Action on food waste is accelerating in a bid to reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to analysis from Barclays, this also represents a significant business opportunity. FoodNavigator hears more about how emerging tech is changing...
Pledging to minimise its footprint, Marmadukes’ partnership with ReFood – the UK’s leading food waste recycler – is paying dividends for the planet, the business and society in general.
Dr Tom Simmons, founder and CEO of The Supplant Company, spent a decade in academic research around waste reduction before turning his attention to create a high fibre sugar that cooks, bakes and caramelises just like traditional sugar, but with fewer...
As international leaders gather in Egypt for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) to discuss, for the first time, the impact of food and agriculture systems on the environment, industry stakeholders large and small already are fighting to mitigate...
Eric Dell is taking the reins from Robb MacKie on 1 January 2023, to lead the trade group’s sweeping mission of promoting and growing the baking industry in partnership with its 300+ members.
A new report by the Open University Business School reveals the number of small bakery businesses in the UK has increased in recent years, rising to the COVID challenge, but now facing an uncertain future.
The Cheerios and Shreddies maker has contributed CFH 100,000 ($101,647) to the Africa Food Prize to unearth the bold initiatives and technical innovations that will create a new era of food security and build great climate change resilience on the continent.
CD Glin – to whom we spoke to in January about his urgency to maximise efforts to bring about change and his love of South Africa – has been appointed president of PepsiCo Foundation.
The Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos snacking giant believes the East African country is an ‘important growth market’, putting money where its mouth is by investing ETB 2bn ($40m) in its Ethiopian subsidiary Senselet Food Processing, which produces the Sun...
Aligned to its mission to make a real change by forging partnerships with farmers working to advance regenerative agriculture, Quinn Snacks is relaunching its pop-at-home kernels, grown by a fifth generation farmer and soil health pioneer.
AB Inbev’s EverGrain has launched the Upcycled Barley Nutrition Compendium, which provides an indepth review of the world’s first upcycled barley protein, detailing how it shapes up compared to other plant and animal proteins available at scale today.
The idea that ground-mounted solar panels compete with agricultural production for limited land resources has gained traction as the discourse around food and energy security has taken on fresh urgency. Does Agrivoltaics (AgPV), also known as dual-use...
In the latest edition of Current Developments in Nutrition, a study backed by Clif Bar puts forward the first-of-its-kind set of guiding principles to define sustainable, nutritious packaged foods (SNPFs).
Kerry Group and Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide have embarked on a four-year partnership to provide Kenya’s female mango farming community with climate-smart agricultural practices to beat food insecurity.
Using plant-based, vegan ingredients that offer added health benefits – such as increased protein or fibre – are quickly becoming a priority among health-conscious snackers, says CJ McClellan, senior strategic marketing manager for Blue Diamond.
The central ingredient of Kanira wholegrain biscuits is nutrient-rich and climate smart pearl millet (an under-the-radar superfood native to India); Teatis is providing a tasty solution for the 122+ million people living with diabetes or prediabetes in...
Agriculture is the backbone of the world’s economic activity (accounting for 4.3% of GDP, with a value of $3.6 trillion in 2020) and critical for food security and the health of the population.
The Quaker Oats, Frito-Lay and Pringles maker has launched a series of videos showcasing how it is working with farmers in Thailand, Greece, India and Brazil to help them adapt to climate change.
IRI reports consumers are displaying signs of severe ‘inflation fatigue’ that is forcing a range of coping behaviours not seen since the austere late 70s and early 80s, with staying in becoming the new going out.
With customers facing an ever-growing quagmire of challenges – rising costs, ingredient shortages and even political instability – the Chicago-headquartered nutrition specialist is augmenting its solutions to help bakery clients navigate the rough times,...
With the cost-of-living crisis raging unabated thanks to political volatility, it's only to be expected that ‘redefining value’ tops Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2023. With budgets stretched, consumers will increasingly seek out brand...
Israeli green-tech innovator Melodea has developed a game-changing plant-based barrier coating that is plastic-free, but still as effective in maintaining product freshness.
Priority is given to products that offer genuine sensory appeal – providing new and experimental flavours, as well as those associated with comfort, familiarity and simplicity.
