Start-up brand GATO & Co, which makes indulgent desserts, has been praised for its great taste while keeping the sugar content down. (They rely on the natural sweetness of high-quality ingredients, which means their puddings are 40%-50% lower in sugar...
Popcorn (scientific name Zea mays everta) has been eaten for over 5,000 years, with remnants of popped kernels found in a cave in Mexico that are believed to date back to around 3600 BC. No wonder it has its own National Day.
Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has found traces of hazardous chemicals in over 50 brands of cookies, egg rolls, almond puffs and sweet pastries sold in the city.
Digimarc and HP have partnered to provide a Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) for individual packaging items, meaning two otherwise identical units of the same product are uniquely identifiable, making it possible to track and trace for brand...
Vitamin C, selenium, omega 3 fatty acids and protein are all essential for a flawless skin – and all found in abundance in Good4U’s range of natural functional snacks.
Beanitos has launched a bean chip line that uses a recipe based on whole black, pinto or white beans, sourced from farmers in Nebraska, Michigan, North Dakota and Colorado.
TricorBraun has acquired Pacific Bag, a US distributor of flexible packaging to combine it with its existing flexibles business, Taipak, to create TricorBraun Flex.
Indian company Parag Milk Foods Ltd, a manufacturer and marketer of dairy-based branded foods in India, recently launched two ready-to-eat Indian desserts, Gulab Jamun and Rasgulla, made from pure cow ghee and cow milk under the brand Gowardhan.
Colpac will launch the latest product from its Zest eco-packaging range at Packaging Innovations - a compostable and recyclable heat seal sandwich pack.
The University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, is serving as a test site for PepsiCo’s Snackbots delivering better-for-you snack and beverage brands from Hello Goodness via an app.
Duravant equipment and automation provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has acquired Wulftec International to expand its integration and automation portfolio.
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.
The Allergen Control Group (ACG) – which owns the Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP) – is inviting applications from brand owners, retailers and manufacturers to participate in the development of the first internationally-recognized Plant-Based...
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.
Bühler will create a Consumer Foods segment in January 2019 combining its chocolate, nuts, bakery and coffee business with Haas, which it acquired last year.
Japanese snack food maker Calbee has introduced Potato Chips Lovely Cheese, designed to appeal to women in their 20s and 30s who enjoy sharing pics of whatever they are eating on social media.
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.
Snack chat is BakeryandSnacks’ Q&A series profiling influential people working in the bakery and snacks industries. Our guest today is Becky Logan, brand director – Breakfast, for Hostess Brands.
R&B Plastics Machinery has announced a strategic partnership with Sika, a custom blow molding machine maker in Taiwan, and Seecor, a technology company in South Africa, for the production of electric, hybrid and hydraulic blow molding machines.
Did you know that Lay’s potato chips were first sold from the back of a car? If not, here are 10 more interesting facts about the PepsiCo-owned brand of potato chips to nibble on.
The Israeli foodtech company has developed a world-first technology that enables the extraction of 70% protein concentrate from chickpeas, which it has used in prototypes for various applications, including snacks, dairy alternatives, meat analogues and...
Colpac has unveiled a range of children’s packaging with ‘friendly’ monster designs, space aliens and themes, such as Jungle Lion & His Friends, with texture, such as fur, whiskers and scales.
The Protein Ball Co. has created a Trio Pack, which contains three protein balls – half the amount of its standard snack pack – to boost energy levels and curb sugar cravings.
The global price of cashew nuts jumped nearly 10% over the past week, after the Tanzanian government started buying the entire country’s stock at a higher price.
There is no doubt that healthy snacking is trending, with emphasis on clean label, protein and vegan launches. According to Innova Market Insights, as snacks become healthier, more wholesome and satisfying, they are increasingly fulfilling the role of...
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.
A 77% rise in sales across Campbell’s Global Biscuits and Snacks unit lead to the embattled company posting a 25% increase in revenue for its first-quarter.
The environmental watchdog is calling on Mondelēz to sever ties with Wilmar International – one of the world’s biggest agribusinesses – by staging a protest outside the snack maker’s corporate headquarters yesterday.
Arla Foods Ingredients will be showcasing a new high protein biscuit concept that overcomes the technical challenges associated with protein fortification at Health Ingredients Europe next week.
PepsiCo's Walkers is recalling its Thai Sweet Chilli Sensations crisps (potato chips) over fears the snack could trigger reactions in consumers allergic to gluten.
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 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.
BakeryandSnacks spoke to Richard Pink, MD of Pink Key Licensing, about the power of heritage and how brand licensing can capitalize on it to take brands into places where the brand itself cannot go.
