United Biscuits boss to step down
United Biscuits CEO Martin Glenn will leave the company to join the English Football Association and will be replaced by the boss of UB’s international business Jeff van der Eems.
Archives for March 6, 2015
Jerky mix (meat + nuts + dried fruit) is the hot new category in high-protein snacking, says Dick Stevens
North Carolina-based brand Dick Stevens is looking for a slice of the action in the burgeoning high-protein-snacks market with a novel ‘jerky mix’ product combining meat, nuts and fruits in a paleo-friendly grab & go product that creates a new sub-sector...
Pillsbury Minis & Bugles Ranch generated ‘big buzz’ at AWMA 2015 – General Mills
General Mills tells BakeryAndSnacks.com that its new Pillsbury Minis were ‘the big buzz’ at AWMA 2015 last week, with its distribution partners excited to see new innovation in the packaged bakery category.
tna acquires Florigo International and expands its facilities worldwide
tna has acquired Florigo International, in The Netherlands, taking advantage of its vacuum technology which allows manufacturers to cook products at a lower temperature, claiming to reduce the formation of acrylamide by up to 95%.
‘Snack to the future!’ 3D printing concept promises ‘fully edible ecosystem’, including the soil…
A food and concept designer who designed a snack concept as a ‘fully edible ecosystem’ using 3D printing says she wants to show that lab-produced food can be natural, healthy and sustainable.
‘Chalk in packaging is not a new idea, but we feel we have a product that has a global appeal’
Ecolean to install one of Europe’s largest cast lines for packaging film production
Ecolean is expanding its factory in Helsingborg, Sweden, installing one of Europe’s largest cast lines for packaging film.
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Hall & Oates sue Haulin’ Oats and gluten-free pita chips debut Stateside
Hall & Oates haul US granola cereal brand Haulin’ Oats before the courts in NYC, the EU funds a research project on Healthy Minor Cereals and the US gets its first taste of gluten-free pita chips.