Sustainability may be a rising priority influencing consumer purchases, but optimistic projections that 2022 would be the year of the ‘climatarian’ appear to be a bit premature – giving brands and retailers more time to improve and finetune their positioning...
Parkersburg-based West Virginia Potato Chip Company is rolling out limited edition packs of its Mister Bee Potato Chips featuring the New River Gorge region, national park and preserve in West Virginia.
The global taste and nutrition company is calling for collective action in tackling food security, launching a digital tool to help both consumers and producers reduce unnecessary waste.
Sparkalis – the corporate venture arm of Puratos Group – and French foodTech startup Glimpact have created a joint venture (JV) to roll out the first digital platform to evaluate and reduce the environmental footprint of the bakery, patisserie and chocolate...
AB Mauri has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute BARLEYmax – which provides twice the dietary fibre than conventional cereal varieties like barley, wheat and oats – to help consumers in Great Britain and Ireland overcome the detrimental ‘fibre...
The Panera Bread Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2023 Grant programme from non-profits that provide access to education, opportunity and mentorship to at-risk, underserved or historically underrepresented children and youth.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has announced the five awardees of its Racial Equity 2030 challenge, an open call for bold solutions to improve the lives of children, families and communities around the world.
The eco-friendly, better-for-you corn tortilla chips from Kazoo Snacks are certainly not ‘chips off the old block’, but are packed with healthy fats and nutrients and have even enabled the Texan startup to save almost a million gallons of water to-date.
At the International Bakery Industry Exposition (IBIE) held in Las Vegas, US, last month, Dawn Foods unveiled its 2023 global bakery trends reports and showcased it’s game-changing non-sticky doughnut glaze. BakeryandSnacks also used the opportunity to...
Manchester is home of the breakfast cereal giant’s new Culinary and Sensory Centre, a project that took over 18 months to develop and half a million pounds in investment.
Jacobs – the £94.3m savoury biscuit brand from pladis – has enlisted Olympic champion Greg Rutherford to highlight how much food UK households waste every year, brought into stark reality with a giant fridge installation in London, filled with the most...
The forward-thinking Japanese snack producers have done it again: this time from Koikeya, with its 濃いじゃが koijaga (literally ‘dense potato’) anchovy and olive flavoured chips that are sure to be an attention-grabber.
The New Jersey-based Black woman-owned allergy-friendly cookie and baking mix producer has announced a $11.5 million Series B funding, with one of the most diverse group of funders in the food industry: the majority being women of colour.
The purchase - for an undisclosed amount - of the UK’s number one fruit grower and processor underlines the bakery and patisserie ingredient specialist’s commitment to a more sustainable food industry through responsible, transparent and local sourcing.
Cited as ‘better for the environment’, the rising number of UK consumers adopting vegan and flexitarian lifestyles is opening significant opportunity for the sweet bakery market – however, there are still issues that need to be addressed.
Müller’s Mühle Business Solution’s legume flours biz has officially merged with GoodMills Innovation’s portfolio – cementing the latter as the go-to leader of functional ingredients for snacks, baked goods and plant-based alternatives in Europe.
The Colorado-based snack brand has been granted the Climate Friendly status from HowGood – the world’s largest sustainability database – attributed to the top 30% of food products with low carbon emissions.
Baker Street is capitalising on the UK’s Christmas love for Stollen; Popadelics is disrupting the snacking scene and dialling up the ‘do good’ concept with crunchy shiitake mushroom chips; and Jar Joy has expanded its range of jarred ready-to-eat desserts...
California-based BCD Bioscience was crowned the winner of the challenge with its first product – a barley beta-glucan that improves glycaemic response and the associated cardiometabolic effects – that is poised to revolutionise the bakery sector.
In March, Rind Snacks, LesserEvil, Primal Kitchen, A Dozen Cousins and Cappello’s formed the coalition to promote cleaner, more sustainable cooking oils to empower consumers to make better-for-you choices. The collaboration recently enlisted Brad’s Plant...
PepsiCo is investing another $100m – on top of the $320m over the past decade – into Romania, to double the production capacity of its Popești-Leordeni snack plant.
