News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Kettle Foods, the company behind the popular Kettle Chips brand, looks set to be acquired by private equity firm, Lion Capital - a sign of its growing importance in the healthier snack market.
A new layout for processing and factory warehouses could save 20.4 per cent in costs when compared to the traditional warehouse designs, claim researchers.
The EC has published prospects for agriculture markets and income from 2006 to 2013 - but the failure of the WTO talks could impact future growth.
The flesh of grapes is just as heart healthy as the skin, says a laboratory study by Italian and US researchers, a result that may challenge the idea that red wine offers better cardiovascular protection than white.
Milk produced by transgenic goats is seen to shore up protective intestinal bacteria against illness, thanks to the antibacterial action of an enzyme found in human breast milk; if the findings hold true for humans it could help prevent death from...
Despite set backs to its global expansion plans, the Sara Lee corporation has revealed that's its North American bakery division still remains profitable.
Elderly people could ward off digestive problems with probiotics, said scientists at a briefing yesterday that may raise awareness of the benefits amongst this sector of the population and help direct marketing of consumer products.
Despite uncertainty regarding European grain production, three countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are becoming increasingly vital suppliers to the world market.
US company Owens-Illinois will spend US$47 million on a new furnace for its glass manufacturing facility in New Zealand, it said this week.
The European market for seabass and seabream is growing at a steady pace, but is its full potential is being stifled because producers can't offer value added seabass and seabream products at a competitive price, says a new report.