Meat and spice for the millennial snacker: Euromonitor talks NPD trends
Bold, meaty flavored chips and extra spicy meat snacks are trending as manufacturers strive to excite millennial tastebuds, says a Euromonitor analyst.
Archives for May 23, 2013
Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats
Only a handful of employees at Kellogg will be privy to the secret recipe of its newly formulated Special K brand for Europe as the cereal giant works to stave off mounting private label mimics.
Campbell Soup Co to acquire organic babyfood maker Plum Organics
Campbell Soup Co is to acquire organic babyfood maker Plum Organics for an undisclosed sum.
Smart camera system inspects food packaging barcodes in-line
Microscan has launched its AutoVISION inspection suite, which includes compact smart cameras and machine vision software to verify 1D and 2D barcodes.
Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in 'natural' products?
Recent data from Symphony Consulting (click here), shows that while US retail sales of products making ‘natural’ claims still grew in 2012, the pace of that growth slowed noticeably compared with the 2009-11 period.
SIPA delivers non-aseptic ketchup bottle
SIPA has developed a non-aseptically-filled squeezy plastic ketchup bottle, which it claims overcomes many traditional design challenges of hot fill applications and provides a cost-effective alternative to aseptic versions.
‘There’s an emergency for cake freshness in the industry’: Puratos
There is an urgent need for freshness in the cake sector with strongest demands from Asia and South America, a Puratos brand manager says.
US-made gluten-free pasta is ‘good opportunity’, says Harvest Innovations
A new partnership between Heartland Harvest (Illinois) and Harvest Innovations (Iowa) is set to deliver new gluten-free pasta to the food industry, tapping into a substantially growing sector.
Special edition: Battling malnutrition
Time for mandatory folic acid fortification to go truly global?
Food fortification with neural tube defect (NTD)-reducing folic acid is mandatory in 75 nations, but concerns over cancer and other health issues mean Europe lags far behind – a situation that needs to change and quickly, says DSM thinktank, sightandlife.