Consumers’ attitudes, priorities and behaviours are shifting significantly, thanks to the coronavirus, providing unique prospects for forward-looking bakery and snack producers to bring a suite of trailblazing new products to market.
Almonds tick all the latest consumer trend boxes, adding texture, flavour and clean label plant-based nutrition to snack and bakery products, writes Laura Gerhard, director of Strategy and Marketing, Global Ingredients Division, Blue Diamond Almonds.
In the lead up to Climate Week (September 21-27, 2020), the breakfast cereal giant has shared how its collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to expand its Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (S.T.A.R.) initiative in Illinois is paying off.
The packaged consumer goods giant is adding a new Cinnamon Toast Crunch line at its plant in Covington, Georgia, along with a $37m refurbishment of its plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Malaysian insect-protein firm Ento has opted to shift its food production focus from whole-insect snacks to a ‘proteinisation’ focus in the hope of increasing consumer acceptability and encouraging mass consumption.
The Cheerios and Lucky Charms maker has partnered with Champion Athleticwear to launch a limited edition collection featuring popular cereals and to provide thousands of meals to kids in need across America.
Banana bread has undoubtedly become the official comfort food of the coronavirus lockdown and GoNanas has mixed it up with four bake at home variants; Podberry locks in wider distribution across Scotland for its pea-based snacks; Little Debbie allows...
Kellogg’s is making it easier for parents to show their support to their kids returning/starting school; Walmart is getting spooky for the trick or treat season, and pladis is rolling out some festive favourites and fresh innovations to celebrate Christmas.
The Corn Flakes and Frosties maker has teamed up with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) to provide breakfast cereal to families staying at 144 Ronald McDonald houses across the US while their children are receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital.
Enhancing products with dairy permeate is gaining traction, especially in the bakery sector, with one in four bakery products launched last year containing the high-lactose, mineral rich ingredient, according to the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
The Grain Chain – a farm to table coalition of stakeholders in the grain industry, chaired by the American Bakers Association (ABA) – has provided its recommendations on the nutritional benefits of grain-based products to the advisory committee in charge...
The alliance of scientists and child health advocacy organisations has stated the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final guidance on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal is 'not a large enough step’ to be a protective, health-based limit...
Baked goods and snack food contract producer TruFood Manufacturing has acquired Simply Natural Foods, which will help leverage its footprint in the better-for-you (BFY) snacking segment and serve a larger customer base with a broader range of offerings.
Mezcla rolls out its flagship range of vegan, gluten-free protein bars designed to foster a love of art and a celebration of diversity within the next generation; Gerber releases Organic BabyPops for little ones learning to self-feed; Sara Lee introduces...
