Dali Foods has been given a whopping fine for allegedly using misleading advertising messages that have a ‘substantive impact on consumer behavior’ to punt its popular potato chips.
Under the auspices of the Brazilian Chocolates, Peanuts and Candies Manufacturers Association (ABICAB), four Brazilian peanut producers will be showcasing their products at Snackex in Barcelona, Spain, on June 27 and 28.
PepsiCo-owned Lay’s chips cracked the fifth spot of Kantar’s Global Ranking Top 50, while Grupo Bimbo remained one of the Top 20 most chosen brands on the planet.
The nation’s Ministry of Health has decreed that all foods sold in Singapore – including bakery and snacks, whether made locally or imported – must be PHO-free within two years.
The Japanese snack company has revealed its aggressive business plan to drive overseas sales in the US, UK and China through strengthened ties with PepsiCo’s sales network.
The Oreo maker’s 2018 Impact Progress Report, entitled 'Snacking Made Right', highlights its use of less energy, water and waste across the group, as well as its move to paper-based packaging and its focus on mindful consumption.
Cape Cod and Samuel Adams Brewery in New England, US, have formed the first-of-its-kind partnership to launch a limited-edition Cape Cod Summer Potato Chips.
The breakfast cereal and confectionery conglomerate has made its human rights training freely available to Australian companies facing new legislation on slavery.
World hunger remains a persistent crisis, with approximately 842 million people going hungry every day. We look at the bakery and snack giants that are leading the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
A decrease in breakfast cereal sales and a product recall for RXBar – initiated ‘out of an abundance of caution’ – have impaired Kellogg’s first-quarter earnings.
A new study – which has highlighted the need for changes in cereal production practices to improve water use in India – could be a springboard for other regions to follow.
PepsiCo is withdrawing the lawsuit against the Gujurat farmers for allegedly growing a registered potato varietal it exclusively uses for its Lay’s chips.
BBU’s parent Grupo Bimbo was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the second time last year, and the addition of electric vehicles will further the bakery giant’s company-wide commitment.
The Changing Markets Foundation is taking its objections up a notch to the alleged removal of essential vitamins and minerals in Kellogg’s breakfast cereals sold in Mexico.
Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo began as a humble family store in 1945, growing into the largest baking company in the world and a relevant player in snacks, with net sales of $14.2bn in 2017.
Brazil has agreed to import up to 750,000 metric tons of US wheat annually, without the usual duties it pays for wheat grown outside the Mercosur countries, a move that has disappointed Argentina.
Middle East supermarket mega chain Choithrams has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Future Consumer Limited (FCL) to market popular Indian snacks in the UAE for the first time.
Cosmo Films has introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging applications requiring high moisture & oxygen barrier and high hot tack properties.
Orkla Food Ingredients, part of Orkla Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Greek confectionery, bakery and ice-cream business Stelios Kanakis Industrial and Commercial.
2019 will be a year of change. With increased purchasing power, empowered consumers are pushing brands to embrace their values. Connected consumers are finding the joy in disconnecting. Older consumers want to feel and be treated as younger, says Euromonitor.
The United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) and World Vision International (WVI) are planning to pilot automated teller machines (ATMs) in refugee camps in East Africa, which dispense locally sourced foods like cereals; much like a banking ATM dispenses...
Doors to the 15th edition of Alimentaria & Horexpo Lisboa – the largest business platform for the F&B industry in Portugal – are about to open. BakeryandSnacks chats to Fátima Vila Maior, director of the event, to find our more.
The snacking giant has finalized the reorganization of its corporate structure to prioritize regional leadership and now looks toward a holistic approach that supports smaller brands, rapid R&D and up-and-coming markets – and one that provides consumers...
tna is tapping into South Africa’s flourishing snacks and confectionery sectors hiring Matthew Walters as branch manager to head up its African operations in Johannesburg.
The PepsiCo Foundation is collaborating with humanitarian organization CARE to tackle gender inequality in the agriculture sector with an $18.2m investment in She Feeds the World.
Three consumer watchdogs contend that Kellogg’s has allegedly removed essential micronutrients in its breakfast cereals sold in Mexico, despite 1.6 million children in the country suffering from chronic malnutrition.
Kellogg’s India has launched three new variants of cornflakes — thandai badam, kesar pista badam and rose badam — to bring ‘authentic Indian flavors’ into breakfast bowls.
India’s biggest biscuit maker is making a move to capture a share of the Rs 24,000 crore ($337m) salty snacks market dominated by PepsiCo and Haldiram’s.
The Irish Association of Master Bakers (IAMB) has warned that, if the UK crashes out of the EU on March 29 without a deal, the price of bread could rise significantly in the country.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is developing directives on the labeling of gluten-free products to correct the lack of information of the wheat allergy in the country.
JSE-listed Grand Parade Investments (GPI) has applied to voluntary liquidate all 11 Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in South Africa (SA) due to poor performance.
The US cereal giant is purportedly in talks with Haldirams, India’s largest snack producer, to acquire a majority stake in its Delhi and Nagpur businesses.
Alternative protein sources, insect-fed chicken and fish, cultured meat and algae – many technologies are being tested for the diet of tomorrow, according to Bühler.
Attempts by soil and improvement company Ancientgrain to sue bakery ingredients conglomerate Bakels Senior NV for patent infringement over teff have been rejected by the Court of The Hague.
The Michigan-based cereal giant reported a fourth quarter loss of $84m – compared with a profit of $417m a year earlier – due to the looming Brexit and a ‘softness’ in its key US snacks and morning foods categories.
Consumer eating habits will change in the coming decades and we will have to find new sources to provide humankind with sustenance in the future, according to Bühler.
Dutch company FrieslandCampina Kievit is exploiting its 120 years of experience to develop innovative products in response to the bakery industry’s dichotomous demands for both clean label and indulgent experiences.
PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, Pret a Manger and Cargill are among the raft of global companies that Clearly is calling on to provide eye tests for their employees in the developing world.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) says it foresees rolling roll out new varieties of drought- and disease-resistant grains to African farmers next year to increase food security in the region.
