tna has opened TNA Solutions service support centre in Shanghai, China, and set up a Chinese website for its brochures, product sell sheets, demo videos, technical white papers and blogs.
US artisanal flatbread producer Kontos Foods says its Greek Lifestyle Flatbread – made with soy-based flour, which doubles the protein content and halves the carbs – is its top seller.
Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods has posted a strong performance in the second quarter, partly driven by the licence renewal to produce Cadbury-branded cakes.
A Russian snack bar firm – spearheaded by a former model and oil trader – has unveiled plans to expand in Asia, with China and India identified as two key priorities.
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) is calling on governments and industry worldwide to back a global commitment to help inform people about whole grain and its benefits.
PepsiCo has launched a range of snacks for the winter holiday season, including re-introduced seasonal items such as Lay’s Wavy potato chips dipped in chocolate.
Norwegian researchers have suggested that fructans are responsible for the gastrointestinal upset that occurs in people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS).
Graphic Packaging International and Graphic Packaging International Canada have agreed to acquire Seydaco Packaging Corp and its affiliates National Carton and Coating Co., and Groupe Ecco Boites Pliantes Ltée.
Kellogg’s venture capital fund, eighteen94 Capital, is planning to invest in various food categories around sustainability and functional ingredients next year.
Klöckner Pentaplast Group (KPG) has launched a kp i.center in Spain featuring a Multivac MAP (Modified Atmosphere Package) and Erca Dairy Line and plans to expand with more equipment to follow.
Organic brand Foodstirs is on a mission to reenergize the baking mix category and has expanded its retail presence from 400 to 7,500 stores in the past year.
Twinkie maker Hostess Brands reported lower-than-expected third quarter results, as revenue from 2016 innovations slipped and hurricanes Harvey and Irma wrought havoc.
Panera Bread has announced founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company is acquiring sandwich rival Au Bon Pain, which Shaich helped build in the 1990s.
Ecuadorian company LiveKuna has launched two organic flours – made from quinoa and bananas – that are suitable for celiac suffers, securing a listing in 2,000 Walmart stores in the US.
ConfectioneryNews speaks to Peter Dreßler, head of sales for bar production at Bosch Packaging Technology, to find out what bar manufacturers want in today's industry.
Italian food company Barilla is expanding its Cucina Barilla system, which uses RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags to operate an oven for preparing and baking pasta, risottos, bread, pizza, focaccia and cakes.
US producers are showing tremendous product innovation with plant-based and protein enriched snacks to cope with consumer demand, according to Ron Tanner, VP of the Speciality Food Association.
US food giant Kraft Heinz is selling its 50.1% stake in its joint venture, Heinz Foods SA, to Bokomo cereals and Sasko bread maker Pioneer Foods for an undisclosed amount.
Nestlé has become the latest CPG company that aims use only cage-free eggs for all of its products globally by 2025, following similar moves made recently by General Mills and Mondelēz.
NightFood Holdings is currently researching cannabidiol’s (CBD) medicinal benefits for sleep, hoping to develop or acquire a line of infused snacks in 2018.
Salty snacks and nut volumes have stagnated in the UK in the past year, due to a lack of strong product innovation, says IRI senior European insight manager, Olly Abotorabi.
Bakery and snack companies need to ensure brand licensing agreements will help them hold onto their brand's values and not just follow a fad, said JB Chicago’s president Steve Gaither.
McVitie’s, Filippo Berio, Chaucer Foods and the Finsbury Food Group are just a few of the companies working with brand extension agency Beanstalk to extend brands into other categories and markets.
According to Christine Cool, area licensing manager of confectionery manufacturer Perfetti van Melle, brand licensing opens a whole new universe of possibilities, something it has done for the company’s Chupa Chups brand.
WaffleWaffle’s CEO and co-founder, Samuel Rockwell, said customizing snack products to fit in a certain retail channel is key to competing with larger CPG firms such as General Mills and Kellogg.
Kellogg will join Oreo cookie maker Mondelēz in featuring US Olympic and Paralympic athletes on its packaging in the run up to the fast-approaching 2018 Pyeongchang (South Korea) winter games.
High street retailer Robert Dyas has experienced a 55% rise in baking-related sales since the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) has been back on UK screens.
Brands should look to license quirky characters like Charlotte Reed’s Happy Hippy to help children move to better-for-you snacks, writes BakeryandSnacks’ editor.
Kellogg and Conagra Brands have confirmed they are the only CPG investors behind Chicago-based food incubator The Hatchery, which is moving to a new location.
Brand licensing, worth $262bn in annual retail sales for licensors, allows manufacturers to charge a premium and reach new consumers, says Steven Ekstract, group publisher of Licence Global.
UK snack producer Meatsnacks Group has capitalized on the protein trend by entering into a Men’s Health magazine licensing agreement – adding further kudos to its beef jerky’s health claims.
