Veganism, egg shortages and price fluctuations have increased the demand for egg free replacements – especially for baked goods. But it’s not that easy to replace the egg, writes Ulrick & Short’s marketing and communications expert, Robert Lambert.
PT Multipersada Gatramegah – a subsidiary of the leading player in the global palm oil market – has become the first mill in the world to be successfully audited against the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s updated Principles and Criteria 2018.
The retail expansion (outside of the US and Canada) marks another big move for KIND, two years after Mars Inc. staked a minority claim in the snack bar disruptor.
Godiva has launched a range of baking chocolates, to allow bakers to elevate their family favorite desserts and invite consumers into the world of baking.
Today’s industry buzzwords are clean label, automation and sanitary design, but the biggest challenge for the global bakery equipment industry is its workforce.
The Mexican bakery giant reported a 3.2% sales growth to 74,965m Mexican pesos ($3.9m) for Q3 2019, due to solid organic growth in all regions in which it operates and record levels of adjusted EBITDA.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will destroy global stocks of its fortified cereal – a critical part of its efforts to prevent malnutrition among women and children – identified as the culprit of an outbreak of illness in...
The American Bakers Association (ABA) was among 13 trade groups that asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use discretion in its initial enforcement of updated labeling rules – set for January 1, 2020.
The baking and confectionery supplier hosted an opening party for about 150 customers at the brand-new 6,700-square-feet facility in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
Innovia Films and German snack manufacturer Wildcorn have collaborated to develop a fully recyclable and sustainable pack for Wildcorn’s organic popcorn range.
Active packaging, intelligent packaging and smart packaging are often used interchangeably to denote packaging that’s been designed to cope with a more demanding landscape. But, strictly speaking, UK researchers claim each has its own unique base of technologies,...
The PepsiCo Foundation’s signature nutrition operation Food for Good has worked with food banks and other hunger-fighting organizations to deliver more 100 million servings of nutritious food to children in need since its inception a decade ago.
Total Corbion PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) has undergone a Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCA) - printed in the Journal of Polymers and the Environment - confirming its low carbon footprint.
Researchers at the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) US, have developed a spray-on ink that can change colors, designs, and patterns when zapped with different wavelengths...
Kellogg has agreed to allocate $20m to a fund to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it falsely advertises some cereals as healthy and nutritious when they are also high in sugar, highlighting the risks facing manufacturers as the Plaintiff’s Bar homes...
‘There is a trend for plastic packaging acquisitions despite all the bad rap for plastic, and that’s despite companies such as DS Smith turning towards Amazon,’ claims Nick Mockett, head of packaging M&A, Moorgate Capital.
ABB Distribution Solutions has redesigned its low-voltage switchgear to launch NeoGear across Europe in 2020, following trials in Switzerland and China.
What started as one man’s roadside jerky has become one of the bestselling premium jerky brands in America. BakeryandSnacks caught up with Country Archer’s new VP of marketing at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) annual expo.
US energy bar giant Clif Bar & Company has upped the green power ante by installing an extensive solar pollinator ecosystem at its $90m sustainability-focused bakery in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Bakers Basco has increased the number of GPS tracking devices across its bakery equipment to crack down on the abuse and misuse of its bread baskets and dollies.
The company displayed the latest additions to its $2bn snacking portfolio at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show, with both old-school and modern brands adding SKUs and entering new sub-categories.
A survey by the National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers (NABIM) has revealed that younger British bakers (18-25 year olds) are embracing Parisian specialities like croissants and Pan au Chocolate.
The snack market is being defined by the tastes of Gen Zs, who are cutting back on fashion to channel pocket money towards eating on-the-go and snacks like Lay’s, Doritos and Cheeto’s.
From better-for-you to permissible indulgence, snack SKUs have ballooned in recent years. The Colorado investment firm tells BakeryandSnacks what makes a brand worthy of investment.
The growing snack company – a phoenix rising from the devastating California wildfires in 2017 – dries wine grapes (and sometimes coats them in chocolate) to create a fruit snack with more antioxidants than their traditional counterpart.
To mark Spirit Day (October 17), the breakfast cereal giant, its employees and brands joined millions of consumers in ‘going purple’ to support the LGBTQ youth community – in the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world.
Malt Products Corporation (MPC) is on a mission to educate bakers and snack makers about the surprisingly little known yet massively on trend benefits of an ingredient that is pretty much ubiquitous in the bakery industry.
The bakery category continues to be a top driver of consumer grocery store trips, however, the industry is increasingly feeling the pressure of costly government overreach, while trying to build and retain the talent pool of skilled workers.
Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project to explore future applications of graphene in food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing.
The terms of KIND's first-ever acquisition were not disclosed, but the company said it would harness its distribution network and R&D capabilities to speed up innovation for Creative Snacks.
US celeb chef Christina Tosi’s burgeoning chain of dessert and bakery shops has secured a Series B funding from Sonoma Brands, the venture fund that invests in category disrupting brands, including Krave Jerky and Smashmallow.
French biomarine specialist Algaia is collaborating with German ingredients producer Herbstreith & Fox (H&F) to provide a combination of high-quality pectin and alginates for baking applications.
President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) to curb regulatory ‘dark matter’ – the raft of guidance documents that accommodates regulations – which often calls for unexpected and unfair penalties for non-compliance.
PepsiCo's net revenue increased more than 4% in the third quarter, with big-name snack brands, Quaker and smaller premium brands boosting sales and profits.
The cereal and snack giant showed off new products for Rice Krispies, Pop-Tarts, Pringles and Cheez-Its at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show held in Atlanta, US, on October 1-4.
The animated silver screen has some of the finest pedigree of villainous, swashbuckling and adorable characters – from Cruella De Vil to Star Wars’ BB8 to the inimitable Minions – enticing on board some of the major breakfast cereal and snack producers.
Market researcher Packaged Facts outlines six trends that should be adopted by US cereal brands to keep their products from feeling stale as America's love affair with breakfast cereals continues to fade.
The $30m Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project will swap diesel for zero- and near-zero emission freight at its 500k-square-foot facility in Modesto.
The Cookie Project has launched New Zealand’s first real person traceable packaging via QR code technology, which it hopes will break down the stigma around people with disabilities.
Public health researchers studied more than 43,000 adults over the course of 17 years and found the American diet has improved slightly but saturated fat remains an issue.
Evidence shows sugary drinks taxes are working to reduce sugar consumption, claims Simon Stevens, CEO of the UK’s National Health System (NHS), who is now calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend the tax to other sweetened items to reduce obesity,...
VMG Partners, a private equity firm specializing in better-for-you food and beverage brands since 2005, announced its acquisition of popchips and the launch of an investment arm and incubator for the next snacking era.
