17 Aug 2018 --- Laboratory tests commissioned by US activists Environmental Working Group (EWG), have revealed that glyphosate – the active herbicide in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller used in commercialized agriculture all over the world – has been found in a raft of oat-based breakfast cereals and snack bars.
17 Aug 2018 --- The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) has published a detailed description of the genome of bread wheat, the world’s most widely cultivated crop in the international journal Science. This work will pave the way for the production of wheat varieties better adapted to climate challenges, with higher yields, enhanced nutritional quality and improved sustainability.
22 Aug 2017 --- Brand and consumer protection organization, BRC Global Standards has published the first edition of food packaging materials guidance. It’s geared towards achieving a common understanding, terminology and point of reference for good practice for businesses involved in the delivery of food and to prevent substances from packaging materials from getting into food.
05 Jul 2017 --- Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, made by Cereal Partners Worldwide (UK), are set to reduce a further 10 percent of sugar content across its cereal range by the end of 2018. The move will see around 225 million fewer teaspoons of sugar in the nation’s diet as part of an ongoing program to reduce average sugar across the entire product portfolio.
07 Apr 2017 --- More and more people don’t eat at home but rather while leaving the office, on the way to the day-care center, or before the gym, which means that the demand for healthy food on the go is increasing. No matter the raw materials, shape, taste or if the snack is coated with chocolate: Bühler’s solutions cover the complete range of end products. Nutritious and tasty cereal or nut bars are particularly popular: “At Interpack, we highlight our competence in the area of snacks by presenting our integrated production solutions, from grain or nuts to the finished bar or biscuit,” explains Thomas Bischof, Head of Bühler’s Business Unit Countlines.
23 Feb 2017 --- Kashi introduced Chewy Nut Butter Bars – the second line of products in its growing Certified Transitional portfolio – which joins Dark Cocoa Karma Shredded Wheat Biscuits, the company's best-performing cereal innovation in over five years. These deliciously chewy bars are made with real nut butters, whole grains and coconut oil, offering flavor packed, gluten-free nourishment in four tasty flavors: Almond Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Trail Mix, Salted Chocolate Chunk and Coconut Cashew Macaroon.
31 Jan 2017 --- Cereal giant Weetabix has announced a £30 million (US$37 million) capital investment program across its British manufacturing sites which will create a new production capacity by 2018 to keep pace with increasing sales domestically and overseas. The investment comes on the back of Weetabix’s UK market share for cereals and drinks rising from 15.3% to 16.4% in the past year.
24 Jan 2017 --- The biggest pasta maker in the world is planning a £1.5bn ($1.9bn) bid for one of the UK’s most popular cereal brands Weetabix. Weetabix, which is the UK’s second biggest cereal brand, has been courted by a number of suitors since its Chinese owner Bright Food put the brand up for sale last year.
29 Nov 2016 --- World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) is calling for all breakfast cereal manufacturers to universally reduce salt and sugar content after a global cereal study revealed major differences found in the same branded breakfast cereals sold around the world.
16 Sep 2016 --- Viterra Inc. is pleased to announce that it intends to build a new high throughput grain terminal at Wadena, SK. The facility will have a storage capacity of 34,000 metric tonnes, and will be able to load up to 156 railcars through a loop track.
08 Aug 2016 --- Carbohydrates have long been a staple part of diets all over the world, the sugars and starches which provide nutritional energy for humans when consumed have become both a blessing and a curse. The process of food production in recent times has changed the way in which they may affect the body.
21 Jul 2016 --- Kellogg’s UK has apologized following an Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling that states the cereal company made unclear health claims during a TV commercial for its Special K brand.
13 Jul 2016 --- Raisio has sold its UK snack bar business to Dutch investors Nimbus, as the divestment of the Finnish food company’s UK operations continues.
21 Jun 2016 –-- Kellogg is following the likes of General Mills and Unilever by launching an investment fund which will invest around $100m in start-ups, in the hope of identifying the Chobani of tomorrow.
20 Jun 2016 --- Starting the day with so called healthy breakfast biscuits could be no healthier for you than a bowl of Kellogg’s Coco Pops – according to new research by campaign group, Action on Sugar.
06 May 2016 --- Kellogg has reported a 22.9 percent drop in first quarter net profits, but said it has gained share in the US cereal market in the period.
13 Apr 2016 --- Raisio is to license its Honey Monster breakfast cereal brand in the UK to the UK-based cereal supplier Brecks Co. Raisio chief executive Matti Rihko, said: “Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals are not at the core of Raisio’s strategy so the licensing of the Honey Monster brand is a good solution that ensures that Honey Monster cereals will continue to be available to British consumers.”
04 Apr 2016 --- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to reduce inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a leading source of arsenic exposure in infants. Relative to body weight, rice intake for infants, primarily through infant rice cereal, is about three times greater than for adults. Moreover, national intake data show that people consume the most rice (relative to their weight) at approximately 8 months of age.
16 Mar 2016 --- Weetabix, the biggest breakfast cereal brand in the UK, is eyeing new growth opportunities within the healthier breakfast space, including the growth market for high protein products. In January 2016, the company took first place in the cereal category at this year’s Product of the Year awards; for new product Weetabix Protein Crunch.
29 Feb 2016 --- Nutritionists frequently refer to breakfast as the most important meal of the day, citing studies that find that people who skip breakfast are disproportionately likely to have problems with concentration, metabolism and weight. The distinction between what makes a breakfast a good one, as we know, differs from country to country.
