Nearly 70% of in-store snack purchases are unplanned -- indicating that impulse snack shopping is a shared habit among most consumers, Euromonitor senior analyst Jared Koerten said at the Sweets & Snack Expo in Chicago yesterday.
The Intersnack Group has reached an agreement for its KP Snacks business to acquire Tyrrells’ premium snack brands from Hershey for an undisclosed sum.
Campbell Soup CEO, Denise Morrison, has announced her retirement as the company reports a $393m loss on sales of $2.13bn for the quarter ended April 29, compared with a profit a year ago.
Alland & Robert has welcomed sixth generation family member Charles Alland to take over the business from his father Frédéric Alland, announcing a number of forthcoming initiatives for the acacia gum firm.
Kraft Heinz has invested in Ayoba-Yo jerky and Quevos egg white chips for an undisclosed sum through its venture arm Springboard as it believes these brands represent the future of snacking.
UK market leader in infant snacks, Organix 'savoury finger food for babies’ range is part of its junk-busting mission. "Some infant snack products contain more than 30 ingredients and that is not really necessary," says the managing director.
Coeliac UK and Innovate UK are inviting industry and academia to submit ideas on improving the detection and management of coeliac disease, as well as creating more nutritious and affordable gluten-free foods.
Churchill’s Confectionery has partnered with Electropac, electronic packaging to debut a musical biscuit tin to commemorate the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday (May 19).
Frozen fruit bars producer Modern Pop hopes to gain market share and grow rapidly with a new round of investment from three venture capital firms: Cambridge Companies SPG, Rocana Venture Partners and Steelpoint Capital.
Special K cereal bars in the UK are now added with wholegrain oats, whole fruit pieces and nutrients such as vitamins B3, B6 and folic acid, and their weight has increased from the original 21.5g per bar to 27g.
Mondelēz's deal to buy New York-based Tate’s Bake Shop for $500m could soon be followed by more acquisitions in the premium snacks space, says one Edward Jones analyst.
Just as the FDA decided to take more time to define what ‘natural’ labeling means, a new bunch of naturally positioned snacks once again stormed the market, even though some of them doubt the term itself will ever be regulated.
While reporting solid growth for the first quarter of 2018, Kellogg announced it was increasing its investment in West Africa to further capitalize on the 'enormous growth opportunity' in the region.
Staff at the Frosties cereal maker’s Manchester office are being offered the chance to finish work at noon on Fridays under the company’s Summer Hours Scheme.
Mondelēz has launched Dairylea Snackers, a snacking kit that pairs Dairylea with Oreo cookies and mini chocolate cookies, specifically for the UK consumer.
CAOBISCO – which represents the Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery Industries in Europe – has rebuffed a study’s suggestion that placing a tax on sweets snacks could be an effective tool in fighting obesity.
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has posted an investigation report and video on Packaging Corporation of America’s (PCA) explosion on February 8, 2017, which killed three and injured seven.
PepsiCo posted a 4.3% net revenue growth and a 2.3% organic revenue growth in Q1 2018, driven by Frito-Lay’s ‘solid performance’ in North America, according to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo posted a 28% first-quarter net profit increase, helped by good performance in snacks and the bread category in Canada, but expressed concern about the potential volatility in Mexico following elections on July 1,...
In two decades, Bare Snacks has evolved from solely an apple chips company to the current leader in the US dried fruit and vegetable snacks space with ‘super strong double-digit growth’ year-over-year, says CEO Santosh Padki.
Also known as fox nuts, the gluten-free seeds of an Asian water lily could soon rival popcorn as consumers' guilt-free, savoury snack of choice, says UK start-up Nuto.
A study by consumer intelligence company Catalina found the center of the retail store is by no means dead and consumers can be enticed back by innovative products, especially when it comes to bakery and snacks.
This month, we review a range of innovative snacks including Kellogg’s limited edition playable record made from Chocolate Frosted Flakes and Propercorn’s rollout of art nouveau packaging.
Indian conglomerate Lanson Group has announced its entry into the snacks segment with the launch of Popodax, mini ready-to-eat appalams designed to appeal to time-strapped Indian consumer.
Processing Technologies International (PTi) has opened a 15,000-sq-ft Technology Development Center (TDC), with two demonstration sheet extrusion systems, for process trials on production-scale systems.
F&B launches that fused healthier-for-you attributes with indulgence raked in the most sizable year-one sales, according to IRI's 2017 New Product Pacesetters report.
tna has opened a 3,600m² manufacturing facility and expanded Food Technology Testing Centre (FTTC) in the Netherlands, for the potato and vegetable processing industries.
Canadian Premium Brands Holdings has acquired US sausage specialists Oberto Meat Snacks to further boost its strategy to become America’s leading speciality company.
