Flowers Foods will acquire Canyon Bakehouse for $250m later this year to further its footprint in the US gluten-free market and capitalize on its growth.
Conagra has voluntarily recalled four varieties of Duncan Hines-branded cake mixes from US retailers and some international exports due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Gustav Melin, global licensing director for Bulls Licensing, about the Moomin brand and its stance on collaborating with food producers.
SpecPage product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) for formula-based food and beverage manufacturers, will partner with SVC, part of Credit Suisse, for risk capital for SMEs.
E Ink Holdings, electronic ink technology, and Fujitsu Semiconductor have developed a reference design board for battery-less ePaper tags using E Ink's ePaper and Fujitsu’s UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band.
Australian company Freedom Foods has formed a joint venture (JV) with Theland New Cloud Digimart Co – majority owned by the Alibaba Group – to roll out the Arnold’s Farm brand in China.
Ireland-based Kerry – one of the world’s largest taste and nutrition companies – hosted its second Bakery Innovation Seminar focused on the drivers of innovation in fine bakery goods, including cakes, cookies, crackers and muffins. BakeryandSnack’s Raising...
AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) has partnered with drupa 2020, printing technology show, to host a Members’ Village as well as demonstrations and presentations about Active & Intelligent Packaging technologies and how...
Mondelēz has built its latest technical center in Asia in Thane, India, to develop new snack products and improve consumer science, packaging and productivity.
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.
Constantia Flexibles has launched Ecolutions packaging line, which it claims is more sustainable because its Mono PE laminate EcoLam is lightweight, and its OPE/PE structure is fully recyclable.
Robert Cantwell, B&G Foods’ CEO, has said its recent sale of Pirate Brands generated a return that is 2.2 times more than its initial invested capital for its shareholders.
Drought-resistant shrubs that grow wild in the Sahel can boost millet yields by an impressive 900% simply when planted amongst the crop, thanks to a natural ‘bio-irrigation’ method.
Rude Health co-owner Nick Barnard talks about the challenges and hurdles he overcame to launch his food lifestyle brand, claiming people are more promiscuous than ever about their shopping habits, and businesses need sustainable friendships and relationships...
From an ingenious vessel created to appeal to consumers who want to eat cereal on the go, to a new lineup of healthy yogurt and cheese snacks for kids from PepsiCo and the launch of Party Milkshake biscuits from Fox’s, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the...
The clean label ingredient specialist has developed delyte 10 specifically for pastry, which will help bakers align their products to the UK government’s ambitious target to reduce calories by 20% by 2020.
People of colour do not having the same access to networks that would help them raise finance and find investors in the food industry, says African food champion Zoe Adjonyoh.
Only a handful of women lead with world’s largest companies. Fortune 500 lists 20 in the position of CEO – actually, now 18 following the departure of PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and Campbell Soup’s Denise Morrison – down from 32 in 2017.
FMCG giants join global pledge to fight plastic pollution; Campbell in fight to avoid split; Mondelēz set to up prices of biscuits in the US; and Grupo Bimbo’s CEO wins CSR award.
The Oreo maker will launch an innovation hub ‘SnackFutures’ next month that will invest in snack startups through partnering with early-stage entrepreneurs.
As consumers increasingly opt to follow a healthy lifestyle, they are demanding more gluten-free, low-carb, whole grain, organic and paleo diet products. However, there will always be a way to find an excuse to give in to indulgence, especially when it...
Everyone loves a good snack, and while the slant has definitely skewed towards healthier options that offer nutritional benefits, the salty snack sector still remains king.
Puratos has partnered with Belgian start-up Bakkersonline to create a digital platform designed to provide online selling opportunities for its artisan customers.
The market research firm has noted the growth of the US frozen snacks sector might slow down in the near future, as it comes under the pressure of the competitive salty snacks market.
Love Good Fats will be rolled out in Whole Foods stores across the US at the beginning of 2019 to capitalize on the growing popularity of the ketogenic (‘keto’) diet that sticks to low-carbs, moderate protein and high-fat foods.
The FDA is issuing a request for information (RFI) on the prevalence and severity of sesame allergies in the US to inform possible regulatory action that would require sesame to be labeled as an allergen on packaged foods along with the ‘big eight’ (milk,...
From quinoa couscous to green banana chips; organic ghee to 'raw' olive oil, FoodNavigator rounds up some of the most interesting products we saw at this year's SIAL in Paris.
Functional elements, repurposing waste ingredients, emphasis on plant-based and eco-friendly processes and packaging – these are the key elements of what today’s food technology students consider important for innovative snacks.
The US chocolate giant says it is on track to deliver its first ever $600m seasonal sales thanks to its strong sales performance leading up to Halloween.
Following the discovery of glyphosate in several breakfast cereals in August, a second round of testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWP) has found the cancer-linked herbicide in a swathe of popular oat-based cereals and snacks marketed to kids.
China’s e-commerce snack giant plans to target specific shoppers, including pregnant women, athletes and seniors, with customized products to battle the slowdown of the domestic nut snacks market.
The e-commerce data provider has revealed that PepsiCo and Kellogg account for six of the 10 best-selling breakfast cereal products on Amazon in the US, driving the overall category’s year-to-date (YTD) sales by 25%.
Mondelēz’s Enjoy Life Foods has obtained FODMAP Friendly certification for 19 of its products to capitalize on the growing dietary trend is expected take off in the US.
The Federation of Bakers (FOB) has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will consult on the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid in a bid to tackle fetal abnormalities.
Entrepreneur Zoe Adjonyoh is at the forefront of championing African food to the masses, having evolved from setting up a food stall in London seven years’ ago to opening her first restaurant, ‘Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen’, and now vocally promotes the challenges...
Sugar-free, gluten intolerance, food labelling, vegan, dairy and on-the-go snacking; consumers are following more food trends than ever before but is it having a detrimental effect on our health?
