A poll commissioned by diet and supplements brand Protein World has found that the UK is a nation of cake lovers, with most respondents consuming a slice on average three times a week.
According to a poll commissioned by French toast sticks maker Farm Rich, 86% of Americans have replaced a traditional meal with a snack meal, a new Farm Rich-backed study found.
Health and wellness are definitely at the top of the list of today's round-up of new products on the shelf - from snacks that donate some of their proceeds to research into breast cancer and to find a cure for people with allergies, to clean label...
From American-style layered caked mixes, to minature donuts inspired by a Kellogg's cereal and clean label, whole grain snack bars, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to see what's new.
'The Sweet Business With Yu' Podcast -- Tyler Lowell, C.A. Fortune
C.A. Fortune, a national sales and marketing agency that helps promote fresh and nutritious foods in US retailers, has opened a new office in Arkansas to serve Walmart.
From Vegbred made from sweet potato peels, to a new posh Pocky offering, to new variants of potato chips cooked in rice bran oil, we take a look at what's new on the shelf.
While there has been growth in the popularity of claims around high protein and gluten-free in recent years, high fiber claims remain the biggest priority for consumers when purchasing bread, says Michael Hughes, director of Insights at FMCG Gurus.
Cereals are no longer just relegated for breakfast and the bowl – market research indicates it is becoming a popular snack, especially among millennials. This is giving the declining sector a much needed boost. We rate the top 10 bestsellers in the US...
From Dunkin’ Donuts new snack on the run menu, to Kind’s foray into protein, to the Finsbury Food Group meeting Public Health England’s 20% sugar reduction challenge well ahead of 2020 with its reformulated muffins, we take a look at what’s new on shelf...
Mike Hughes, head of Research and Insight at FMCG Gurus, emphasizes the importance of not overestimating the influence of high protein claims in the cakes & pastries sector.
This month, be kind to yourself – and the environment with a snack made from ingredients that would have otherwise gone to waste – with punch of protein and African superfoods, but still retaining the ultimate indulgence: BakeryandSnacks takes a look...
Gluten-free and lactose-free are two of the leading growth categories in the evolving free-from category in Brazil, with ‘free-from’ also tipped as the most promising trend across the whole region, according to Euromonitor International.
Health conscious and influential consumers are changing expectations in the snacking category, driving innovation and marketing solutions as big brands and retailers struggle to keep up.
Nearly 70% of in-store snack purchases are unplanned -- indicating that impulse snack shopping is a shared habit among most consumers, Euromonitor senior analyst Jared Koerten said at the Sweets & Snack Expo in Chicago yesterday.
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.
