From Kellogg’s Elf on the Shelf Sugar Cookie Cereal – to find out if you’re on Santa’s naughty or Nice list – to Frito-Lay’s cosiest potato chip flavour, Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup, the chilly season is shaping up to be truly bright and cheerful.
The Keebler deal with Ferrara Candy Co. closed in late July, dropping net sales by 3%, but steady growth in snacks around the world kept organic sales afloat.
The snack market is being defined by the tastes of Gen Zs, who are cutting back on fashion to channel pocket money towards eating on-the-go and snacks like Lay’s, Doritos and Cheeto’s.
To mark Spirit Day (October 17), the breakfast cereal giant, its employees and brands joined millions of consumers in ‘going purple’ to support the LGBTQ youth community – in the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world.
The cereal and snack giant showed off new products for Rice Krispies, Pop-Tarts, Pringles and Cheez-Its at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show held in Atlanta, US, on October 1-4.
The Rainforest Alliance Network (RAN) has published a report alleging a raft of FMCG giants and secondary traders continue to use palm oil grown illegally in the Aceh region of Indonesia, in contravention of their own deforestation policies.
The US cereal and snack giant unveiled Leaf Jerky at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, Maryland, earlier this month, mooted to appeal to vegan, vegetarians and flexitarians alike.
French pâtissier Tipiak has released a selection of gluten-free fruity macarons – a first for the UK hospitality sector; Eaton Hemp has rolled out whole hemp seed snacks for those looking for a nutritionally dense option; an Kellogg’s RXBAR has debuted...
Kellogg’s has launched a £2m summer campaign for its Rice Krispies Squares with a TV advert, social media hashtag #SquareYoSelf and advertising posters.
Indulgent snacking meets functional ingredients in this week’s roundup through high-fiber chocolate, on-the-go tahini and chocolate-covered French butter cookies. Plus, Lucky Charms skips the cereal.
The breakfast cereal giant will lay off 108 of its workers when it shuts its Atlanta frozen food plant on October 10, 2019, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is calling on four of the world’s leading cereal makers to make ‘relatively small commitments’ in the way they source grains, which would go a long way to combat climate change.
This edition of our product roundup features a cornucopia of punchy flavors, from adventuresome craft beer cookies to ultra-delish Godiva baked creations to quirky flavored nuts.
Brand Finance's 2019 rankings placed Nestlé as the most valuable food brand with the world’s largest food & drink brand portfolio – breaking the $70bn mark – while Kellogg's landed in fourth and Lay's in eighth. PepsiCo's Quaker...
Small brands and major players launch new flavors for summer snacking, with a focus on intense crunch and big flavor. We take a look at the launches hitting at the height of the season.
Morning snack bars and flavor-packed cereals from General Mills and Kellogg's show that breakfast is still big, with colorful and hearty options hitting shelves this summer.
Four New York residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Kellogg, alleging it leverages a practice of marketing its high-sugar cereals and snack bars with ‘aggressive health and wellness claims.’
Kellogg Co said the divestiture of its cookie and fruit snack businesses is resulting in $35m in pretax charges, $20m of which are related to employee severance and termination benefits.
Pringles has tapped into the Indian consumer's love for cricket to bowl over a Guiness World Record for creating the ‘largest sentence made with packaged food.’
PepsiCo-owned Lay’s chips cracked the fifth spot of Kantar’s Global Ranking Top 50, while Grupo Bimbo remained one of the Top 20 most chosen brands on the planet.
The breakfast cereal giant’s CEO and chairman Steve Cahillane has promised to ‘do everything we can to leave the world a better place than we found it.’
Members of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have undertaken to limit the use of industrial trans fat (iTFA) in their products by 2023.
Glow-in-the-dark with Oreos; go a-wandering and fall in love with Kashi; get serious about soil and the environment with Crunch Instinct; and snack on vegan treats crafted by trained Swiss patissiers: we scour the shelves to see what’s new and exciting.
The Kellogg Company has announced a reorganization plan for its European business, aimed to simplify the organization, increase efficiency and enhance key processes.
World hunger remains a persistent crisis, with approximately 842 million people going hungry every day. We look at the bakery and snack giants that are leading the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
A decrease in breakfast cereal sales and a product recall for RXBar – initiated ‘out of an abundance of caution’ – have impaired Kellogg’s first-quarter earnings.
This month, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to find products that celebrate spring, with its cornucopia of vibrant colors and tastes, and lighter, healthier eating.
Grabox – like a similar American company called Cargo – aims to capitalize on the captive audience in rideshare vehicles by selling snacks through a cashless system.
The Changing Markets Foundation is taking its objections up a notch to the alleged removal of essential vitamins and minerals in Kellogg’s breakfast cereals sold in Mexico.
Globally, brand licensing strategies continue to drive retail growth year-over-year for today’s top brands, with 2018’s standouts including Kellogg’s and Funko. We chat to Amanda Cioletti, content director of License Global, about how this collaboration...
Ferrero has edged out Hostess to capture the cereal giant’s cookie, fruit snacks and ice cream cone family of brands, including Famous Amos, Murray’s and the Girl Scouts of the USA brand Little Brownie Bakers, plus Stretch Island and Fruity Snacks.
The Florida-based better-for-you foods producer’s Cinnamon Pecan Granola Cereal has vaulted past some of the biggest cereal brands in the US to grab top spot on Amazon.
Most Americans purchase at least one box of cereal per shopping trip, a recent survey from consumer rewards app Shopkick has revealed – numbers that assuage dips in overall segment sales.
Kellogg’s has fallen foul of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after television advertisements of its Special K product were banned for exaggerating folic acid health claims.
Kellogg's has revamped the packaging design of its iconic breakfast cereal brands across its European portfolio, which put the 'naturalness' of the cereal and the company's ‘heritage’ centre stage.
Three consumer watchdogs contend that Kellogg’s has allegedly removed essential micronutrients in its breakfast cereals sold in Mexico, despite 1.6 million children in the country suffering from chronic malnutrition.
Kellogg’s India has launched three new variants of cornflakes — thandai badam, kesar pista badam and rose badam — to bring ‘authentic Indian flavors’ into breakfast bowls.
The Irish Association of Master Bakers (IAMB) has warned that, if the UK crashes out of the EU on March 29 without a deal, the price of bread could rise significantly in the country.
After announcing its 2019 reorganization plan late last year, Kellogg confirmed it is following through with structural changes, which includes cutting 79 positions from its Global Growth Team (GGT).
