Findings from a new survey of 2,000 active users of top party planning site Punchbowl could help snack firms gain a deeper insight into the habits and preferences of party hosts, claims the firm.
Snack makers must continue to innovate and develop new markets to succeed in a tough and increasingly competitive marketplace, says the president of the Snack Food Association (SFA).
Knowledge on ingredients and formulation puts Taura Natural Ingredients in good stead as it ventures into developing and manufacturing fruit snacks for selected partners, its marketing manager says.
The BakeryandSnacks.com team has been helping out sister site ConfectioneryNews.com at ProSweets and ISM in Cologne this week and we couldn't help noticing how many snack players are exhibiting at one of Europe's largest candy shows.
With Super Bowl 2013 just a ball’s throw away, beefed up pack sizes, ridged potato chips for easy dipping and well-paired flavors for hot wings, beer and pizza are set to succeed, an analyst says.
Consumption of junk food and snacks could significantly increase the risk of certain cancers in people with a pre-defined high risk due to a genetic condition, warn researchers.
Fruit snack manufacturers must promote planned snacking and offer multi-pack formats to survive alongside less healthy, indulgent alternatives that are fuelled by impulse buys, an analyst says.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it intends to examine consumer understanding of fortified foods, to work out whether people consider generally unhealthy snack foods to be healthier if they contain added nutrients.
An air-dried, gluten-free fruit crisps line aims to tap into the healthy snacks arena, marking an interesting and innovative addition to the sector, according to the company founder.
A ‘claim free’ trend may be set to emerge, with consumers becoming blind to complicated labels and pack assertions they may clamour for simple, natural ingredients they can understand without explanation.
European giant Intersnack is challenging PepsiCo and United Biscuits brands in the UK as it prepares to dramatically increase its profile, with a seven-figure investment in UK production.
Organic and specialty food firm SunOpta is targeting the refillable pouch market after installing two new flexible pouch filling lines in California and a second east coast facility in Pennsylvania.
A new study led by psychologists at the University of Bristol has found that when children are familiar with a snack food they will expect it to be more filling, suggesting that one way of preventing children from over-consuming snack foods is to give...
The Northern European dimension of an industry led EU initiative to restrict snack advertising to children has been further strengthened by the decision of snacks maker Chips Group to sign up, said the European Snacks Association (ESA).
Hectic lifestyles have driven consumers away from traditional meals toward quick, convenient foods, helping to fuel healthy growth in the global snack foods market, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
Speed, accuracy and minimal giveaway are all benefits of using Ishida’s integrated multihead weigher and bag maker, said UK snack manufacturer Snacks Unlimited.
Higher food safety standards are claimed for Imperial Snack Foods (ISF) processed nuts, seeds, and dry fruit after it’s investment in a large pasteurization plant to equip its Wolverhampton, UK, processing site.
Zetar announced this week that it has sold its loss-making subsidiary, The Baked Snacks Company to Tilbury Property, a firm controlled by the snack company's CEO Mobeen Mehdi.
Following a fire last year that ravaged half of its factory, French crisp maker Sibell is set to be fully operational this month, following a €15m clean-up investment that has increased production capacity by 40 per cent.
As the most anticipated marketing event in the US calendar - Super Bowl Sunday – approaches, market analysts Nielsen predicts snack sales could hit nearly $600m (€455m) in the run-up to event.
Faster new product development is likely after Associated British
Foods (ABF) announced yesterday the merger of its Ryvita business
with natural food company Jordans to create one of the biggest
player in the healthy snacks and cereals...
Crispy Green develops dried fruit snacks; US scientists adapt
blueberry crops for hot weather; and legal action is looms over
bread that doubles up as crockery.
Healthy crisp company, Snapz Crisps, is introducing a new fruit
snacking option for kids in a bid to take advantage of the
anti-obesity backlash which has caused crisp sales to plummet in
the UK.
Growth in the snacking industry is being driven by health concerns
coupled with the need for convenience, according to new reports
into both the fruit and hot snacks sectors.
Eating just one packet of crisps everyday is equivalent to
'drinking' five litres of cooking oil a year - that's the message
UK charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), are giving
consumers in a bid to halt unhealthy...
Reducing the variety of snack foods available to consumers could
reduce the pleasure associated with them, cut consumption, and help
fight obesity, suggests a study.
Following its recent acquisition of snack manufacturing companies,
Humdinger and Readifoods, food buyout company Zetar has announced
growing profits for its second year of business.
In the wake of UK government concerns over childhood obesity and
pressure from health watchdogs, crisp manufacturers have been
pursuing healthier alternatives to kid-friendly brands.
Tate & Lyle's US food ingredients team has developed a new
crunchy snack coating for products including fruits and nuts, which
claims to produce snacks that are soft on the inside and crispy on
the outside.
Whey proteins remaining after cheese-making are now being added as
a key ingredient to new nutritious snack foods in a new process
devised by the Agricultural Research Service.
Snack markets in western Europe might well be reaching maturity,
but there is still plenty of growth to be found in Russia,
according to Market Advice. The economic crisis of the late
1990s gave domestic producers a chance to outstrip...
SWF Companies has launched a new line of automated case packing
solutions for a variety of applications within the snack food and
baked goods industries.
As we reported earlier this week Australian biscuit giant Arnott
has plans to restructure its Australian and New Zealand operations
into three separate business units as it seeks further growth in
the region.
The Philippine Government has given the go ahead for snack food
giant Universal Robina's P165.5 million (€3.3million) project to
expand its production of potato chips for local and export sales.
Campbell Soup Company has said that its Australian subsidiary,
Arnott's Biscuits Holdings, has agreed to make a cash offer to buy
outright Snack Foods, a leader in the Australian salty snack
category.
