tna is tapping into South Africa’s flourishing snacks and confectionery sectors hiring Matthew Walters as branch manager to head up its African operations in Johannesburg.
FoodTech startup Inspecto has developed a portable scanner that detects chemical contamination in food in real-time, expected to be commercially available in 2020.
The battle of the snack bar brands continues as 100% organic snack bar brand LivBar throws down a gauntlet of its own, challenging all bar manufacturers to move to 100% compostable wrappers.
The snacks industry continues down a plant-based path, evident in the number of brands - old and new - that showed off their takes at the Natural Products Expo West show held in Anaheim, California last week (March 5-9).
The PepsiCo Foundation is collaborating with humanitarian organization CARE to tackle gender inequality in the agriculture sector with an $18.2m investment in She Feeds the World.
UK fruit snack brand, Fruit Bowl, has launched a convenience range based on its best-selling products for on-the-go consumers, with further launches expected in Spring/Summer 2019.
FFP claims to have launched the first resealable pack in the UK that can be collected and recycled through the existing waste collection system, made from an all polyester tray, lidding film and resealable label.
Malt Products Corporation (MPC), which manufactures malted barley extract and sweeteners, has seen increasing demand for non-GMO and natural, nutritious ingredients.
Kraft Heinz’s platform to foster the next generation of F&B players has announced its second class of participants it believes will shape the future of food.
Halal food manufacturer Midamar has added a single-serve beef stick to its jerky lineup, a move it said will fill a void in the availability of halal convenience foods.
Convenience foods continue to go natural, healthy and even 100% fresh, from snackable grape tomatoes to edamame trail mix and squeezable smoothies. BakeryandSnacks takes a look at the new products hitting shelves.
India’s biggest biscuit maker is making a move to capture a share of the Rs 24,000 crore ($337m) salty snacks market dominated by PepsiCo and Haldiram’s.
Shares in the heavily indebted company have plunged following the revelation of a trifecta of issues, including a $15.4bn write-down, a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into its accounting practices and a tepid 2019 outlook that means...
GEA will debut PowerPak PLUS, its next-generation thermoforming packaging machine for meat, bread, biscuits, baguettes, ciabatta, croissants and pita at IFFA, Frankfurt, Germany (May 4-9).
Plant-based and free-from were identified as two of the top trends that influenced the industry in 2018, according to research by The International Food & Drink Event (IFE).
The Israeli snack producer has inaugurate its new Bamba factory to copy with increasing demand for the peanut butter flavored snack following NIH recommendation that high risk infants should be exposed to peanut products to minimize their risk.
Hostess is celebrating its centennial milestone, having debuted its first snack cake – known today as the widely popular Hostess CupCake – back in 1919.
Kellogg Company is just one of several major corporations taking measures to withstand the backlash should the UK leave the European Union without agreeing to trade terms.
After pioneering and rising to the top of the roasted chickpea-based snack category, Biena Snacks is taking the legume – and company – in a new direction with the launch of a line of baked chickpeapuffs and a corresponding brand refresh complete with...
Essentra has launched RE:CLOSE Tapes to meet demand for portion control multi-serving packs to keep snacks or food products in the original packaging between each use.
JSE-listed Grand Parade Investments (GPI) has applied to voluntary liquidate all 11 Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in South Africa (SA) due to poor performance.
Research conducted on behalf of the Beneo-Institute found that Europeans still do not manage to consume the recommended daily intake of fiber, despite being aware that it is key for a healthy digestive system. BakeryandSnacks chats to Thomas Schmidt,...
Walki Group will produce its first products with circular polymers, which will be delivered to customers this year, as part of a major step towards a zero-waste future.
The US cereal giant is purportedly in talks with Haldirams, India’s largest snack producer, to acquire a majority stake in its Delhi and Nagpur businesses.
February is National Snack Food Month. It’s also known as the month of love, with sweethearts around the globe celebrating Saint Valentine’s Day (February 14), so here’s a cornucopia of treats that are fitting for this time of year.
Alternative protein sources, insect-fed chicken and fish, cultured meat and algae – many technologies are being tested for the diet of tomorrow, according to Bühler.
Consumers are increasingly seeking plant-based alternatives for health reasons and sustainability concerns, signalling further shifts that could affect their consumption of snacks and baked goods, according to a recent DSM Food Specialities survey.
The family-owned UK crisp producer has acquired Yorkshire-based Bite UK to launch a new joint venture with a view to become a leader in the UK’s £200m ($256m) healthy snacks sector.
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that free snacks at work make up a weighty amount of the – empty – calories daily consumed by approximately 140 million working Americans.
The Michigan-based cereal giant reported a fourth quarter loss of $84m – compared with a profit of $417m a year earlier – due to the looming Brexit and a ‘softness’ in its key US snacks and morning foods categories.
Consumer eating habits will change in the coming decades and we will have to find new sources to provide humankind with sustenance in the future, according to Bühler.
The Swiss federal institutes of technology ETH Zürich and EPFL (Ecole polytechnique féderale de Lausanne) have launched Future Food – A Swiss Research Initiative (“Future Food Initiative”) with Givaudan, Nestlé and Bühler.
New York-based restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman named ‘plant-based’ the top food trend to watch in 2018 and there are no signs of it slowing down this year, evident in the number of vegan snacks in our line-up this month.
According to Snac International, Americans purchase more than 80 million pounds of savory snacks in the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, which would need more than 1,000 18-wheel trucks to transport. Likewise, it’s a show winner for big food to punt...
A New York resident has filed a putative class action against Mondelēz Global LLC alleging it is misleading consumers by misrepresenting the composition of its Honey Maid Graham Crackers.
‘We’re running out of time’: Big Food is compared to Big Tobacco in a polemic report that links it to the global obesity epidemic, along with malnutrition and climate change.
