Single-serve ice cream on the rise relative to tub sales The share of hand-held single serve products in global ice cream new product activity continues to rise on increased demand for individual snacks and treats, according to findings ...
Tags: ice cream, bars, sticks, cones, Agriculture
Potato chips remain Australia’s favourite snack food When it comes to the nation’s most popular snacks, it seems Australians’ tastes tend more towards savoury than sweet. Potato chips are a favourite — 41 per cent ...
Tags: Snacks, Potato chips, Agriculture
FLEXcon has introduced a new PVDC-coated film, known as optiFLEX RESEAL BARRIER Clear, to address the growing demand for resealable food packaging. The new offering, which will serve as a barrier against moisture to maintain food ...
Tags: FLEXcon, PVDC-coated film, Packaging
Melbourne-based snack manufacturer Funch has launched a range of snack food pre-mixes in Australia, which it says is part of the “next generation of snack foods” that appeal to consumers wanting to eat healthily. The ...
Tags: Snack Foods, sunflower seeds, cacao, coconut, Agriculture
Sonic Drive-In has introduced Lil’ Doggies and Lil’ Chickies, new mini-sized hot dogs and chicken sandwiches. Like all of the SONIC menu items, these new options are offered all day, and add to an already robust menu of ...
Tags: chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, Agriculture
US-based Mamma Chia has expanded its breakfast and snack products range with the introduction of Chia Vitality Granola Clusters. The new Chia Vitality Granola Clusters are available in three variant flavors including Wild Blueberry, ...
Tags: breakfast, snack products, Agriculture
Lundberg Family Farms, a provider of organic rice and rice products, has introduced two new flavors to its all-star lineup of savory whole grain snacks: Sriracha Rice Chips and Smoky Maple Rice Chips. "We've seen a huge increase in demand ...
Tags: grain snacks, Agriculture
Saki Snack Enterprises has recalled its dry dates, apricots and sultanas products as they contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the packaging. Anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites will have possible ...
Tags: retail customers, Agriculture
Two baby and toddler food companies: Beech-Nut is 123 years old, Rafferty’s Garden is 7. Both lead with peak nutrition claims. Beech-Nut makes glass packaging part of this. Rafferty’s Garden uses flexible pouches. Let’s ...
Tags: glass packaging, baby food, Packaging
Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo's subsidiary Canada Bread has agreed to acquire Saputo Bakery, a subsidiary of Canadian dairy company Saputo, in a C$120m ($103.27m) deal. This acquisition of Canada's leading producer of snacks cakes ...
Tags: Canada Bread, Saputo Bakery, snacks cakes
PepsiCo has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new snack production plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which will employ close to 300 people. Said to be the company's 15th location in the Middle East, the plant ...
Tags: PepsiCo, snack production
Reliant Beverage Company, maker of Reliant Recovery Water, has hired Bill Germano as president. "We are thrilled to have Bill join the Reliant team," said Eric Russell, CEO of Reliant Beverage Company. "He brings with him a wealth of ...
Tags: Beverage, Agriculture
British establishment Tayto Group is recalling a batch of Tayto Snack Attack 10+5 (Bikers, Rollers and Chips) multipack as ti contains milk, soya and wheat which are not mentioned on the label. The recalled product, only sold at ...
Tags: Tayto, Snack, Mislabeling
Netherland-based packaging company Budelpack Poortvliet has acquired a new Bosch machine for the vertical forming, filling and sealing of transwraps as well as stand-up, block bottom and quadro-sealed pouches. The company already has a ...