Frito-Lay’s green buzz: Snack major boosts electric van fleet
Frito-Lay has added 20 electric vehicles to its New York distribution fleet just two months after it announced plans to shift 20% of vans from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG).
Archives for September 12, 2013
Kellogg’s $4m Frosted Mini-Wheats class action gets final nod
A California judge has given the final nod to Kellogg to pay out the revised $4m in its Frosted Mini-Wheats lawsuit.
Cascadian Farm: Further innovation needed for 100% plant-based cereal liner
It is not currently possible to make a package completely from plant-based materials, says Cascadian Farms, as it launches a bio-based cereal liner for its Cinnamon Crunch line.
Walki Poland plant reduces lead times to two weeks
Walki Group, which produces technical laminates and protective packaging materials, is focusing on its markets in central Europe by opening its third plant in Wroclaw, Poland this week.
Peanut processor Trigon Snacks enters administration
Trigon Snacks, the maker of pub favourite peanut brands such as Big D and Planters, has entered administration as a result of cash flow problems, putting more than 130 jobs at risk.
Big interview: Josh Tetrick, founder and CEO, Hampton Creek Foods
Plant egg entrepreneur: ‘We’re not in business just to sell products to vegans in Northern California’
Egg replacers have been around for years, acknowledges the entrepreneur who has persuaded everyone from Bill Gates to the co-founder of PayPal to part with some serious cash to fund his plant-based egg alternatives. “But wait till you try ours.”
HARTBEAT VISTA VIDEO: We thought gluten-free was a fad... We were wrong
Aside from people with celiac disease, which is estimated to affect less than 1% of the US population, why do so many other Americans buy gluten-free products, and will they carry on buying them, or are current growth rates unsustainable?