News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
CHEWING OVER IDEAS WITH PURATOS
Consumers want the best of everything and the challenge for bakery manufacturers is to address complicated paradoxes, says the head of research and development (R&D) at Puratos.
Kids’ cereal brands must target parents but pester power from their children must not be underestimated or ignored, says an analyst.
New York-based start-up LifeIce is aiming to create a completely new category in the healthy snacking market with new bite-sized all-natural frozen fruit snacks that are sold as a shelf-stable product in a freeze-at-home tray.
US business Boulder Brands has acquired Cheshire gluten-free baking businesses Davies Bakery, previously part of Frank Roberts and Sons.
Vegetable canner Bonduelle has partnered with packaging firm Ardagh Group on new cans said to offer increased sustainability as well as a higher degree of consumer appeal.
Packaging format plays an important role in consumer choice when it comes to Iberian dry-cured ham according to a conjoint analysis (CA) conducted by researchers.
Flintec UK Ltd. has launched single-point load cells geared toward heavy-duty food environments; according to the manufacturing, the units offer high accuracy and durability.