The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new guidance to encourage food producers to voluntarily reduce sodium content across categories like bakery, breakfast cereals and snacks, in order to help consumers reduce their salt intake by 12%...
The UK Government has introduced new rules for high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) products that – when implemented in October next year – will affect the advertising of HFSS brands, volume promotions and the display of HFSS products instore.
Singapore healthy snack company Boxgreen is launching a beverage brand called Imperfect Drinks to upcucle food waste and provide work experience for ex-offenders.
Pivot Bio has launched Connect, a line of snacks designed to accelerate progress towards cleaner air and water by sourcing ingredients grown with microbial nitrogen instead of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers.
BakeryandSnacks talks to Antonio Escalona, senior VP and GM of PepsiCo North America’s recently created Hispanic Business Unit, about the company’s recent multi-million dollar investment in the Hispanic market and how the pandemic has swayed the company’s...
Kellogg Company has responded to the workers strike, denying allegations by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) that it threatened to move production outside the US if it didn’t agree to proposals.
The Original Baker has received a major investment from HSBC UK to expand its existing site in Malton and to diversify its product range to meet growing customer demand.
The Icelandic sugar-free brand is foraying into the bakery category with its newest no added sugar, keto-friendly product, following a successful follow-up round of $2m investment, led by current investors, Icepharma, K2B Investments and Anton.JL.
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Global snack giant Mondelez International has revealed that it is taking a new approach dubbed ‘humaning’ in its marketing and product innovation post-COVID, arguing ‘empathy and localisation’ are needed to win over consumers.
Cereal Partners UK’s (CPUK) gradual reformulation approach means it will have removed 59 million teaspoons of sugar and three million teaspoons of salt by the end of the year to bring its popular products in line with the UK government’s non-HFSS model.
Conagra Brands is dialing up the investment in its snacks business with several new product launches under its Slim Jim brand, the #1 brand in meat snacks, and its broader salty snacks portfolio, shares Burke Raine, president, grocery and snacks.
Cauliflower-fueled startup Outer Aisle Gourmet has accused bakery giant Bimbo Bakeries USA of a “behind-the-scenes ambush,” which it claims prompted Amazon to delist its fast-growing cauliflower sandwich thins just as Bimbo was preparing to launch its...
The forecourt and fast food empire owned by Mohsin and Zuber Issa has scooped up Cooplands, adding the UK’s second largest bakery chain to its growing portfolio of brands that includes Greggs, Starbucks, KFC and Subway.
Less than a month after resolving a dispute with Nabisco parent company Mondelez over employee contracts, the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTWGM) is facing another impasse over workers compensation – this...
Higher prices for popular PepsiCo beverages and snacks currently rolling out in stores now and in the coming weeks are likely only the beginning, as the CPG giant revealed today that it is mulling another round of increases that will likely go into effect...
The scheme set up by five of the UK’s largest plant bakers is doubling its efforts to visit more locations of interest to track down backlogs of bread baskets and wheeled dollies diverted out of the supply chain, whether intentionally or by mistake.
Pringles, Cheryl’s Cookies, Harry & David, The Popcorn Factory and Wolferman’s Bakery gear up for the spookiest time of the year, We Love Purely plantain chips makes a noise about its HFSS-compliant status and Wholey Moly’s adds another new low-sugar...
Munchy Seeds pushes pride for the planet, GoOats motivates to make mornings memorable, Boundless release Activated Chips to pump up gut health and Honey Mama’s falls into a culinary inspired Fall.
The ‘Salubre’ is set to revolutionise the pizza industry as the UK’s first non-HFSS (fat, salt and sugar) pizza, while helping to fight food waste by using the spent grains left over from the process of brewing beer.
COVID-10 has changed the way the world works and in particular, brought forth a seismic change in consumer habits and preferences. This, says Puratos, has implications for all players in the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors.
Today’s consumers have a far more diverse set of wants and needs than ever before, but they still want an indulgent treat. And while they’re expecting it to be vegan, gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free or plant-based, they are not prepared to compromise...
St Pierre Groupe has reported a bumper season for the brand, with increased distribution and marketing investment seeing it take the title of UK’s number one burger bun brand.
Palm oil producer Musim Mas, oil supplier AAK and branded manufacturer Nestlé are collaborating to tackle deforestation outside concession areas in Aceh, Indonesia.
Parle Products has extended its popular Hide & Seek brand with a breakfast cereal designed to provide an affordable and energising get-up-an-go breakfast for all age groups.
Stacy’s Pita Chips has partnered with actress and producer Reese Witherspoon and her media company, Hello Sunshine, to spotlight the 10 standout winners of the 2021 Stacy’s Rise Project.
Mondelez International and a union representing more than 1,000 Nabisco employees have reached a tentative agreement that could end a strike at three bakeries and three sales distribution facilities across the country that began early last month.
The global taste and nutrition giant has completed the acquisition of preservation specialist Niacet, first announced on 21 June 2021 and with a value of €853m ($1.01bn).
Allied Bakeries is rolling out its Kingsmill No Crust 50/50 loaves in ground-breaking bread bags – made from a PE resin that incorporates post-consumer waste (diverting it from landfill) – in UK stores this month.
Natural ingredient supplier Beneo is transforming a settling pond into a wildlife haven in partnership with environmental organisations Natagora and Natagriwal. This is just one example of how ‘small changes… eventually add up to significant environmental...
BakeryandSnacks’ Healthy Snacking webinar is tapping some of the best minds the sector has to offer to explore what healthy snacking means to consumers and the industry.
We are taking tastebuds on a global trip with a traditional Portuguese Pasteis de Nata, a Birthday Cake frozen Greek yoghurt bar to celeb chef Gino D’Acampo’s Italian favourites.
The breakfast cereals giant is investing almost $50m over the next three years to readjust its long term strategy for its North American cereal business, following a lacklustre sales report last year.
PepsiCo is pumping in $24m to update its factory in Lincoln in the English East Midlands – which Walkers has called home for more than half a century – which will secure the listed building’s future while aligning it with current-day goals to reduce the...
The on-pack promotion – introduced last year – has been brought back to specifically mark the return to school. This year, it is also being extended to older consumers to allow them to get engage on a personal level with their morning bowl of Crunchy...
David Milner has been appointed as CEO of UK’s fastest growing branded bakery business and the country’s fifth largest bakery supplier – which surpassed the £100m turnover mark last year – with a business plan to double the company’s value within the...
Arizona-based SunTreeSnack Foods is extending its footprint across the US with the acquisition of East Coast snack producer The Peanut Roaster/Carolina Nut Co, for an undisclosed amount.
Lay’s Romania has partnered with Project Ark – which funds conservation efforts around the world – to launch an ImpactNFT platform composed of over 3,000 smiles from fans of the PepsiCo-owned crisp brand.
The global snack giant has officially inaugurated its largest R+D Accelerator – located at its fundamental research centre in Switzerland – and is inviting forward-thinkers to apply to participate in a six-month immersive ‘idea to shop’ programme.
Singapore-based food tech start-up AuroraFood is commercialising its glycaemic index (GI)-lowering platform, starting with the launch of a waffle premix later this year.
Kellogg is bracing for at least another six to nine months of volatility as it continues to grapple with supply chain constraints, inflation and labor shortages, but it also is optimistic about upcoming innovations and opportunities embedded in new consumer...
