Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has introduced two organic flours to its complementary range of organic and grain-based products, to enable customers meet increasing consumer demand for clean label products.
According to its 2019 Global Responsibility Report, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company sources 85% of its top ten ingredients in responsible ways.
Rich Products Corporation has been at the forefront of development in China’s bakery industry since its entry three decades ago and today is considered a trend originator.
Michael Bultel, head of Ingredients and Baking Center, Asia Pacific, for Lesaffre looks at the implications of the increasing appeal of artisanal bread in Asia Pacific.
Biscuit consumption is soaring in China, on the back that these intrinsic snacks offer pleasure and convenience, a boost of energy as well as satisfying hunger. They are also regarded as a well-heeled gift.
The Oreo maker’s 2018 Impact Progress Report, entitled 'Snacking Made Right', highlights its use of less energy, water and waste across the group, as well as its move to paper-based packaging and its focus on mindful consumption.
Members of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have undertaken to limit the use of industrial trans fat (iTFA) in their products by 2023.
The convenience chain is introducing more than 30 ‘breakout’ brands of food and beverages at 125 stores in the Los Angeles area, including 14 snack and five sweets companies.
Glow-in-the-dark with Oreos; go a-wandering and fall in love with Kashi; get serious about soil and the environment with Crunch Instinct; and snack on vegan treats crafted by trained Swiss patissiers: we scour the shelves to see what’s new and exciting.
The US artisan wholesale bakery has enlisted founder Nancy Silverton, who sold the company in 2001, to create a range of sourdough breads to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
World hunger remains a persistent crisis, with approximately 842 million people going hungry every day. We look at the bakery and snack giants that are leading the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
Mondelēz International announced the two winners of its first SnackFutures ‘Future of Snacking’ pitch competition at the Seeds & Chips annual Global Innovation Summit held in Milan, Italy, from May 6-9 2018.
Bags of Walkers Oven Baked Core chips, Sunbites Grainwaves range and Snack-A-Jacks rice crisps will feature a banner that reads, ‘Great taste guaranteed, or your money back.’
The grain, oil and pulse supplier has launched a digital storefront to support producers seeking non-GMO ingredients – including its Suntava Purple Corn – in quantities under 4k pounds.
This month, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to find products that celebrate spring, with its cornucopia of vibrant colors and tastes, and lighter, healthier eating.
Younger consumers enjoy bakery items throughout the day, especially for breakfast, but they would prefer smaller portions, according to a report from the American Bakers Association (ABA) in conjunction with The Center for Generational Kinetics (GenHQ).
Encore Consumer Capital and CircleUp Growth Partners have invested in 4505 Meats to aid its expansion and to capitalize on the soaring growth of the meat snack category.
A new study claims refined grains are not associated with the chronic diseases usually attributed to them and even states current whole grain consumption recommendations is inadvertently causing consumers to overlook crucial nutrients.
The Changing Markets Foundation is taking its objections up a notch to the alleged removal of essential vitamins and minerals in Kellogg’s breakfast cereals sold in Mexico.
The Mexican bakery giant has refined the recipes of its Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat bread brands to shrink ingredient lists – a move it said satisfies consumer demand.
Native Snacks is riding the wave for plant-based snacks and believes its puffed lotus seed range will open the door for other globally inspired, better-for-you snacks.
The nut company is collaborating with nutritionist and author Sharon Palmer to host the Plant-Based Nutrition Leadership Symposium, an invite-only series of educational sessions and panels, to be held in Los Angeles, California on April 15-16 2019.
Cargill has developed a range of plant-based lecithins that assist bread producers formulate clean label and allergen-free production without compromising on functionality.
The founder of Rebel Mylk acquired London-based Ape Snacks, which produces rice-based puffs and coconut snacks, and fruit and vegetable chips startup Emily Crisps, creating a new snacking company.
It has been a year since the European Commission Regulation came into force on April 11 2018, obliging food business operators (FBOs) to apply acrylamide mitigation measures. Despite calls for the EU to take a tougher stance, manufacturers are stepping...
Today, there is a plethora of natural and free-from choices in baked goods and snacks on shelf today, meaning competition in the gluten-free category is heating up, forcing manufacturers to diversify and innovate.
Israeli company Gat Foods has launched Fruitlift, a fruit-based formulation containing natural plant fibers that add ‘a delicate sweetness without the refined sugar’ in breakfast cereals.
This week’s roundup of delectable goodies ranges from healthy oat and granola options with added functionalities, new breakfast formats, a nod to spring that allows consumers to express their ‘peepsonalities’ and an edible salute to the new emperor of...
Eat Your Coffee has launched the bite-sized version of its vegan, gluten-free, caffeinated bites to coincide with the 26.2 days leading up to one of the world’s most popular marathons on April 15. Sales will benefit Fresh Truck, a mobile market that delivers...
Plant-based, protein and fiber trends remain in the top ten for 2019, but consumer demand has expanded into personal connections and ‘adventurous’ discovery. Virginia Lee, insights and innovation manager at Innova Market Insights, shared details and plenty...
Consumers are embracing snacks made with love and care for both themselves and the environment, that are also convenient and accessible, support society as a whole, and make them feel engaged. This month, we round up some of the snacks we believe fit...
The United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) and World Vision International (WVI) are planning to pilot automated teller machines (ATMs) in refugee camps in East Africa, which dispense locally sourced foods like cereals; much like a banking ATM dispenses...
Doors to the 15th edition of Alimentaria & Horexpo Lisboa – the largest business platform for the F&B industry in Portugal – are about to open. BakeryandSnacks chats to Fátima Vila Maior, director of the event, to find our more.
The Florida-based better-for-you foods producer’s Cinnamon Pecan Granola Cereal has vaulted past some of the biggest cereal brands in the US to grab top spot on Amazon.
The US-based producer of plant-based edible oils and fats has launched Whole Harvest ColdChurn Culinary Crème that it says will add a buttery taste and texture to foods.
Nutrient infused veggie chips, banana-based breakfast cereal, sugar reduced chocolate chip cookies and biostimulated wheat to increase yield and quality are some of the 2019 projects being undertaking by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology...
Macadamia nut marketers Green & Gold (G&G) has teamed up with UK agribusiness company Camellia Group to expand their dual reach in five key markets across three continents.
Canadian food producer GoGo Quinoa has begun production of its organic and gluten-free cookies and snacks, following a $1.6m investment in state-of-the-art production lines.
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 Finnish bakery products and sweets producer is building a bespoke manufacturing facility to make xylitol from oat hulls, derived as a side stream during the company’s oat milling process.
