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Barry Callebaut acquires Europe Chocolate Company (ECC)
Acquisition strengthens Barry Callebaut’s manufacturing capabilities in the growing market of highly customised industrial chocolate
Archives for June 24, 2021
Beyond sweetness: The functionality of formulating with honey
The complex nature of honey provides countless benefits to bakeries in the form of functionalities such as binding and natural shelf life extension. But more importantly to today’s consumers, all of this functionality comes from an ingredient made by...
Post-pandemic weight gain drives protein snacks in Europe
The demand for protein snacks has significantly increased over the past two years with FMCG Gurus insights showing a jump from 10% to 38% of European consumers admitting to veering toward that option when looking to quell a craving.
Guest article
Formulating the nutrition bars that consumers crave
Niki Kennedy, senior marketing manager at Glanbia Nutritionals, analyses what consumers really want when it comes to nutrition-packed snacking.
Guest article
The low-down on great action-packed snacks for the everyday athlete
Nutrition bars offer the portable, ready-to-eat convenience and a high level of personalisation – like sustained energy, weight management and immune function support – that consumers are looking for, says Mike Medina, category marketing director,...
Sports nutrition-driven snacking expected to return to pre-virus levels
BakeryandSnacks chats to The Protein Ball Co. founder Matt Hunt to find out what he believes the future holds for the sport’s nutrition category and where his brand fits into this realm.