In recent months, there has been a raft of announcements from brands that have shimmied up to big names to pump energy into their marketing ploys and attract the purchasing power of star-struck consumers.
Regulators in Brussels have opened a formal antitrust investigation to find out if Mondelez International has restricted competition by hindering the cross-border trade of its products in the EU.
Flowers Foods is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Wonder Bread brand with a $100,000 Wonder of Science initiative focused on bolstering science education in US schools.
While always an important feature of Super Bowl viewing, Frito Lay's latest U.S. Snack Index poll estimates a 21% increase in snacking among consumers compared to last year's Super Bowl LIV game.
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) – a subsidiary of the Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV – has launched a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers BBU brands to the doorsteps of consumers.
The Lay’s and Doritos snacking giant is taking a concerted dive into the plant-based protein category by creating a joint venture with Beyond Meat to expand its portfolio of health-focused snacks and beverages.
Utz Quality Foods is discontinuing the 102-year-old US snack brand, which has been steadily declining in the highly competitive and busy snacking category.
Chickpea-fueled snack brand HIPPEAS has raised $50m from investment house The Craftory Limited in a financing round consisting of direct investment and secondary purchases of shares from existing shareholders including CAVU Venture Partners.
Quantis is launching geoFootprint, a digital tool that the company describes as the ‘first’ to use satellite technology to map the environmental impact of food production on an interactive map. The innovation holds the key to ‘smarter, science-driven...
UK investment firm S-Ventures has acquired a majority share of plantain snacks producer We Love Purely to propel further growth into the mainstream snacking sector.
Experts have suggested that the palm oil industry and food firms manufacturing palm oil-containing products use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify the right consumer segments and methods to sway sentiment back in their favour.
JUST Egg, in partnership with sous vide foods manufacturer and distributor Cuisine Solutions, has expanded its plant-based egg portfolio with the launch of frozen sous vide egg bites rolling out to select grocery stores in March.
Nellson Nutraceutical – a leading full-service nutritional energy bar provider in North America – has appointed Jean Filion as its chief executive officer.
Native Snacks will increase its distribution network in the UK by an impressive 1,500% after securing listings with Sainsbury’s, Holland & Barret online and Ocado for its range of better-for-you Popped Lotus Seeds.
As the new year properly gets underway, you’ll no doubt see countless businesses swearing to do good. To make things better. Some will even suggest you ‘come together’, writes Aoife McGuinness, neuroscience consultant at HeyLab.
Daniel Lubetzky, founder of mega snack brand Kind, is investing in Quevos being introduced to its line of keto-friendly egg white chips on ABC’s Shark Tank.
Scientific research has proved that, as an activity, healthy snacking is calming and even helpful to wellbeing. And although the trend towards healthier snacking is not new, Griffith Foods says there has been a substantial lean towards more natural seasonings...
Snacking – both in and out of the home – is a category that did very well in 2020 and the movement looks set to continue in 2021 as consumers look for inexpensive sweet treats to cheer themselves up, writes Karen Dear, director of operations for the Craft...
Délifrance’s newest research – Prove It: A Viennoiserie Focus – reveals that 79% of consumers consider taste to be the key factor when choosing viennoiserie, compared to 61% placing freshness at top spot, and 49% pinpointing price.
Fruit, starch and sugar conglomerate Agrana – which produces a range of creative solutions used in bakery, snacks, dairy and beverage applications – has identified six key trends for 2021.
2021 will see a focus on public health and healthy snacking at the forefront of Raisins South Africa’s consumer-focussed campaign, whilst also aiming to promote their industry’s point of difference to the UK market.
Bakers Basco – the bakery equipment solution set up by five of the UK’s largest plant bakers for transporting bread and morning goods – has reported an increase of over 50% in the number of bread baskets and dollies recovered in the second half of 2020...
The UK breakfast brand has joined forces with charitable food redistributors FareShare to get a steaming bowl of porridge into the hands of those in need.
Five market leaders in the bakery industry have joined forces to launch the very first virtual trade show for industrial bakery professionals later this month.
Singapore firm Silverconnect will focus on expanding its snacks and breakfast options for dysphagia patients for this year, including a pureed pineapple tart in time for the Chinese New Year.
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Mindful Snacker – founded by an all-female team with over 20 years in the development and marketing of snack brands – is poised to change the future of crisps as the industry knows it.
Kind Snacks has partnered with suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), to further champion its mission to get Britons to exercise kindness amid the continuing challenges thrown up by the pandemic.
Research by Cargill has found that at least six in 10 consumers claim to check ingredient lists to avoid certain ingredients, while more than half are influenced by the story behind the brand. And while convenience has cropped up as a leading influence...
The UK subscription baking business has taken another step towards its mission to become a climate positive company by partnering with Ecologi, planting a tree for every order placed.
As a rising number of Americans claim to be more concerned about their stress and anxiety levels than ever before, the global diary giant has rolled out an innovative dairy solution that will help snack makers address ‘the elephant in the room’.
Ulusoy Un Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. – one of Turkey’s largest flour millers and grain traders – has received a cash injection from an EBRD and TSKB co-financing programme, created in 2016 to improve and simplify access to finance for small- to medium-sized...
EverGrain is revolutionising the use of spent barley saved over from the brewing process: creating ingredients that not only add functional and processing benefits to snacks and baked products, but also tick the sustainability box through its circularity...
The UK-based company's strategy to take French products to America is paying off, with sales of its brioche brand up by 63% year-on-year in the US, accounting for more than half of the company’s global business in 2020.
The Jordans Farm Partnership (JFP) – spearheaded by The Jordans, Dorset & Ryvita Company, owned by Associated British Foods – provides a valuable example of how it is possible to make significant gains for nature without negatively affecting profits.
Black Lives Matter supporters may not be taking to the streets or grabbing headlines as often as they were last summer, but the social and racial injustices that drove them their persist, which is why KIND Healthy Snacks is deepening its commitment to...
Lancashire-based Sugden Ltd is expanding its range of hotplates with the Intellectual Property (IP) acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderpol Waffle Systems from AMF Den Boer BV for an undisclosed sum.
The snack giant has chosen the 10 standout startups to join its fifth annual PepsiCo Greenhouse programme, a highly respected mentor-guided programme designed to boost innovation to transform the way consumers live their lives.
Utz Quality Foods – a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands – is continuing to cement its footprint in US metropolitan areas with the acquisition of Vitner’s from Snak King for $25m.
Outstanding Foods, maker of PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds, has raised $10m in a recent Series A financing round led by existing investor SternAegis Ventures to fuel rapid retail expansion and new production innovation.
Chicka’s reverts to its African heritage to bring better-for-you treats to Brits while empowering the women of tomorrow; pladis is rolling out its biggest launch to date; the cookie category is being given a shake up with a range of chef-driven delights;...
Partake Snacks has capped an ‘exceptional year’ with a $4.8 million series A funding round, led by Robyn Rihanna Fenty with her first investment beyond personal ventures.
Barley proteins and fibers could make an attractive new addition to the food formulator’s toolbox in everything from bread and pasta to plant-based milks, says EverGrain, a new company backed by Anheuser Busch InBev dedicated to upcycling brewer’s spent...
