Italian firm Obà Food has received the green light from the European Commission to market the West African ancient grain called Fonio on the continent.
The founder of Oakmeal, a Greek start-up producing a range of clean label acorn-based snacks and baked goods, wants to shatter the fallacy that acorns are toxic and indigestible.
As we count down the days to Christmas and 2019, we've scoured the shelves to find delicious and healthy treats to enjoy during the holidays and into the new year.
Italian news daily Il Sole 24 Ore broke the news that the Nutella maker is in talks with Campbell Soup Company to buy Campbell’s international business, which includes Arnott’s biscuits and Danish butter cookie maker Kelsen.
Arabian Food Industries (Domty) is installing a new bakery line at its Cairo facility to double production capacity to cope with the growing popularity of its Domty Sandwich and to add new baked goods to its portfolio.
Tritordeum has added another award to its belt with the nomination of the Best Better-for-You Ingredient of the Year at the Food Matters Live Awards 2018.
Raising issues is BakeryandSnacks’ online series profiling influential people working in the bakery industry. Today, we chat to Chris Hook, Free From business director for Warburtons.
Hershey India is launching a range of ‘better for you’ protein cookies to garner a share of India’s crowded biscuits market dominated by Britannia, Parle and ITC.
Private equity firm Swander Pace Capital has added to its growing portfolio of baked foods businesses with the acquisition of Canadian bakery Bäckerhaus Veit for an undisclosed amount.
Bakeries are notoriously energy-intensive businesses, which not only affects their bottom line, but also has a heavy impact on the environment. Nicky Bannister, head of business gas supplier Flogas Energy, discusses ways a baker can become more efficient....
Abigail Ratcliffe, head of licensing for the Science Museum Group, told BakeryandSnacks that ‘to learn while you’re having fun’ is the ethos behind the Groups licensing program.
BakeryandSnacks talks to Lori Heiss-Tiplady, global VP of Brand Strategy for the Smiley Company, about how the sunny yellow face is bringing a smile to products.
BakeryandSnacks chats to Beanstalk’s brand development execs Serena Sibbald and Sheelagh Li about the upward trajectory of Baileys and Chupa Chups licensing programs.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Ian Downes, owner and director of Start Licensing, about its newly launched program for Nadiya Hussain, winner of the BBC's Great British Bake Off in 2015.
BakeryandSnacks chats to Marta Ballesteros and Christine Cool who co-manage the licensing division of confectioner Perfetti van Melle about the 20-year brand-licensing ride they have had the Chupa Chups lollipop brand.
Mintel has revealed that modern takes on sustainability, health and wellness, and convenience will be the biggest influences of innovation next year, the latter certainly opening opportunities for the bakery and snacks sectors.
The maker of Mr Kipling cakes has announced a strategic shake-up that includes the sale of its Ambrosia custard brand, a £10m ($12.9m) Brexit stockpiling plan and the departure of its under-fire boss.
The Pringles and Rice Krispies maker said it is redesigning its North American organizational structure and is exploring the sale of its cookie and fruit snacks businesses to focus on products with faster-growing sales.
From Pringles’ Pumpkin Pie potato chips to Bee International’s new patented Link & Lock system to Gluten Free for You and Me’s Christmas cake mix, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to find a selection of seasonally inspired products being released...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
MacIntyre Chocolate Systems has launched a New Generation Refiner/Conche range for more flexible and enhanced control of the refining process, with an improved design and easier maintenance.
According to Bill Skeens, convenience store shoppers want baked goods that are similar to those served in artisanal bakeries and in-store bakeries, such as Danish and butter cakes.
The Australian macadamia industry has released research findings showing that consumers are increasingly snacking to destress or unwind, which has set the stage for the second round of the Macadamia Innovation Challenge.
Downing Street is expected to introduce a new policy that all flour is to be fortified with folic acid in an effort to reduce the number of babies born in the UK with neural tube defects (NTDs).
According to the International Licensing Industry merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) – the leading trade organization for the global licensing industry founded in 1985 – the retail sales of licensed goods in Europe reached $14.04bn in 2017. The annual...
A poll commissioned by diet and supplements brand Protein World has found that the UK is a nation of cake lovers, with most respondents consuming a slice on average three times a week.
Once perceived as an exotic delicacy – bought only as a luxury gift or an extravagant treat – the Chinese consumers’ taste for chocolate is growing and the ingredient is quickly cementing a niche for itself in bakery.
Nestlé announced it closed its joint venture with the Indofood Group last month, while PepsiCo reiterated its stance to not source palm oil – either directly or indirectly – from the company and its subsidiaries, purportedly linked to deforestation and...
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has suspended the supply of bread and self-raising flour to biscuit and confectionery firms to ensure continuous supply for major bread bakers.
Health and wellness are definitely at the top of the list of today's round-up of new products on the shelf - from snacks that donate some of their proceeds to research into breast cancer and to find a cure for people with allergies, to clean label...
Hovis Ltd has announced its intention to sell two flourmills and close a third as part of its three-year transformation plan, placing more than 100 jobs under threat.
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...
Andy Jacobs, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hostess Brands, talks trends and how the company is set to disrupt the breakfast category with new product launches.
