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Googly Fruit: Candy alternative for kids gets first UK brick and mortar listing
Fruit snack brand Googly Fruit will enter Superdrug stores in the UK this summer.
Archives for July 4, 2017
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American Bakers Association merges with Biscuits and Cracker Manufacturer’s Association
The American Bakers Association (ABA) has added 116 Biscuits and Cracker Manufacturers’ Association (B&CMA) companies to its membership list after the merger between the two organizations came into effect on July 1, 2017.
Nestlé pledges to cut sugar by 10% in UK breakfast cereals
Cereal Partners Worldwide, a joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé, has announced it will further reduce the sugar content in its Nestlé-branded cereals in the UK over the next year.
Warburtons faces second 2017 fine of more than £1m ($1.29m) for endangering workers’ safety
The UK bakery giant has been fined £1.9m ($2.45m) after admitting a breach of health and safety rules at its Eastwood factory.
WATCH: First packaged edible insect snack for China to be launched
A chip style snack made with silkworm powder is to be launched in China, in what is believed to be the first edible insect-based packaged product to go on sale in the country.