snacks
20 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Nestlé upgraded its pet food facility in the UK and Steakholder Foods opened its 3D food-printing center for visitors. Meanwhile, Biotalys’ biofungicide received patents in the EU and...
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19 Sep 2024
--- Nearly 60% of major companies in the North American food sector are making headway on reducing direct emissions, but slower progress in addressing supply chain emanations is preventing them from slashing total emissions,...
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18 Sep 2024
--- Brexit has left a pronounced impact on agri-food businesses due to diminished exports (27% drop) and imports (32% drop) since the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was signed at the end of 2020, finds a study. The...
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17 Sep 2024
--- Nestlé agrees plans for its first food manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia with investment from the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon). The project aims in its initial stages to produce...
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17 Sep 2024
--- The plant-based space is diversifying to accommodate evolving consumer trends as convenience and indulgence fuel increasing demand for on-the-go snacks. The rise of flexitarian diets, primarily plant-forward diets with...
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16 Sep 2024
--- Time-consuming tasks (60%), data entry errors (39%) and miscommunication (32%) are plaguing F&B suppliers, half of whom still rely on manual spreadsheets for managing daily tasks, finds a study by TraceGains. These...
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13 Sep 2024
--- German ingredient specialist Loryma has introduced a wheat-based product that gives breaded foods a crunchy texture without adding fat or deep-frying. The Lory Crumb aims to deliver low-fat crispy coatings that meet...
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13 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Unilever’s Indian subsidiary set up a committee to review its ice cream business and Tate & Lyle cut 20% of the carbon footprint of its US sucralose production site. Meanwhile,...
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12 Sep 2024
--- Researchers reveal that the food environment, specifically digital food ordering in restaurants and free food samples in retail stores, significantly impacts the healthiness of people’s food choices. Ordering food...
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11 Sep 2024
--- Campbell Soup Company plans to rename itself The Campbell’s Company to align with its “evolution and transformed portfolio,” which includes sauces, snacks and beverages in addition to soup. This comes...
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11 Sep 2024
--- Animal protection groups welcome the conclusions of the European Commission’s (EC) Strategic Dialogue, which is set to inform the EU’s vision for agriculture and food in the first 100 days of Ursula von der...
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10 Sep 2024
--- ADM reinforces its commitment to integrated nutrition solutions across its ingredient portfolio and alternative protein innovation amid a slowdown in the plant-based space. The food leader maintains that nutrition solutions...
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06 Sep 2024
--- Halving salt intake can significantly lower the blood pressure of those prescribed medication for cardiovascular disease, according to a study by the research group Action on Salt (AoS) in collaboration with the Queen Mary...
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Beyond The Headlines: Samyang bolsters allulose production, Bühler’s sustainable protein advancement
06 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Samyang advanced allulose and prebiotic production with a new South Korean plant and Bühler snapped up German fermentation expert Esau & Hueber to enhance its sustainable protein...
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02 Sep 2024
--- Venture-backed Confetti Snacks is celebrating diverse cultures and global tastes in a world where “traditionally, 95% of snacks are dominated by nutritionally bankrupt potato chips and extruded corn puffs in...
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30 Aug 2024
--- This month, one of the biggest deals of the year was announced when Mars said it was to acquire Kellanova in a mega-merger that would unite two snacking giants. As the citrus crisis escalated, Kerry spoke to us about...
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29 Aug 2024
--- Pizza Hut has introduced the Moving Box Table, a specialty pizza box that turns into a miniature table. The container is intended to be an easy dining setup “amid the chaos of moving.” Moving Box Tables are...
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28 Aug 2024
--- New product developments (NPD) in the burgeoning snacking and beverage sector are set to feature strongly in the upcoming Fi Asia, scheduled from 4 to 6 September in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event aims to bring together key...
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27 Aug 2024
--- The reported downturn in figures came one after the other as a slew of brand giants shared their half-year results for 2024. Diageo recorded its first global sales drop since 2020, and Starbucks’ numbers took a tumble...
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26 Aug 2024
--- US children under the age of 12 see more than 1,000 mostly unhealthy food-related ads a year, finds a new study conducted at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). While the figure remains high, the research team’s...
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