Brand owner Nabisco, which introduced the original peanut butter sandwich cookie in 1969, will honor the anniversary with limited-edition branding connected to a travel sweepstakes.
Nielsen has reported there has been a notable pick-up in the consumption of the so-called ‘munchies’ in US states where marijuana is legal, which has boosted the sales of snacks.
Ardent Mills added a grain elevator in Oregon on July 1 to complement its community mill and mix plant in the state, a move that will also support relationships with research universities.
While the introduction of the EU’s acrylamide regulation was a suitable first step, various regulatory bodies are calling for more to be done to make food safer. Man-Yee Chung, global business manager, Fine Baking & PreventASe, at DSM, ponders the...
Gluten free is one of the most popular diet trends around the world, but the number of people who actually need to avoid gluten for medical reasons is relatively small. Today, one in five people reduce or eliminate gluten from their diet because they...
Frito-Lay has partnered with the fast food chain in the US market to develop a signature sandwich featuring the cheese-flavored cornmeal snack paired with a Cheetos-flavored sauce.
The German snack conglomerate has procured a minority stake in the Australia and New Zealand units of Philippines-based peer Universal Robina Corp. (URC), giving it greater exposure down south.
Data from Google Trends has revealed how consumers’ tastes have changed over the last 10 years, including a growing interest in exotic cuisines and ‘superfoods’.
With a few notable exceptions (think oatmilk, and Grainful’s savory oat dishes) oats have not made significant inroads beyond the cereals and snacks aisles, say the entrepreneurs behind Pop Oats. But could novel processing techniques unlock completely...
Cargill is diversifying its starches and sweeteners portfolio with a US$200m investment that will see it start producing wheat-based ingredients at its manufacturing facility in Krefeld, Germany.
The UK’s largest supermarket retailer is baking new bread pudding and olive oil crostini products made from surplus baguettes and batons. Which other industry players are working to minimise food waste?
New York-listed TreeHouse Foods has agreed to sell its Snacks Division - one of North America's largest producers of private label healthy snacks - to Atlas Holdings for $90m.
Dutch multinational Royal DSM is collaborating with French agro-industrial group Avril to create a unique plant-based protein to meet growing consumer demand for flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan diets.
