef George Duran and micro-influencers to create a devilishly good snacking experience to make this year’s Halloween one to remember, despite social distancing measures impacting festivities.
Extensive research carried out by the Barry Callebaut group into consumer responses around the coronavirus pandemic has revealed new implications and opportunities for the confectionery market. In an exclusive video interview, Bas Smit, Global Vice President...
2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) has thrown open the floor for bids from interested parties – which, according to media reports, include the Italian confectionery giant and the UK’s Jammie Dodgers maker – for a Fox’s Biscuits takeover.
The French ingredients maker says it is on track to open the world’s largest pea protein factory in Manitoba, Canada, later this year in December, despite COVID-19 headwinds.
The national association – which has protected the interests of Scotland’s bakery trade for nearly 130 years – has sworn in Linda Hill from Murrays Bakers of Perth as president, and confirms its stance to help combat the spread of coronavirus.
The Kellogg’s brand has signed a year-long partnership with leading men’s health charity Movember, the first time it has supported a charity cause in the UK.
