News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Some cartels referred to illegal contacts as "the Club" or "Mafia" - EU
Eight manufacturers and two distributors of retail food packaging have been fined more than €115m for fixing prices and allocating customers of polystyrene foam or polypropylene rigid trays.
Snack makers should seriously consider trialing new products in c-stores because consumers are happy to invest dollars into first-time buys, says IRI.
Fortifying flour with micronutrients is effective in decreasing national prevalence of anaemia, say researchers who looked at 32 different countries.
Industry must work to minimize levels of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice-based snacks as high levels pose a health risk to consumers, warns Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
Snack box delivery service Love With Food’s acquisition of competitor Taste Guru, a leader in the gluten-free food delivery sub-category, signals the burgeoning online food subscription category already is consolidating as competitors vie for share in a...
A Newcastle Bakery has been fined after one of its workers lost the tip of his middle finger in an incident with an unguarded machine.
The revised EU Circular Economy Package, which will be released at the end of the year, will focus on waste management, higher recycling targets, product design and innovation & research, according to Karmenu Vella Commissioner for Environment & Maritime...
Poland achieved 5% growth for flexible packaging in 2014, compared with 1.4% for Europe as a whole, according to PCI Films Consulting.
Coveris Holdings has acquired Olefinas, now known as Coveris-Olefinas, an agricultural plastics company with operations in Guatemala and Mexico.
We’ve all been there – reached for a high protein, fiber dense, fatty acid-rich snack as a healthier option. But did we all hit the gym that day to compensate? I certainly didn't…
CPG firms know they need a digital strategy to capitalize on a shift in consumer behavior as more shoppers buy products online, according to MyWebGrocer in the US.
Products flogging fitness may encourage weight-conscious consumers to eat more and exercise less – leading the scientists behind the research to call for closer monitoring of sports nutrition marketing practices.