Manufacturers

Kröner-Stärke's new developmental kitchen is a celebration of ingredients. Pic: GettyImages/Yuji Sakai

Kröner-Stärke celebrates new ingredients hub

By Gill Hyslop

Kröner-Stärke has inaugurated it brand-new development kitchen and meeting space at its headquarters in Ibbenbüren, Germany, designed to not only advance its own R&D, but also to work hand-in-hand with customers onsite.

Flavorchem debuts breakfast collection for anytime snacking

Flavorchem debuts breakfast collection for anytime snacking

By Gill Hyslop

The all-day breakfast surged in popularity during the pandemic as consumers sought out comfort. Now, with 95% maintaining this trend, why should product developers limit these flavours to the morning-only occasion?

Capitalising on the functional power of almonds

Capitalising on the functional power of almonds

By Gill Hyslop

Using plant-based, vegan ingredients that offer added health benefits – such as increased protein or fibre – are quickly becoming a priority among health-conscious snackers, says CJ McClellan, senior strategic marketing manager for Blue Diamond.

Lay's has set up a hat trick of fun for fans of FIFA World Cup 2022. Pic: GettyImages/cynthzl

Frito-Lay kicks off FIFA World Cup campaign

By Gill Hyslop

North America’s largest food company is capitalising on one of the most popular sporting events around the globe with an interactive online fan experience and three limited-time varieties inspired by teams playing in the final – but best off all, a trip...

Pic: Kazoo Snacks Tortilla Chips are not only the eco-friendlier choice, but also a guilt-free snack packed with better-for-you properties. Pic: Kazoo Snacks

Water-saving upcycled tortilla chips voted best new product of 2022

By Gill Hyslop

The eco-friendly, better-for-you corn tortilla chips from Kazoo Snacks are certainly not ‘chips off the old block’, but are packed with healthy fats and nutrients and have even enabled the Texan startup to save almost a million gallons of water to-date.

Talking Dawn’s people, patent-pending tech and trends

Talking Dawn’s people, patent-pending tech and trends

By Gill Hyslop

At the International Bakery Industry Exposition (IBIE) held in Las Vegas, US, last month, Dawn Foods unveiled its 2023 global bakery trends reports and showcased it’s game-changing non-sticky doughnut glaze. BakeryandSnacks also used the opportunity to...

Pic: pladis

pladis joins the fight as Brits bin £21bn worth of food a year

By Gill Hyslop

Jacobs – the £94.3m savoury biscuit brand from pladis – has enlisted Olympic champion Greg Rutherford to highlight how much food UK households waste every year, brought into stark reality with a giant fridge installation in London, filled with the most...

The UK Government HFSS regulations are guaranteed to set a pigeon among the bakery and snacks sectors. Pic: GettyImages/pearleye/Shana Tova

What to expect when the HFSS regulations come into effect on 1 October

By Gill Hyslop

The Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 come into force tomorrow, placing location restrictions on ‘less healthy’ products that are high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) – however, these have once again been knocked as nothing more...

PepsiCo entered the Romanian market in 2004. Pic: GettyImages/omersukrugoksu

PepsiCo ramps up snacks capacity in Romania

By Gill Hyslop

PepsiCo is investing another $100m – on top of the $320m over the past decade – into Romania, to double the production capacity of its Popești-Leordeni snack plant.

As a possible carcinogenic, acrylamide is something the bakery and snacks industries need to know about. Pic: GettyImages/Drypsiak

Tech talk

Taking a deep dive into acrylamide

By Gill Hyslop

Ingredient specialist Galam has published the results of its study into the effect of various products in Maillard browning reactions.