News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
A new study led by psychologists at the University of Bristol has found that when children are familiar with a snack food they will expect it to be more filling, suggesting that one way of preventing children from over-consuming snack foods is to give...
Boise Inc said it has reached an agreement to take over the Hexacomb protective packaging business from Pregis Corporation for US$125m.
A joint styrenics venture between two of the world’s biggest chemical companies has announced its official start of operations.
Ralcorp confirmed this week it had closed the $545m deal to buy Sara Lee’s Refrigerated Dough Business.
Maple Leaf Foods has opened a new commercial bakery it claims is the largest in Canada. The Canadian packaged food company has spent $100 million on creating the 385,000 sq ft facility, which is situated in the Red Hill Business Park in Hamilton, Ontario.