Eric Dell is taking the reins from Robb MacKie on 1 January 2023, to lead the trade group’s sweeping mission of promoting and growing the baking industry in partnership with its 300+ members.
While still rising, grocery prices appear to be cooling while those at restaurants are stabilizing – reinforcing industry leaders’ optimism that input costs are cresting and the macro environment is beginning to stabilize.
Having outgrown its three facilities in Colorado, Bobo's is moving into its two-years-in-the-making 'super bakery' which will give it enough capacity to triple its output of bars and put it on track to eclipse $100m in revenue next year.
Israeli start-up Resugar has developed a 1:1 sugar substitute for food manufacturers, and ice cream major Froneri – owner of the Nestlé-Froneri brand in Israel – is amongst its first clients.
A new report by the Open University Business School reveals the number of small bakery businesses in the UK has increased in recent years, rising to the COVID challenge, but now facing an uncertain future.
Functional beverages are a thriving category – but what exactly are consumers looking for in their drinks? From cannabis beverages to ‘think drinks’, hear from a panel of experts as this free-to-attend webinar explores the potential of the category.
As part of a brand refresh, Bertinet Bakery has become the first major US bread brand to feature the mark on its packaging, which guarantees the nutrition and processing credentials of its range of sliced sourdough.
The Cheerios and Shreddies maker has contributed CFH 100,000 ($101,647) to the Africa Food Prize to unearth the bold initiatives and technical innovations that will create a new era of food security and build great climate change resilience on the continent.
From functional dairy to precision fermentation, ADM’s Brad Schwan lays out what manufacturers should anticipate in the year ahead to meet new consumer trends and tap into growing markets.
EIT Food’s Learning Services for Employers programme – created with academic and corporate partners, including the University of Reading and the Fraunhofer Institute, and in consultation with industrial partners such as PepsiCo – provides a clear benchmark...
CD Glin – to whom we spoke to in January about his urgency to maximise efforts to bring about change and his love of South Africa – has been appointed president of PepsiCo Foundation.
Ingredion has completed one-third of its planned $160m capital investment into expanding capacity for its clean label specialty starches to improve its operational flexibility amid ongoing supply chain disruptions.
A French start-up has unveiled a urine-based fertilizer to limit the use of chemical ones and make use of valuable nutrients lost when we flush. Toopi Organics claims the solution has many environmental benefits and is cheaper for farmers.
Ingredient Communications’ 2022 price sensitivity survey reveals the severity that consumers are going to cope with the rising costs of living, with the majority switching to cheaper brands and retailer’s own labels, or even stopping the purchase of their...
The Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos snacking giant believes the East African country is an ‘important growth market’, putting money where its mouth is by investing ETB 2bn ($40m) in its Ethiopian subsidiary Senselet Food Processing, which produces the Sun...
A science breakthrough could pave the way for fat-free whipping cream formulations that completely dispense with artificial additives by using naturally-occurring lactic acid bacteria instead of fat.
Kellogg’s plant-based business “remains in good condition with excellent prospects” despite plummeting sales and ongoing supply chain struggles that represent the only “softness” in the company’s otherwise strong third-quarter earnings report released...
Aligned to its mission to make a real change by forging partnerships with farmers working to advance regenerative agriculture, Quinn Snacks is relaunching its pop-at-home kernels, grown by a fifth generation farmer and soil health pioneer.
AB Inbev’s EverGrain has launched the Upcycled Barley Nutrition Compendium, which provides an indepth review of the world’s first upcycled barley protein, detailing how it shapes up compared to other plant and animal proteins available at scale today.
The idea that ground-mounted solar panels compete with agricultural production for limited land resources has gained traction as the discourse around food and energy security has taken on fresh urgency. Does Agrivoltaics (AgPV), also known as dual-use...
By 2025, Nestlé expects to be a few percentage points off its goal of achieving 100% packaging designed for recycling. Jodie Roussell, Public Affairs Lead, Packaging & Sustainability, explains what’s gone right, and where its focus now lies.
Chef-inspired dessert innovator Dessert Holdings has finalised its acquisition of frozen thaw-and-serve producer Dianne’s Fine Desserts from Geneva Glen Capital, the next step in significantly expanding its basket of products for the foodservice industry.
A new Oxford-led analysis reveals the average salt content of products sold at UK supermarkets has shown no change in the past five years. The categories with the highest salt content in 2020 were savoury snacks and bread.
Escalating manufacturing costs are proving a challenge to food manufacturers across the world. To mitigate the impact of today’s pressurised environment, producers need to focus on efficiency, productivity and waste reduction. Product inspection, too,...
Convenience for parents and guaranteed food safety for children are the primary drivers of growth for the kids’ snacking market in India today, with the category evolving to become an increasingly important dietary occasion in the country.
