New York-based restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman named ‘plant-based’ the top food trend to watch in 2018 and there are no signs of it slowing down this year, evident in the number of vegan snacks in our line-up this month.
‘We’re running out of time’: Big Food is compared to Big Tobacco in a polemic report that links it to the global obesity epidemic, along with malnutrition and climate change.
It's really colorful snacking this month, with Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts and limited edition Peeps cereals, Nestlé Shreddies Breakfast to Go, Plamil's new free from chocolate snack and Real Handful yogurt-covered Bundlz for children.
The cereal giant has expressed confusion regarding a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that suggests preschoolers (3-5 years) who watch televisions advertisements for breakfast cereals consume more of the product.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests toddlers are more likely to demand specific breakfast cereals after viewing television advertisements for these products.
The UK and New Zealand arms of the global cereal giant have teamed up with artisanal breweries to create two limited edition beers from its breakfast cereals to reduce food waste.
US muesli brand Seven Sundays and oat-based cereal and snack maker Earnest Eats have had third-party laboratory tests conducted for glyphosate and are sharing the results with consumers.
Cereals are no longer just relegated for breakfast and the bowl – market research indicates it is becoming a popular snack, especially among millennials. This is giving the declining sector a much needed boost. We rate the top 10 bestsellers in the US...
Harrison Hart, son of New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, is putting together a ‘food manufacturing powerhouse’ with the acquisitions of cereal manufacturer Hubbard Foods, Hansell Food Group and the Gregg’s sauce unit.
Post Consumer Brands is releasing a slew of new and old favorites this month, including a first of its kind ice cream themed cereal, a spinoff from Honey Bunches of Oats and the return of the original Honeycomb, among others.
UK researchers suggest whole grain foods with a fiber:carb ratio of less than 10:1 have the lowest fat, sugar and salt content, which could set in motion a new whole grain labelling system to help consumers chose healthier options.
Manufacturers of children’s food need to appeal to both children’s taste preferences and parental concerns over nutrition - but is excessive sugar warping children's tastes?
The demand for hot cereals like porridge has continued to experience a dramatic resurgence and will continue an upward trajectory for the next four years, according to a Key Note report.
Pound volumes of bread & rolls, ready-to eat breakfast cereals and wheat-based cereal bars have plummeted in the past five years in the US food, drug and mass channel as shoppers spurn ‘beige’ center of store categories, according to new data.
The nutritional value of breakfast cereals marketed to children in Australia is disappointing, with high sugar and salt content and low fiber levels, the country’s consumer watchdog CHOICE says.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is considering implementing rules that will see three quarters of breakfast cereals banned from advertising on children’s television programmes, according to the Irish Breakfast Cereal Association (IBCA).
UK consumer advocates Which?, evaluating sugar levels in breakfast cereals, claim manufacturers need to better inform busy parents and other consumers about the ingredients in their cereals, claiming that traffic light labelling is the most blatant way...
UK media watchdog Ofcom has rejected complaints from cereal food giants Nestlé and Kellogg’s that they were treated unfairly by the Channel 4 programme What’s in Your Breakfast?
Kellogg Company has finally named the chemical at the centre of its US tainted packaging incident that led to the recall of 28 million boxes of cereal last month.
Nestle India, a subsidiary of the Swiss giant, is set to enter the breakfast cereals market and take on competitors in the category there such as Kellogg’s and PepsiCo, according to newswires.
Demand for healthy low-fat breakfast cereals with more fibre or fortification with vitamins/minerals and claims pertaining to weight management, are some of the factors stimulating growth in the bakery and cereals market in Asia-Pacific, claims a new...
A new study shows that using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to determine calcium (Ca) levels in breakfast cereals is highly accurate, and dispenses with the need for sample pre-treatment, and could be used for in situ analysis.
Porridge - one of the fastest growing cereal categories - is set
for a major marketing push thanks to the UK's National Farmers
Union (NFU) and Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).
British cereal and snack producers could benefit from exploiting
new opportunities abroad, according to a new report from market
consultancy firm Food From Britain (FFB).
The iconic UK Sugar Puffs breakfast cereal - advertised by the
product's signature character Honey Monster - is set to make a
comeback as the brand is sold to the food buy-out company Big Bear.
Nestlé UK has followed the lead of General Mills across the
Atlantic, announcing today that from June 2005 every box of Nestlé
breakfast cereals will be made with whole grains.
This week's product launches from Mintel's GNPD database cover a
raft of new offerings for the breakfast cereals sectors, which is
currently experiencing strong growth throughout eastern Europe, in
stark contrast to the...
Despite repeated pledges to tackle the problem, many of the big
brand breakfast cereals on supermarket shelves in the UK still
contain excessive levels of sugar, salt and fat, according to new
research from the Consumers' Association...
British food manufacturers have pledged to cut the levels of salt
in breakfast cereals, soups and sauces over the next few years, a
positive response to growing concerns over salt content.
