News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Evidence backing the health promoting benefits of chocolate continues to mount, bringing dynamism to slacking sales, reports Lindsey Partos. Researchers from Spain have discovered that polyphenols found in cocoa extract influence human cellular...
UK-based design company TMB Patterns has adopted cutting edge software that enables it to add logos, pictures or other decorations to packaging, and by implication add value to a product.
Russia is a bread country - it has been a staple part of the diet there for centuries, and to many people it is as much a part of the Russian way of life as tea or vodka. But even a product with such an impressive heritage needs to be revitalised...
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for use in a range of foods.
A fall in bread consumption in the US impacts sales for food enzyme leader Novozymes in the third quarter with the Danish firm reporting a 7 per cent fall in sales for this segment to DKK373 million (€50 million) this year from DKK399 million (€53.6...
Changes to the new food code in Australia and New Zealand are underway as the food agency for the two countries calls for comment from industry, government and consumers on a raft of fresh proposals.
Bill Morris, the newly elected president of the European Aluminium FoilAssociation (EAFA), believes that the industry needs to better communicate to food packagers the benefits of using the material.
New products, a promising joint venture and rapid distribution have put Swiss baker Hiestand in a commanding position at the end of the year, and the good times are set to continue, according to market analysts.
Fonterra intends to make an off market takeover offer for all of the shares of National Foods Limited [NFD] in a bid to open up the lucrative Asian food and beverage market, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers must adopt innovative and leading solutions such as radio frequency identification (RFID) if they are to continue achieving supply chain efficiencies, according to a new report.