PepsiCo has established Baking Category Innovation Center in Nuevo Leon, Mexico to expand the company’s research and development arm. The new center in Apodaca is a part of PepsiCo's five-year plan to invest $5bn to strengthen its ...
Tags: PepsiCo, Baking Category
Robert Ehrlich, founder of Pirate's Booty, does it again. After running Robert's American Gourmet until 2013, the very company he founded, Rob continues to create trendy and relevant snacks. His latest success is Bodacious Banana, rich in ...
Tags: Anti-Aging Popcorn, SexyPop
Snyder's-Lance has completed the acquisition of Baptista's Bakery, a producer of baked snack foods and 'better for you' snacks. The deal was originally announced on 7 May 2014. Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. ...
Tags: Bakery, snack foods
Simba, a part of PepsiCo South Africa, has officially openend a state-of-the-art chip manufacturing facility in Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. The facility is Simba's third manufacturing facility in South Africa. The Prospecton plant will ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Food manufacturer Symington's has expanded its portfolio in Australia with the launch of its Mug Shot range of instant snacks. Symington's said it developed the products to target Australia's $317million snack-in-a-mug convenience ...
Packaging solutions provider Ampac has introduced new packaging format, E-Z SnackPak, which is said to act as an alternative to the typical single serve VFFS snack food bag. According to the company, the new E-Z SnackPak technology offers ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing
Ruiz Food Products, a manufacturer of frozen Mexican food and snack products, is set to open new manufacturing facility in Florence County, South Carolina, with an investment of $55m. The proposed facility, which marks the company's ...
Portland’s Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee has voted in favor of a proposal that would require retailers to charge shoppers with 5-cent fee on every single use of plastic or paper bags at grocery stores. The fee ...
Tags: Plastic Bag, charging fee
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1979 to promote private label. It is the only organisation of its kind, representing more than 3,500 member companies around the globe. ...
Tags: Footprints
Snack company popchips has introduced a new product, popped veggie chips, under its brand popchips. Available in three flavors - sea salt, hint of olive oil and tuscan herb, the new gluten-free popchips veggie chips will be made ...
Tags: Popchips, Specialty Popped
A Loving Spoon, superior nut butters which combine pure, bare ingredients to produce bold flavors and never an ounce of guilt, announced the launch of its new portable dessert and snack line. Additional flavors, such as Purely Cacao Nib ...
Tags: Nut Butters, Snack
Faerch Plast's CSR report provides an annual review of the Group's responsible business performance during 2013. It shows how the company is adapting its business model and pursuing a strategy that delivers sustainable performance, driven ...
UFP Technologies is a US producer of custom-engineered specialty packaging and products. One of its recent green packaging innovations is plantable packaging. Little Duck Organics is N.Y. startup producing organic baby cereal and snacks. ...
SunOpta, a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 5, 2014. All amounts are expressed in US dollars and results are reported in accordance with ...
Tags: specialty foods
LEAF Brands LLC, the candy and snack manufacturer known for bringing back the classic rocket pop, Astro Pops and also known for launching the popular candy products, Farts Candy and David's Signature Beyond Gourmet jelly beans, has acquired ...
Tags: LEAF Brands, Hydrox Cookies