The Japanese snacks company Calbee is introducing two new snack brands, Granola Medley and Honestly Veggie Popper Duos, to the US early next year, adding to its existing US portfolio of Harvest Snaps, shrimp and potato chips in the market.
The Federation of European Union Manufacturers and Suppliers of Ingredients to the Bakery, Confectionery and Patisserie Industries (FEDIMA) has signed a cooperative agreement with Russia’s Food Ingredients Producers Union (FIPU) to exchange information...
Mondelēz’s CEO Dirk Van de Put has outlined his long-term strategic plans to drive the company’s top-line growth, including a new tagline ‘Snacking Made Right,’ which reflects its consumer-centric priority.
Raising issues is BakeryandSnacks’ new online series profiling influential people working in the bakery industry. Our first guest is Robb MacKie, president and CEO of the American Bakers Association (ABA).
Venture capital firm Sunrise Strategic Partners has invested in the frozen snacks maker Coolhaus for undisclosed sum with a goal of making it a $100m brand in the next three years.
Justice David Gendall has ordered the destruction of more than 100 boxes of Weetabix held by customs and told a South Island speciality grocery store to cover the labels on the boxes of the British cereal it sells in future.
The Kolkata-based biscuit producer has received the regulatory nod from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float its initial public offering (IPO).
Indigo Agriculture believes its microbe-implanting technology can potentially protect snacks and baked goods from becoming contaminated with Salmonella.
General Mills has posted 0.5% rise in Q1, 2019, to reach $4.1bn, yet some brands like Fiber One have taken a toll on the company’s US snacks performance.
Healthy snack brand Well&Truly has won a nationwide listing with Sainsbury’s as it continues its mission to deliver snack satisfaction without guilt or compromise.
UK franchise development consultancy World Franchise Associates (WFA) has signed an agreement with US company Great Harvest Bakery to extend its footprint into Europe, the Gulf, UK, Japan and Canada.
Sweet bakery product supplier Rich Products is opening a new production site in Andover, Hampshire, as part of a major restructure of all its manufacturing in the UK.
Ukrainian Walnut LLC (Kyiv) will begin construction of a walnut processing plant at an estimated cost of $20m in the Mohyliv-Podilsky district of Vinnytsia region next year.
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C.A. Fortune, a national sales and marketing agency that helps promote fresh and nutritious foods in US retailers, has opened a new office in Arkansas to serve Walmart.
UK-based agribusiness impact investor AgDevCo has secured £55m ($71m) from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to expand its portfolio of sustainable investments in African agriculture.
The wheat price has risen dramatically due to deteriorating crop prospects in EU and Russia caused by a prolonged, dry summer, forecast to send up the cost of the household staple.
PepsiCo has announced it will select 10 startups that can drive change to the industry to support the launch of its food and beverage accelerator program in North America.
UK bakery Huffkins has finalized its first significant export contract to Japan, with more orders to Australia, Canada and Switzerland already secured well into 2019.
Snack chat is BakeryandSnacks’ new online series profiling influential people working in the bakery and snacks industries. Our first guest is Sabastian Emig, director general of the European Snacks Association (ESA).
From Vegbred made from sweet potato peels, to a new posh Pocky offering, to new variants of potato chips cooked in rice bran oil, we take a look at what's new on the shelf.
Mondelēz has launched two new Oreo flavors – spicy chicken wing and wasabi – in China to squash the misconception that ‘Oreos must be sweet,’ according to Yue Fu, VP of corporate and government affairs.
Popcorn and meat snacks have benefited from their health halo such as high protein, but these categories can further boost their sales by adding innovative flavors, a Mintel analyst has said.
Aim-listed speciality baker Finsbury Food Group has acquired free-from producer Ultrapharm for a possible £25m ($32.2m) to capitalize on the burgeoning popularity of gluten-free.
Hyderabad-based Timla Foods has raised Rs. 13.7 crores ($2m) in debt financing from Anicut Capital, an investment firm with a focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Sunrise Strategic Partners is on the verge of its 10th investment; this time to capitalize on the growing better-for-you snacks category, according to CEO and co-founder Steve Hughes.
Market expansion services provider DKSH has partnered with Nabati Food Malaysia Sdn Bhd to market its snack wafers and roll sticks in the Malaysian market.
Mealtime Stores – the joint venture between Kraft Heinz and Oprah Winfrey – is extending its O, That’s Good brand with premium frozen pizzas featuring a cauliflower crust.
General Mills has launched new products under Fibre One and Nature Valley in the UK to give even more impetus to its snacking division, which has seen 35.4% increase in sales in the past year.
British artisan bakery Peter’s Yard plans to ramp up the production of its Swedish crispbread to capitalize on millennials’ growing love for sourdough on both sides of the pond.
Pakistani’s highest-selling biscuit brand, Peek Freans Sooper, has been instrumental in reuniting one of the country’s most popular bands after a 13-year hiatus.
Activist investor Daniel Loeb-led fund management firm Third Point, along with Campbell Soup’s shareholder George Strawbridge, has called for selling the Pepperidge Farm’s owner.
The non-profit organization’s cookie portfolio will see the addition of another gluten-free variant to cater to shifting and increasingly popular food industry trends.
A new Nielsen report has revealed that Australian snack and cereal manufacturers could have earned a lot more money last year had they added protein claims to their packaging.
China has announced tariffs on approximately $60bn worth of US goods as a retaliation after the Trump administration slapped 25% tariffs on $200bn Chinese products earlier this year.
