Price increases to offset higher commodity costs has boosted sales - and therefore profits - at US nut firm John B. Sanfilippo & Son. The company booked net income of US$7.5m for the quarter to 27 September, compared to $2.2m a year ...
Tags: commodity costs, sales, food market, food industry
Hormel Foods is preparing to launch Jennie-O Turkey Tacos Mini Soft Taco Kits in a bid to appeal to US consumers looking for a "better-for-you" snack or light meal. "At Jennie-O, we understand people want quick and easy solutions to make ...
Tags: Taco Kit, snack, light meal
NXL Design and its partner National Flexible have combined to create the new packaging for Spar’s savoury snack range The project for the retailer took six weeks with NXL overseeing the creative development of branded packaging ...
Mars Inc has expanded its Combo snacks stable in the US with the launch of a 7 Layer tortilla chip. The Combos Baked Snacks 7 Layer Dip Tortilla is made with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, avocado, tomato, refried beans, onion and ...
Tags: Mars Inc, combo snacks, tortilla chip, baked snake, food industry
Nestle has expanded its Erlenbacher frozen baked goods and desserts range in Germany to include a mini cake range. The Lion, After Eight and Choco Crossies frozen mini cakes launched this month and are being targeted at consumers wanting ...
Tags: Nestle, frozen baked goods, desserts, mini cake
Kettle Foods has expanded its crisps range in the UK to include a tortilla range. Available in four variants, the chips are designed to be eaten paired with a dip, alongside a dish, or as a snack. Flavours comprise: Sweet Chilli Salsa; ...
Tags: crisps, tortilla range, Chips Range
US snacks and smoothie manufacturer Inventure Foods has booked an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, net profits soared 47% to US$3.3m, the company reported today (2 August). Inventure attributed the ...
Intersnack has reached a deal to acquire the snack unit of United Biscuits for an undisclosed sum. The privately-held German snack group will take control of KP Snacks, the UK's second-largest snack business with an annual turnover of ...
Tags: undisclosed sum, snack group, KP Snacks
1. Teen: Easy-Bake Oven needs gender-neutral packaging A New Jersey youngster has started a petition asking Hasbro Inc. to change the girly colors and graphics on the carton to make the popular toys more boy-friendly. 2. Cisco redesigns ...
Oberto Brands has indicated that it will open a manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee, in order to meet growing demand for its meat snack products. The company manufactures Oh Boy, Oberto! Jerky, Lowrey's Meat Snacks and Pacific ...
Tags: meat, snack, meat snack products, Meat Snacks
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 5:43:28 PM Rice-A-Roni single-serve, microwavable, flavored rice cups offer a convenient way to fulfill meal-time cravings for people on-the-go. With a unique blend ...
Rice-A-Roni has launched single-serve, microwavable, flavored rice cups, which can be consumed as a snack or a meal on its own. The rice cups feature long grain rice, toasted vermicelli and other flavors. According to the company, ...
Tags: Rice A Roni, rice cup, food prodcut, food industry
German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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US food giant General Mills has outlined a number of its global growth plans for its current fiscal year. Company executives yesterday (10 July) discussed plans that the company hopes will fuel growth in the US and beyond at a meeting ...
Tags: Growth Plans, fiscal year, fiscal 2013
German food company Zertus has struck a deal to buy UK confectioner and snack firm Zetar. Zertus and London-listed Zetar announced an agreement valuing the UK firm at GBP43.7m. The German company is paying 297p per Zetar share, which ...
Tags: food company, Food Firm, confectioner firm, snack firm