The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has released its updated guide to help manufacturers adhere to EU and UK labeling laws for gluten-free packaged goods.
Not all snacks are equal, according to Jaren Koerten, head of packaged food at Euromonitor: some have attained premium status, while others are ‘in the process’ of premiumization.
We talked with Euromonitor analyst Jared Koerten at the National Confectioners Association’s annual expo in Chicago about the rise of premium snacks, textured candies, functional ingredients and consumption occasions. Here’s what he had to say.*
According to its 2019 Global Responsibility Report, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company sources 85% of its top ten ingredients in responsible ways.
PepsiCo and Stacy’s, under the Frito-Lay umbrella, are calling for women-led startups to apply to the Stacy’s Rise Project incubator competition, a mentorship and grant program.
The convenience chain is introducing more than 30 ‘breakout’ brands of food and beverages at 125 stores in the Los Angeles area, including 14 snack and five sweets companies.
The US artisan wholesale bakery has enlisted founder Nancy Silverton, who sold the company in 2001, to create a range of sourdough breads to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) worked with the Texas state legislature to buoy a bill that would criminalize the theft of bakers’ private property – mainly baking trays co-opted and sold as recycled plastic abroad.
Consumers will not compromise on taste, but they are asking ‘weirder’ questions about the origins, ingredients and benefits of their food, according to Ipsos survey data and industry thought leaders who spoke at Puratos’ Taste Tomorrow event in Chicago,...
Younger consumers enjoy bakery items throughout the day, especially for breakfast, but they would prefer smaller portions, according to a report from the American Bakers Association (ABA) in conjunction with The Center for Generational Kinetics (GenHQ).
Encore Consumer Capital and CircleUp Growth Partners have invested in 4505 Meats to aid its expansion and to capitalize on the soaring growth of the meat snack category.
BBU’s parent Grupo Bimbo was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the second time last year, and the addition of electric vehicles will further the bakery giant’s company-wide commitment.
A new study claims refined grains are not associated with the chronic diseases usually attributed to them and even states current whole grain consumption recommendations is inadvertently causing consumers to overlook crucial nutrients.
The nut company is collaborating with nutritionist and author Sharon Palmer to host the Plant-Based Nutrition Leadership Symposium, an invite-only series of educational sessions and panels, to be held in Los Angeles, California on April 15-16 2019.
The founder of Rebel Mylk acquired London-based Ape Snacks, which produces rice-based puffs and coconut snacks, and fruit and vegetable chips startup Emily Crisps, creating a new snacking company.
The bakery ingredient cooperative, which represents retail and wholesale bakers in Wisconsin and Michigan in the US, has joined the American Baking Association (ABA) in a 'unique membershipment arrangement'.
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 CEO and co-founder of the mission-driven food startup that makes flour and snacks from the grains used to brew beer has issued a challenge to companies like PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay to share their resources to tackling the dire global plastic crisis.
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...
Global farming practices – dominated by wheat, corn and rice – are playing havoc with the preservation of wildlife and putting food security at further risk, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The Reimann family – which controls the Luxembourg-based conglomerate JAB Holdings that owns Panera Bread, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Pret a Manger – has pledged €10m ($11m) to an undisclosed charity after the extent of its ancestors’ ties were brought...
The United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) and World Vision International (WVI) are planning to pilot automated teller machines (ATMs) in refugee camps in East Africa, which dispense locally sourced foods like cereals; much like a banking ATM dispenses...
The PepsiCo Foundation is collaborating with humanitarian organization CARE to tackle gender inequality in the agriculture sector with an $18.2m investment in She Feeds the World.
Plant-based and free-from were identified as two of the top trends that influenced the industry in 2018, according to research by The International Food & Drink Event (IFE).
The International Association of Plant Bakeries (AIBI) is hosting its 36th biennial Congress in Manchester with a program focused on a comprehensive view of the baking industry – now and in the future.
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that free snacks at work make up a weighty amount of the – empty – calories daily consumed by approximately 140 million working Americans.
Residents in the UK’s capital city bin 254 million bread crusts each year. That's the equivalent of just under 13 million loaves of bread worth over £13m ($16m).
Watch out Donald Trump, Kellogg’s popular breakfast pastry has announced its aspiration to run for the POTUS spot next year. Hostess Snacks has offered to be vice president.
‘We’re running out of time’: Big Food is compared to Big Tobacco in a polemic report that links it to the global obesity epidemic, along with malnutrition and climate change.
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...
Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has found traces of hazardous chemicals in over 50 brands of cookies, egg rolls, almond puffs and sweet pastries sold in the city.
The cereal giant has expressed confusion regarding a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that suggests preschoolers (3-5 years) who watch televisions advertisements for breakfast cereals consume more of the product.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests toddlers are more likely to demand specific breakfast cereals after viewing television advertisements for these products.
The United Nations adopted a draft resolution on improving global nutrition last week. Calling for a focus on improved education to combat obesity, the agency remained silent on the key issues of taxation and nutritional labelling.
From fermented foods to meatless meals, New York-based Comax Flavors highlights four hot trends likely to influence food and beverage development in 2019.
Start-up food makers and challenger brands have shaken up the food industry thanks to their close relationship with rapidly emerging consumer demands. FoodNavigator spoke to five trailblazing brands to find out their top trend predictions for 2019.
Facebook IQ’s 2019 Topics & Trends Report confirmed what BakeryandSnacks had picked up on long ago: bread’s renaissance is a rising, hot topic on social media.
Snack chat is BakeryandSnacks’ Q&A series profiling influential people working in the bakery and snacks industries. Our guest today is Becky Logan, brand director – Breakfast, for Hostess Brands.
A letter from Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to the Real Bread Campaign – which has been lobbying for the Honest Crust Act – stated that Defra will look into the bread and flour regulations once the UK...
