Calbee America – which claims to have pioneered the plant-based snacking category with its Harvest Snaps Baked Veggie Snacks – has given its flagship lineup a brand refresh with a modern packaging design.
As the snack sector reaches its technological limits in cutting salt and fat from products, European manufacturers are accelerating reformulating efforts using lentils, beans, other vegetables -- and even insects -- as a way of meeting consumer demand...
US-based Frontier Nutrition, a company manufacturing and marketing fortified snacks in Bangladesh, has secured a US$900,000 bridge financing led by DSM Venturing to expand its product line and distribution footprint in Bangladesh.
The London-based startup’s deal with Burts Snacks to domestically manufacture its Popped Lotus Seeds – previously processed in India – has secured two major listings and a round of seed funding to support growth.
Barilla’s has opened the $65m expansion of its in Ames, Iowa, which now has the capacity to produce 200k metric tons annually, including gluten-free and wholewheat pastas.
US agribusiness and food company Bunge Limited has added a lentil functional flour to its product portfolio, which bakery and snack producers can use to replace modified starches, while offering a clean label.
Research by Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Agriculture Victoria aims to increase lentil consumption down under by developing new products that will deliver health benefits to consumers and boost returns for producers.