News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
The effect of trans fatty acids (TFAs) on heart health may be greater than that of saturated fatty acids, according to scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), but only when consumed at equivalent levels. Further evidence supporting...
Low-carb foods continue to pose a major threat to grain-based food producers, but bakers are not taking the challenge lying down. Indeed, one grain-users association in America, the market hardest hit by the low-carb phenomenon, has already set up...
UK firm Bunzl claims that the impact of the Atkins diet has been so significant that even packaging groups such as itself have seen their profits affected.
Increasing demand for on-the-move snacking - and a penchant for a little indulgence - among UK consumers has prompted BakeMark UK to extend its Petit Crolines range of bitesize snacks to include a fruit assortment.
With retail sales of yoghurt set to continue significant growth this year in the Asia Pacific region, the number of niche launches, particularly those focusing on health-giving qualities, is on the increase, as the latest look at the Mintel database...