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Modern Pop uses whole fruit as its primary ingredient. Pic: Modern Pop

Market investment

Frozen snacks maker Modern Pop receives new investment

By Douglas Yu

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.

The FDA is yet to define 'natural' in food labeling. Pic: tiffany terry

Snack Attack 2018

US food and health experts take ‘natural’ labeling down a notch

By Douglas Yu

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.

Catalina suggests bakery and snack manufacturers go premium in the center store. Pic: TallTalesFromaSmallTown

Shopper insights

Innovations are essential for center store sales, says study

By Douglas Yu

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.

Lanson Goup is making an entry into the Indian snack market with its new mini ready-to-eat poppadums. Pic: ©GettyImages/JoeGough

Lanson Group forays into ready-to-eat snacks segment

By Gill Hyslop

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.

Biotechnology company Novozymes is opening a new Technology & Innovation Centers in Istanbul. Pic: Novozymes

Novozymes opens Turkish Innovation & Technology Centre

By Gill Hyslop

Novozymes inaugurated its new Innovation & Technology Centre in Istanbul this month, focused on developing enzymes that could ultimately reduce food waste in the MEA (Middle East Africa) region.

Campbell Soup is undergoing a strategic reorganization to focus on the fast-growing snacks and fresh foods categories. Pic: Campbell Soup Company

Campbell announces new corporate structure; COO

By Gill Hyslop

Campbell Soup Company has announced several strategic moves to better position itself in a 'rapidly changing food industry landscape' and focus on 'profitable growth.'

IRI says the entry of collagen-added products has surprised the snack industry.

Collagen

Collagen to make its mark in healthy snacks

By Douglas Yu

Collagen is set to compete with plant-based protein and probiotics in the US snacks category as manufacturers ride the growth momentum of bone broth, says IRI.

Research by DuPont notes that bread consumers are not worried about clean label but demand freshness. Pic: Pixabay

Baking Tech Conference 2018

DuPont says freshness outweighs clean label in bakery purchases

By Douglas Yu

DuPont Nutrition and Health’s latest research shows the current clean label trend is less important when it comes to purchasing fresh baked goods compared to other food categories, such as beverage and snacks.

New EU regulation on acrylamide will become effective in April. Pic: ©GettyImages/Zerbor

Guest article

New European regulation on acrylamide: What manufacturers should know

By Gill Hyslop

A new EU regulation on acrylamide is setting benchmark values in several categories that will affect the bakery and snacks sectors. Peter Müller, technical service manager, Food, at Novozymes examines the upcoming challenges facing manufacturers.

RXBar's newest nut butter range. Pic: RXBar

RXBar enters growing nut butter category

By Douglas Yu

RXBar has launched its first range of nut butters to capitalize on continued demand from consumers for 'snackification' and 'flavor innovation'.

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