News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries24-Apr-2024
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Malted Barley Flour can replace up to 15% of Cocoa
Malted Barley Flour can replace up to 15% of Cocoa
There’s never been a better time to consider Malted Barley Flour as a partial replacement for cocoa. You can add appealing flavors and brown to black color in many bakery & snack products. Malted Barley Flour is natural, non-GMO, and Made in the U.S.A.... click here
TOP HEADLINES
 NPD: Popcorn Kitchen gets a peanut butter makeover, Sara Lee goes angelic and McVitie’s launches The Great Biscuit Break Bonanza
Peanut Butter Buttons is the topping for Popcorn Kitchen’s latest home popping creation; Sara Lee has developed a fat- and cholesterol-free Strawberry Angel Food Cake for foodservice operators; and McVitie’s is running the £1m ‘The Great Biscuit Break Bonanza’ giveaway – with prizes for both consumers and retailers – until May 27.... See more
The heavyweight industry veterans who make up the ABA’s new Board
The American Baking Association’s (ABA) new Board of Directors is comprised of industry veterans from the many facets of the baking business – including BBU, Flower Foods, Richmond Baking, H-E-B and others – positioning it in a strength of power to grow, connect and enhance the industry.... Read more
WILDE raises $20m to expand consumer awareness of protein-rich chips
Protein snack brand WILDE raised $20m in a round led by private-equity firm KarpReilly, which will help raise the brand’s awareness as more consumers seek nutrient-rich foods to improve their health, Jason Wright, Founder and CEO of WILDE told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
‘Unlike anything on the market: Danone North America on REMIX range, expanding usage occasions with ‘drool-worthy’ yogurt toppings and reinvigorating the mix-in category
The dairy major says its snackable yogurt line offers ‘the best of both worlds’ in terms of taste and nutrition and is positioned to appeal to a variety of consumers.... Read more
Fruity feature: Supplements firm Sainhall taps convenience and wellness trends to make healthy snacking comeback
Singaporean supplements firm Sainhall is making a comeback venture into the healthy snacking category with its DeeFruit fruit snacks range, looking to tap on the rising demands for convenience and well in the region.... Read more
Daniel Servitje steps down as CEO of Grupo Bimbo
After more than four decades with his family-owned business, Daniel Javier Servijte Montull is passing on the CEO baton, having built up an impressive legacy: Bimbo today is 8x larger than when he became CEO in 1997, has completed 93 acquisitions and racked up numerous accolades, including one of ‘the world’s most ethical companies’ for its exceptional leadership and best practices in ethics, compliance and governance.... Read more
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Levelling the playing field: Kellogg’s feels the brunt of social media to remove chemicals from its kiddies’ cereals sold in the US
More than 80,000 consumers have added their names to a petition by food activist and one of Time Magazine’s 2015 ‘most influential people on the internet – Vani Hari (aka Food Babe) – urging Kellogg’s to eliminate synthetic additives from its breakfast cereals targeting children. It’s been done elsewhere, so why not the US?... Read more
Lay’s angles up to score with Lionel Messi
The PepsiCo megabrand continues to celebrate soccer by tapping the ‘Chip Shot’ legend for a new spot, a sweepstakes and collectible-worthy Lay’s bags.... Read more
ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
Is clean label still trending?
Clean label today is the expectation, not the exception. Seen as a mark of good quality, one in three global consumers consider natural ingredients to be one of the most important aspects of healthier bakery and snack options. Artificial or chemical ingredients are the main...
28-Mar-2024
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Free-From
The free-from category is changing shape as more and more people follow restricted diets. These days consumers are not only turning away from common allergens gluten and shellfish, but also other widely used ingredients from soy to nuts and dairy. As an increasing number of...
14-Mar-2024
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Food for Kids
Europe continues to struggle with high levels of childhood obesity. But as understanding around the importance of early years nutrition grows, so too does the opportunity for manufacturers to meet demands for health and functionality. How can industry best support carers and babies in the...
14-Mar-2024
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Personalised Nutrition: Tapping into data for healthier diets
Developments in personalised nutrition – whereby individualised dietary advice is offered based on genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors – continue apace. The market is forecast to grow to over $16bn by 2027. From measuring blood-sugar responses to microbiome diversity, how is this novel sector expected...
13-Mar-2024
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Food as Medicine
Today’s consumers are not turning to food and drink for energy alone. A more nuanced understanding of the relationship between diet and health is coming to shape consumer attitudes to food. So which ingredients offer greatest potential in health and wellness? We ask how the...
13-Mar-2024
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Plant-based under the Microscope
The plant-based market has boomed in the last decade, with projections it will double in value by 2030. But a recent dramatic slowdown suggests the category is not hitting the mark with shoppers. With health a major driver behind decisions to reduce meat and dairy...
12-Mar-2024
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GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
Probiotics may enhance sexual function in depressed women on anti-depressants
Probiotic supplementation could have the potential to improve mood and sexual function in women diagnosed with depression and being treated with anti-depressant medication in the form of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), say researchers in Iran.... Read more
Authentic Asia: Thai seasonings brand taps rise of at-home snacking to launch new retail range
Thai-based spice and seasonings specialist firm Nithi Foods hopes to tap the dual rising consumer demand for authentic Asian flavours and at-home snacking to grow its new range Kitchen Kitchen.... Read more
Job Seekers: April 2024’s F&B vacancy round-up
Here’s five of the latest jobs available on the food and drink market for those seeking pastures new.... Read more
USDA announces partnerships to improve food access nationwide, globally
To expand nutrition access in underserved communities, USDA partners with Reinvestment Fund to improve local food financing programs in 20 states and Washington and partners with US Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food assistance for 18 countries.... Read more
Researchers look at coffee genome to find key to climate-resilient coffee
While some 70% of the world’s coffee production is Arabica, the species has a low tolerance to rising temperatures and disease. Nestlé has developed a high quality Arabica reference genome – which is now a publicly available database – as part of the mission to find more climate-resilient plants.... Read more
How are alternative protein players finding solutions for consumers, retailers?
While alternative protein sales and units declined notably in recent years, players cite improved food science, commercial scale, production and navigation of retailer expectations during the Natural Products Expo West event last month.... Read more
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