UK insect start-up EatGrub has secured a listing in Finland's biggest supermarket. 'It shows how seriously the concept of insects as food is taken in Finland,' the start-up's co-founder says.
Recapitalization and streamlining will position embattled ingredients provider Rice Bran Technologies for future growth, company executives said recently.
Kellogg Company, Post, PepsiCo, Unilever, General Mills and ConAgra Foods are some of the suppliers to have joined with Walmart in its ‘Fight Hunger. Spark Change’ program in the US and Puerto Rico.
PepsiCo-owned Quaker Oats has collaborated with South Korea snack maker Lotte Confectionary to enter the fast-growing Korean cereal market currently dominated by Kellogg’s and Post in JVs with local producers.
Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg Company is doubling the vitamin D content in its cereals to ‘help tackle the chronic low levels of Vitamin D in the UK.’
General Mills reported a 6% drop in third-quarter operating profit, well below its expectations, said chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening, adding cost pressures will influence its full-year outlook.
A new EU regulation on acrylamide is setting benchmark values in several categories that will affect the bakery and snacks sectors. Peter Müller, technical service manager, Food, at Novozymes examines the upcoming challenges facing manufacturers.
The Ahmedabad branch of India’s Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has fined Indian bakery giant Brittania Industries for selling underweight packets of biscuits.
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.
Japanese snack giant Calbee posted a profit decline for its third quarter results for fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 due to sharp slowdown in North America, possibly putting its business partnership with PepsiCo on the line.
Jeff Harmening, General Mills’ CEO, told attendants at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) the company could see more acquisitions as part of its ‘reshape the portfolio for growth’ strategy.
