PT Multipersada Gatramegah – a subsidiary of the leading player in the global palm oil market – has become the first mill in the world to be successfully audited against the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s updated Principles and Criteria 2018.
The retail expansion (outside of the US and Canada) marks another big move for KIND, two years after Mars Inc. staked a minority claim in the snack bar disruptor.
The Mexican bakery giant reported a 3.2% sales growth to 74,965m Mexican pesos ($3.9m) for Q3 2019, due to solid organic growth in all regions in which it operates and record levels of adjusted EBITDA.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will destroy global stocks of its fortified cereal – a critical part of its efforts to prevent malnutrition among women and children – identified as the culprit of an outbreak of illness in...
Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project to explore future applications of graphene in food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing.
PepsiCo's net revenue increased more than 4% in the third quarter, with big-name snack brands, Quaker and smaller premium brands boosting sales and profits.
Yellow Diamond brand owner Prataap Snacks is counting on an expanded sweet snacks portfolio and the recent acquisition of Gujarat-based Avadh Snacks to boost its earnings.
Technological innovations which were once driving the market have already disappeared (dvds, answering machines, MP3 players) and companies are still struggling to connect with millennials between 20-40 years old, according to Daniel Langer, CEO, Équité,...
The Rainforest Alliance Network (RAN) has published a report alleging a raft of FMCG giants and secondary traders continue to use palm oil grown illegally in the Aceh region of Indonesia, in contravention of their own deforestation policies.
Bread has been baked for millennia using the same basic ingredients – flour, yeast, salt and water. However, what many Americans may not know is that some of their breads may also contain ingredients that are banned in many countries, including the EU...
The cereal giant reported a 2% drop in net sales, but CEO Jeff Harmening emphasized the slow-but-steady growth of its cereal, yogurt and snacks divisions in North America retail.
Equinom claims its non-GMO seeds allow food companies to close the gap between consumer demand for cleaner meat alternatives and palate-pleasing, affordable products.
Shortly after releasing its 2019 fiscal year earnings, the soup and snack company said it would sell UK-based Kettle Foods and Netherlands-based Yellow Chips to a private equity firm.
From the ‘Breadbot’ to baum cakes, that turn like vinyl records, and Boston Dynamics 'Handle' robot there’s plenty to get excited about in the future of food packaging, according to Nuprint labels.
The segment – currently valued around $9m – will reach $24m by 2025 as consumers expand further into health-conscious, better-for-you choices, according to Research and Markets.
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are the latest countries to adopt the International Palm Oil Free Certification Trademark (POFCAP), bringing the number of countries using the label to 20.
The Minneapolis-based food giant has announced a series of changes to its management team, including the retirement of CFO Don Mulligan - a 20-year company veteran - and the promotion of its US cereal lead to the European and Austalian division.
The owner of the Frito-Lay and Quaker brands broke ground on the site – which it hopes will double its snacks business by 2022 – in Uttar Pradesh in late July.
Family-owned ingredients supplier Griffith Foods – founded in 1919 – has embarked on an ambitious strategy to grow its footprint and triple its bottom line.
Anand Milk Union Limited (Amul) – which recently launched butter cookies – has accused other biscuit manufacturers in the Indian market of allegedly producing butter cookies for the Indian market that contain more vegetable oil than real butter.
The world’s biggest bread maker reported higher prices and growing revenue headwinds in the US and Mexico contributed to flat net sales for its second quarter ended June 30.
Paccor has acquired a majority stake in EDV Packaging Solutions, which specializes in food protection packaging against oxygen migration for a longer shelf life.
PepsiCo has agreed to acquire White Star and Pioneer Foods Group for R23.63bn ($1.7 billion), which will create a leading food and beverage company in Africa with a commitment to building a more sustainable future and investing in communities.
AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) kicked off its AIPIA China Summit in Shanghai last week (July 18-19) setting out the advantages of active and intelligent packaging technologies for many sectors of Chinese manufacturing....
Bengaluru-based Croitre Millet is setting up an office in France following the approval of its millet premixes by the Laboratoire D’essais Des Materiels Et Produits Alimentaires (LEMPA).
Dali Foods has been given a whopping fine for allegedly using misleading advertising messages that have a ‘substantive impact on consumer behavior’ to punt its popular potato chips.
Under the auspices of the Brazilian Chocolates, Peanuts and Candies Manufacturers Association (ABICAB), four Brazilian peanut producers will be showcasing their products at Snackex in Barcelona, Spain, on June 27 and 28.
PepsiCo-owned Lay’s chips cracked the fifth spot of Kantar’s Global Ranking Top 50, while Grupo Bimbo remained one of the Top 20 most chosen brands on the planet.
The nation’s Ministry of Health has decreed that all foods sold in Singapore – including bakery and snacks, whether made locally or imported – must be PHO-free within two years.
The Japanese snack company has revealed its aggressive business plan to drive overseas sales in the US, UK and China through strengthened ties with PepsiCo’s sales network.
The Oreo maker’s 2018 Impact Progress Report, entitled 'Snacking Made Right', highlights its use of less energy, water and waste across the group, as well as its move to paper-based packaging and its focus on mindful consumption.
Cape Cod and Samuel Adams Brewery in New England, US, have formed the first-of-its-kind partnership to launch a limited-edition Cape Cod Summer Potato Chips.
The breakfast cereal and confectionery conglomerate has made its human rights training freely available to Australian companies facing new legislation on slavery.
World hunger remains a persistent crisis, with approximately 842 million people going hungry every day. We look at the bakery and snack giants that are leading the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
A decrease in breakfast cereal sales and a product recall for RXBar – initiated ‘out of an abundance of caution’ – have impaired Kellogg’s first-quarter earnings.
PepsiCo is withdrawing the lawsuit against the Gujurat farmers for allegedly growing a registered potato varietal it exclusively uses for its Lay’s chips.
BBU’s parent Grupo Bimbo was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the second time last year, and the addition of electric vehicles will further the bakery giant’s company-wide commitment.
The Changing Markets Foundation is taking its objections up a notch to the alleged removal of essential vitamins and minerals in Kellogg’s breakfast cereals sold in Mexico.
Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo began as a humble family store in 1945, growing into the largest baking company in the world and a relevant player in snacks, with net sales of $14.2bn in 2017.
Brazil has agreed to import up to 750,000 metric tons of US wheat annually, without the usual duties it pays for wheat grown outside the Mercosur countries, a move that has disappointed Argentina.
Middle East supermarket mega chain Choithrams has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Future Consumer Limited (FCL) to market popular Indian snacks in the UAE for the first time.
Cosmo Films has introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging applications requiring high moisture & oxygen barrier and high hot tack properties.
