The Frito-Lay and Walkers Crisps maker has acquired a majority shareholding of Senselet Food Processing, an Ethiopian potato crisps company founded by Veris Investments in 2015.
The UK health food brand’s Fonio Ancient Super-Grain – touted as the ‘new quinoa’ – is being marketed as the alternative staple to intensively farmed cereals.
Kellogg India is collaborating with The Breakfast Revolution (TBR) and Sesame Workshop India (SWI) in an initiative to provide nutritious breakfasts to 100,000 children by 2022.
Snacking has become an ‘all-day habit’ in the US, which is a positive trend, especially among children from ethnically-diverse and low-income populations.
A recent consumer study by Leatherhead Food Researcher found that 73% of Brits under 35 years and 51% above 35 years of age are more likely to buy a product that’s been fortified.
Axereal’s malt subsidiary Boortmalt has doubled its capacity to 3m tons annually through this acquisition and now boasts 27 malting facilities on five continents.
The State of Snacking report reinforces existing data that people love snacking, but it also reveals tangible insights to the cultural and personal importance of snack brands and choices.
The $74bn Asian market is set to expand and innovate over the next five years, opening the door for new technology, according to a report from Food and Hotel Asia (FHA).
The food and beverage giant’s philanthropic arm has partnered with INJAZ Al-Arab to launch a new entrepreneurship development program to empower Saudi female entrepreneurs.
The Keebler deal with Ferrara Candy Co. closed in late July, dropping net sales by 3%, but steady growth in snacks around the world kept organic sales afloat.
PT Multipersada Gatramegah – a subsidiary of the leading player in the global palm oil market – has become the first mill in the world to be successfully audited against the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s updated Principles and Criteria 2018.
The retail expansion (outside of the US and Canada) marks another big move for KIND, two years after Mars Inc. staked a minority claim in the snack bar disruptor.
The Mexican bakery giant reported a 3.2% sales growth to 74,965m Mexican pesos ($3.9m) for Q3 2019, due to solid organic growth in all regions in which it operates and record levels of adjusted EBITDA.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will destroy global stocks of its fortified cereal – a critical part of its efforts to prevent malnutrition among women and children – identified as the culprit of an outbreak of illness in...
