After one of the most turbulent and unpredictable years in modern history, focus will undoubtedly be on the impact that COVID-19 has had on consumer attitude and how new behaviours will evolve in a new year of hopeful recover.
Laetitia Durafour, marketing & communications director at Crown Food Europe, analyses how metal packaging can boost the sustainable credentials of healthy snacks.
Lifestyle changes are redefining the packaging sector. Along with the increased lean towards the snackification of mealtimes – ‘grazing’ on snacks throughout the day – consumers are also demanding more convenient, timely and portable solutions. Mike Pipe,...
Good4U’s Breakfast Boosts, Prewett’s range of ‘Enrobed’ indulgent gluten free cookies and the new variants of Propercorn’s Fairtrade accredited popcorn are among some of the trendsetters that answering the demand for conscious indulgence, an experience...
Kellogg has provided a grant to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to provide efficient water irrigation resources to rice farmers in Arkansas, US, saving billions of gallons of critical groundwater a year.
Kerry Taste & Nutrition has released a white paper that provides snack producers with the most advanced research information to guide their development of protein bars.
To mark Whole Grain Day (19 November), Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) has again called on governments and policymakers to recognise the contribution of whole grains and help their nation make it a priority inclusion in their diets.
Meridian Foods has committed to donate 25p per jar of its new Gingernut Butter to International Animal Rescue (IAR) to further highlight the devastating impact of deforestation.
Ingredion Incorporated has taken another step in its mission to become a leading supplier of consumer-preferred plant-based proteins by acquiring the remaining stake of Verdient Foods Inc.
Australian snack firm I Am Grounded has launched snack bars made from upcycled coffee fruit, and is now trying to overcome consumer perceptions that they are eating products made of ‘food waste’.
VEAT – vending machines that exclusively distribute plant-based options – is a ‘positive example’ of the urgent, concrete actions that need to be taken to make the food system environmentally stable, said one of the investors of the startup’s recently...
McVitie’s brand owner pladis has taken another step towards improving its sustainability credentials by rewrapping its popular Christmas biscuit assortment in its most sustainable packaging yet.
Ingredients provider ADM has forecast the Top 5 Global Trends that will transform the way consumers snack in the new year, while viennoiserie supplier Délifrance delves into the indulgent sphere.
The UK Government is being urged to tax food producers according to the carbon footprint of their products, raising concerns that this cost would be passed onto consumers.
Human Food – punted as ‘the only certified 100% organic nutrition bar in the world’ – introduces two new variants; Ginger Bakers celebrates the British apple; and PepsiCo Frito-Lay-backed Stacy’s rolls out innovative packaging that features a geotargeted...
Benson Hill has raised $150m in Series D funding round to scale up its AI-backed crop design platform that supports the development of healthier and more sustainable ingredients.
Quinn – which was founded by a woman on the credo of social commitments and natural ingredients – has closed additional Series D funding, including an undisclosed minority investment from the confectionery giant.
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences was among the 30+ case studies published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in its push to advance the responsible production of palm oil.
The UK’s new Geographical Indications (GI) schemes are set to replace the EU’s schemes on 1 January, while results of a snapshot survey show there’s still some way to go to ensure bakers and other food-to-go businesses will be ready to meet the requirements...
PepsiCo is building on its three decade long history with the city of Chicago by investing $1.5m towards business practices to support equitable recovery in the ‘Windy City’, which has seen unemployment rates skyrocket because of the coronavirus pandemic.
ParmCrisps is rolling out its first-ever 100% dairy-free cheese crisps, developed with Amazon-owned Whole Foods; Prestige Hampers is giving its mammoth sausage roll a festive touch; and brand new start up Small Giants cracks the ‘creepy taboo’ with crackers...
Businesses should adopt an altogether different approach to a precious resource that will come under increased pressure in the years ahead, says Ian Hart, business development director at adi Project.
US snack producer Quinn's ‘Be Better. Do Better.’ initiative is centred on encouraging growers, manufacturers and consumers to do things differently and join the fight to help our world to continue producing sustainable snacks.
The Big Issue Japan – a street newspaper that enlists vendors who are homeless or working their way out of poverty – has made its foray into the bread business with an initiative aimed to slash food waste.
The national association – which has protected the interests of Scotland’s bakery trade for nearly 130 years – has sworn in Linda Hill from Murrays Bakers of Perth as president, and confirms its stance to help combat the spread of coronavirus.
Impact Snacks is rolling out its flagship range of sustainable superfood bars – packed in 100% home compostable bioplastic – following a ‘much-buzzed-about’ Kickstarter campaign that surpassed its goal of $20,000 in just 13 hours.
According to the United Nations (UN), climate change threatens our food supply ‘through increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and greater frequency of some extreme events’. And there’s no time to lose.
The idea of “doing good” as a company is quickly evolving from “nice to have” to “must have” for fundraising food and beverage businesses as investors and industry strategics increasingly integrate and place more weight on environmental, social and governance...
The American Bakers Association (ABA), the European Commission and EuroCommerce joined the Federation of European Manufacturers and Suppliers of Ingredients to the Bakery, Confectionary and Patisseries Industries (Fedima) to discuss the challenges raised...
The four giants – along with a rash of other consumer goods conglomerates – have created a Coalition dedicated to tackling deforestation, forest degradation and land conversion in supply chains.
Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) has launched the Where Life Grows campaign – aimed at building a sustainable shea supply chain in West Africa and more, importantly, to empower the women involved in collecting the nuts – to celebrate the inauguration of its...
The Upcycled Food Association (UFA) is holding a free official Climate Week NYC 2020 virtual event, which will help snack producers know what upcycled foods are, how they help and where to source them.
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.
Occupyd is an online ‘property’ marketplace that connects businesses and individuals looking to rent an inexpensive workspace with those looking to maximise their income during downtime.
Snack food consumption has increased more than 8% since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to NPD’s Snack Food Behaviours in Challenging Times study. Quarantine snacking habits have seen wide swings between quickly reaching for that guilty-but-comforting...
The Lay’s and Doritos maker has signed a $20m partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to create a gender-inclusive supply chain and help build a more sustainable food system.
The Kellogg’s brand is trialling a tube made of recycled paper – which is widely recyclable – in the UK, which ‘will shape what the Pringles can of the future could look like’.
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...
According to the specialist in native and modified wheat starches, wheat proteins and wheat-based functional blends, consumers will increasingly demand sustainable, safe and uncomplicated products in the post-corona era.
Natural snacks producer Quinn has closed an additional round of Series D funding of $3m, which will allow it to bolster its sustainability and transparency mission, along with its retail and ecommerce presence and more first-to-market product lines.
Bimbo Bakeries USA has become the first baking company to launch a national recycling programme in partnership with waste management company TerraCycle.
Spudsy – which is on a mission to save one million imperfect sweet potatoes by 2021 – has been awarded the $100,000 grant from PepsiCo’s second annual North America Greenhouse Accelerator Programme.
The McVitie’s maker has confirmed its commitment against discrimination ‘of any form’ across its supply chain by becoming a member of the Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK).
Agri-business giant Olam International has launched a digital platform, AtSource, that provides detailed information about its supply chains. The company hopes the data and insight on the platform will allow its customers to be more transparent with their...
The head of the United Nations’ food agency said the beleaguered country – which is battling economic and political woes, the COVID-19 pandemic and a major blast that tore through its capital city – could run out of bread in about 2½ weeks.
