Today, there is a plethora of natural and free-from choices in baked goods and snacks on shelf today, meaning competition in the gluten-free category is heating up, forcing manufacturers to diversify and innovate.
The gluten-free market has tapered off in the past five years as consumer tastes evolve and nutritionists recommend a diet higher in whole grains. However, for three million Americans who are celiacs or gluten-intolerant, the medical reality of a gluten-free...
2019 will be a year of change. With increased purchasing power, empowered consumers are pushing brands to embrace their values. Connected consumers are finding the joy in disconnecting. Older consumers want to feel and be treated as younger, says Euromonitor.
Hostess is celebrating its centennial milestone, having debuted its first snack cake – known today as the widely popular Hostess CupCake – back in 1919.
Haas has expanded in India thanks to the Bühler acquisition last year, adding an oven manufacturing plant to its service and support facility in the country.
Alternative protein sources, insect-fed chicken and fish, cultured meat and algae – many technologies are being tested for the diet of tomorrow, according to Bühler.
Consumer eating habits will change in the coming decades and we will have to find new sources to provide humankind with sustenance in the future, according to Bühler.
PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, Pret a Manger and Cargill are among the raft of global companies that Clearly is calling on to provide eye tests for their employees in the developing world.
Frito-Lay North America has unveiled the results of its inaugural US Snack Index polling consumers on what snacks they plan to serve on Super Bowl Sunday.
Tempting though it can be to jump on every culinary or nutritional trend, from adding collagen or CBD to embracing keto or Paleo diets, successful snack brands tend to have a longer-range strategy, says the founder and CEO of Folsom, CA-based chips brand...
A Brazilian academia-turned-entrepreneur duo, recently relocated from New Zealand to France, has developed the world’s first range of low calorie fermented flours – from byproducts of fruits and veggies usually thrown away – that are rich in protein...
Popcorn (scientific name Zea mays everta) has been eaten for over 5,000 years, with remnants of popped kernels found in a cave in Mexico that are believed to date back to around 3600 BC. No wonder it has its own National Day.
Vitamin C, selenium, omega 3 fatty acids and protein are all essential for a flawless skin – and all found in abundance in Good4U’s range of natural functional snacks.
The founder of Oakmeal, a Greek start-up producing a range of clean label acorn-based snacks and baked goods, wants to shatter the fallacy that acorns are toxic and indigestible.
Conversational AI (Artificial Intelligence), bot development and in-store entertainment concepts - 2019 is poised to be a transformative year for retail, according to Digimarc.
Did you know that Lay’s potato chips were first sold from the back of a car? If not, here are 10 more interesting facts about the PepsiCo-owned brand of potato chips to nibble on.
The bread crust is usually relegated to the bin along with the wrapper; however, what many fussy eaters may not realize is it is more nutritious than the bread itself.
There is no doubt that healthy snacking is trending, with emphasis on clean label, protein and vegan launches. According to Innova Market Insights, as snacks become healthier, more wholesome and satisfying, they are increasingly fulfilling the role of...
Kellogg’s has introduced a cereal called Hi! Happy Inside geared towards consumers in search of enhancing their overall health and specifically, their digestive health.
Abigail Ratcliffe, head of licensing for the Science Museum Group, told BakeryandSnacks that ‘to learn while you’re having fun’ is the ethos behind the Groups licensing program.
BakeryandSnacks talks to Lori Heiss-Tiplady, global VP of Brand Strategy for the Smiley Company, about how the sunny yellow face is bringing a smile to products.
BakeryandSnacks chats to Beanstalk’s brand development execs Serena Sibbald and Sheelagh Li about the upward trajectory of Baileys and Chupa Chups licensing programs.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Ian Downes, owner and director of Start Licensing, about its newly launched program for Nadiya Hussain, winner of the BBC's Great British Bake Off in 2015.
BakeryandSnacks chats to Marta Ballesteros and Christine Cool who co-manage the licensing division of confectioner Perfetti van Melle about the 20-year brand-licensing ride they have had the Chupa Chups lollipop brand.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Richard Pink, MD of Pink Key Licensing, about the power of heritage and how brand licensing can capitalize on it to take brands into places where the brand itself cannot go.
Mintel has revealed that modern takes on sustainability, health and wellness, and convenience will be the biggest influences of innovation next year, the latter certainly opening opportunities for the bakery and snacks sectors.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Gustav Melin, global licensing director for Bulls Licensing, about the Moomin brand and its stance on collaborating with food producers.
Only a handful of women lead with world’s largest companies. Fortune 500 lists 20 in the position of CEO – actually, now 18 following the departure of PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and Campbell Soup’s Denise Morrison – down from 32 in 2017.
As consumers increasingly opt to follow a healthy lifestyle, they are demanding more gluten-free, low-carb, whole grain, organic and paleo diet products. However, there will always be a way to find an excuse to give in to indulgence, especially when it...
Kellogg is collaborating with Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network to make it easier for people to fight hunger by donating the foods hungry families request most from food banks across the globe.
Downing Street is expected to introduce a new policy that all flour is to be fortified with folic acid in an effort to reduce the number of babies born in the UK with neural tube defects (NTDs).
An MiR100 portable heavy goods robot by Kantum and a flying drone called Prodroneto, which will be launched in December, made their debut at this year’s Tokyo Pack 2018.
According to the International Licensing Industry merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) – the leading trade organization for the global licensing industry founded in 1985 – the retail sales of licensed goods in Europe reached $14.04bn in 2017. The annual...
Once perceived as an exotic delicacy – bought only as a luxury gift or an extravagant treat – the Chinese consumers’ taste for chocolate is growing and the ingredient is quickly cementing a niche for itself in bakery.
Nestlé announced it closed its joint venture with the Indofood Group last month, while PepsiCo reiterated its stance to not source palm oil – either directly or indirectly – from the company and its subsidiaries, purportedly linked to deforestation and...
Hovis Ltd has announced its intention to sell two flourmills and close a third as part of its three-year transformation plan, placing more than 100 jobs under threat.
Andy Jacobs, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hostess Brands, talks trends and how the company is set to disrupt the breakfast category with new product launches.
