News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Bosch hopes to boost its liquid food and aseptic packaging capabilities by acquiring Ampack Ammann, a German manufacturer of filling and packaging machines for liquid and paste-like foods.
UK-based bakery firm Finsbury Foods has announced improved sales in a trading update for the full financial year today as exports in its cake division are helped by its European joint venture and gluten-free products excel.
Snack titan Frito-Lay will harness the power of social media engagement to gather recipes and taste insights from consumers and launch three new flavours of Lay’s crisps in early 2013 across the US.
Struggling Australian food firm Goodman Fielder has lowered its full-year 2012 (FY12) earnings forecast as costly restructuring of its baking units and rocky trading conditions slam revenues.
Higher throughput, efficient and cost-effective waste water systems and improved quality control measures are some of the factors driving the meat and poultry packaging industry.
A shift towards palm oil-free foods and ingredients could be an emerging trend in Europe, according to market analysts.