A study by consumer intelligence company Catalina found the center of the retail store is by no means dead and consumers can be enticed back by innovative products, especially when it comes to bakery and snacks.
This month, we review a range of innovative snacks including Kellogg’s limited edition playable record made from Chocolate Frosted Flakes and Propercorn’s rollout of art nouveau packaging.
F&B launches that fused healthier-for-you attributes with indulgence raked in the most sizable year-one sales, according to IRI's 2017 New Product Pacesetters report.
IRI’s European Shopper Survey found the convenience of snacking on-the-go is driving sales of the ambient category, which claimed second spot of the top 10 FMCG sectors last year.
Following a turbulent 2016, Brits are back to eating biscuits with gusto, with McVitie’s Digestives Thins and Mondelēz’s Oreo Thins taking up position in the Top 10 new FMCG launches of 2017.
The free from, plant-based and protein packed trends are high on the list of consumer demands and producers around the globe are responding with innovative launches: BakeryandSnacks takes a look at what is hitting the shelves.
Lantmännen Unibake teamed up with Simon Dukes, aka blogger Burger Lad, to analyse the UK burger market to map out consumer and trade attitudes towards burgers and buns.
DuPont Nutrition and Health’s latest research shows the current clean label trend is less important when it comes to purchasing fresh baked goods compared to other food categories, such as beverage and snacks.
From responsibly sourced cereals to complete meals in a bowl, BakeryandSnacks takes a look at what is hitting the bakery shelves around the world this month.
ProSweets/ISM is not only about confectionery. Hundreds of bakery and snack makers will also tout their services– here are just a few examples of what they have to offer in Cologne, Germany (January 28 to 31, 2018).
Donuts were once ‘uncool’ but they are now one of the leading products in the independent, trendy gourmet, handmade sector, apparent with the opening of new concepts stores on both sides of the Atlantic.
Baby boomers are the fastest growing consumer segment and crucial to the success of the biscuit snacking category, says pladis, so it is critical to pay close attention on how to market to this demographic.
US producers are showing tremendous product innovation with plant-based and protein enriched snacks to cope with consumer demand, according to Ron Tanner, VP of the Speciality Food Association.
Salty snacks and nut volumes have stagnated in the UK in the past year, due to a lack of strong product innovation, says IRI senior European insight manager, Olly Abotorabi.
High street retailer Robert Dyas has experienced a 55% rise in baking-related sales since the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) has been back on UK screens.
Brands should look to license quirky characters like Charlotte Reed’s Happy Hippy to help children move to better-for-you snacks, writes BakeryandSnacks’ editor.
Lantmännen Unibake is geared to capitalize on the premiumization trend going on in fast food service with operators customizing offerings to encourage consumers to spend a little more on nice looking products.
General Mills is reintroducing its artificially colored and flavored cereal after consumers complained its natural version did not make the grade – a daring move as the trend towards clean, natural foods gains momentum worldwide. Aligned with this though,...
The $16.3m ‘snackable’ fruit and vegetable sub-category may not be as big as the $27bn salty snack category, but it is making a big dent into the $1.1bn ‘on-the-go’ snacking sub-category in the US, according to annual Nielsen data, ended May 27, 2017.
The more unusual the flavor, the more likely a snack producer will capture another consumer. According to Marcia Mogelonsky, Mintel’s director of Insight, exotic flavors drive the purchasing of a snack more than anything else.
A bowl of ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal isn’t just something to break the fast, but a genuine meal anytime of the day. According to Mintel, almost half of the American public identify themselves as cereal consumers who embrace a bowl for lunch or dinner.
UK convenience retailers capitalizing on meal deals have given the category a £36m ($47.6m) boost in the 52 weeks ended March 25, but those reliant on just snacks and sandwiches are missing out, says IRI.
Snack business investment firm Halen Brands is gaining expertise in e-commerce to support its brands for online distribution, CEO and co-founder, Jason Cohen, said.
This month's round-up of new product launches includes all things grain-free, including a grain-free granola and granola bites, paleo flour, sweet potato and hummus snacks, 3D stacked chips, fruit rolls, gluten-free meat sticks and meat-cheese-and-sweet...
Mars Chocolate has launched goodnessKNOWS bars in the UK, hitting the nerve of time that could disrupt the UK’s Top 10 snack bar brands, says Euromonitor.
Bread makers should use nutritional add-ons like protein and fiber to appeal to health and fitness-conscious consumers who shy away from buying bread because of carbs, says Mintel.
The biscuit category changed in Britain in 2016 amid consumer demand for healthier indulgences, Steve Gladwell, CMI director of pladis tells BakeryandSnacks.
The number of products launched in the UK in the past year has diminished by 8.4%, with food being the biggest contributor to the resulting loss in sales revenue.
Brexit has not had a “serious effect” on grocery prices in the UK, including the bakery and snack categories, according to strategic insight director at IRI UK, Tim Eales.
