News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Nestlé has defended itself and its allergy charity consort against criticism of the marketing of its ''lunchbox friendly'' muesli bars to schools despite them being unsuitable for nut allergy sufferers.
Cereals giant Post Foods has unveiled non-GMO verified Original Grape Nuts, just days after General Mills announced it had reformulated Original Cheerios to remove GMOs.
‘Think about your recent excursion to the grocery store and the changes in every aisle. Fresh chicken in vacuum-sealed plastic pouches. Pasta packaged in flexible film. And that jelly jar? It’s not a jar anymore. It’s a plastic squeeze bottle.
ITW Muller has introduced a rotary-ring stretch wrapper that merges compact size with flexibility, for food packaging operations with limited space but broad requirements.
The InterFlex Group has acquired Star Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging converter with markets in the North American bakery, chemicals and snack food sector.
Endoline Machinery has seen a growth in demand for its 744 Fully Automatic Random Case Sealers, after receiving up to £1.5m in orders from international snack manufacturers, in particular, crisps, in the last 12 months.
Paxiom has released a horizontal flow wrapper suitable for a range of confectionery products, snack items, bakery goods and other food items.
Mondelez International reached its 2015 goal of sourcing 100% RSPO-certified palm oil for all its purchases last year – two years ahead of schedule, the company has said.
The idea that wheat causes obesity or sickness has been rubbished by scientists conducting a review.
High tree nut consumption is strongly associated with lower risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE.