Total Corbion (a joint venture between Total and Corbion) has announced the start-up of its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand.
Post Consumer Brands – which produces breakfast cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats and Post Pebbles – has teamed up with the Twinkie and Ding Dongs maker to create two dessert-inspired cereals.
Tritordeum has added another award to its belt with the nomination of the Best Better-for-You Ingredient of the Year at the Food Matters Live Awards 2018.
Quaker Oats is recalling its Cap’n Crunch’s Peanut Butter Crunch cereal from Target stores in three US states after tests showed the potential presence of Salmonella.
Arla Foods Ingredients will be showcasing a new high protein biscuit concept that overcomes the technical challenges associated with protein fortification at Health Ingredients Europe next week.
Kellogg’s has introduced a cereal called Hi! Happy Inside geared towards consumers in search of enhancing their overall health and specifically, their digestive health.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Richard Pink, MD of Pink Key Licensing, about the power of heritage and how brand licensing can capitalize on it to take brands into places where the brand itself cannot go.
Mintel has revealed that modern takes on sustainability, health and wellness, and convenience will be the biggest influences of innovation next year, the latter certainly opening opportunities for the bakery and snacks sectors.
PepsiCo has chosen 10 emerging food and beverage startups, four of which play in the snacks category, to join its first collaborative accelerator program in North America.
The Pringles and Rice Krispies maker said it is redesigning its North American organizational structure and is exploring the sale of its cookie and fruit snacks businesses to focus on products with faster-growing sales.
Zimbabwe’s depleted bread supplies have markedly improved; Nestlé launches initiative in East Africa to potentially save lives; Sudan ups subsidies to lower bread prices and Kenya’s cereals board stares at a $39m loss.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Gustav Melin, global licensing director for Bulls Licensing, about the Moomin brand and its stance on collaborating with food producers.
Australian company Freedom Foods has formed a joint venture (JV) with Theland New Cloud Digimart Co – majority owned by the Alibaba Group – to roll out the Arnold’s Farm brand in China.
US muesli brand Seven Sundays and oat-based cereal and snack maker Earnest Eats have had third-party laboratory tests conducted for glyphosate and are sharing the results with consumers.
Rude Health co-owner Nick Barnard talks about the challenges and hurdles he overcame to launch his food lifestyle brand, claiming people are more promiscuous than ever about their shopping habits, and businesses need sustainable friendships and relationships...
From an ingenious vessel created to appeal to consumers who want to eat cereal on the go, to a new lineup of healthy yogurt and cheese snacks for kids from PepsiCo and the launch of Party Milkshake biscuits from Fox’s, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the...
Everyone loves a good snack, and while the slant has definitely skewed towards healthier options that offer nutritional benefits, the salty snack sector still remains king.
Functional elements, repurposing waste ingredients, emphasis on plant-based and eco-friendly processes and packaging – these are the key elements of what today’s food technology students consider important for innovative snacks.
Following the discovery of glyphosate in several breakfast cereals in August, a second round of testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWP) has found the cancer-linked herbicide in a swathe of popular oat-based cereals and snacks marketed to kids.
The e-commerce data provider has revealed that PepsiCo and Kellogg account for six of the 10 best-selling breakfast cereal products on Amazon in the US, driving the overall category’s year-to-date (YTD) sales by 25%.
Fortress Technology has showcased its latest inspector at the Pack Expo in Chicago (October 14 to 17) that can detect even a small flake of metal in baked goods and chocolate bars with one pass.
Pop culture consumer products company Funko is disrupting the breakfast cereal sector by creating short-term demand for sought-after collector’s items.
The Australian macadamia industry has released research findings showing that consumers are increasingly snacking to destress or unwind, which has set the stage for the second round of the Macadamia Innovation Challenge.
Just before handing the reins to Ramon Laguarta, CEO Indra Nooyi reported PepsiCo’s third quarter growth was at all-time in the past 12 quarters and was the ‘largest contributor to food and beverage growth’ in US retail during the period.
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...
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) has launched a range of organic versions of Nestlé’s breakfast cereals, including Chocapic, Nesquik and Cheerios, in France, Spain and Portugal with expectations of expanding into other markets next year.
The Japanese snacks company Calbee is introducing two new snack brands, Granola Medley and Honestly Veggie Popper Duos, to the US early next year, adding to its existing US portfolio of Harvest Snaps, shrimp and potato chips in the market.
Justice David Gendall has ordered the destruction of more than 100 boxes of Weetabix held by customs and told a South Island speciality grocery store to cover the labels on the boxes of the British cereal it sells in future.
Indigo Agriculture believes its microbe-implanting technology can potentially protect snacks and baked goods from becoming contaminated with Salmonella.
General Mills has posted 0.5% rise in Q1, 2019, to reach $4.1bn, yet some brands like Fiber One have taken a toll on the company’s US snacks performance.
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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported another 30 people have been stricken by Kellogg’s cereal tainted by Salmonella, bringing the total to 130 cases from 36 US states.
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.
Consumers expect the real thing when they purchase a breakfast cereal advertised with fruit inclusions – not something produced to taste or give the appearance of. As such, the global freeze-dried ingredients market – and specifically fruit inclusions...
General Mills, INC. has agreed to remove ‘Made with 100% Natural Whole Grain Oats’ claim from its Nature Valley’s packaging following a lawsuit alleged its bars contained small amounts of pesticide.
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...
