US snack manufacturer Snyder's-Lance is to close its bakery facility in Ontario as part of a company-wide review. In a statement yesterday (25 February), the firm said its plant in Cambridge will close on 17 May. The company did not say ...
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US meat giant Tyson Foods has acquired local tortilla, salty snack and pretzel maker Don Julio Foods. The deal expands Tyson's presence in the retail channel. Tyson is the second-largest tortilla maker in the US, although the majority of ...
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Consumption in savory market is expected to grow significantly in Denmark from the review period of 2006-2011 to the forecast period of 2011-2016, finds a new study by UK-based research firm Canadean – Food. According to the report, ...
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Wm. Bolthouse Farms Inc., headquartered in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, recently introduced a completely revamped line of premium refrigerated salad dressings that contain at least 55 percent fewer calories and 75 percent less ...
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The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes seafood processing in the UK, the ethnic/traditional snack market in the US and functional food and drinks. SEAFOOD Seafood (Frozen, Canned and Fresh) This report ...
Tags: Seafood, Snacks, Functional Food, Next-Generation Superfruits
While shopping for your Thanksgiving edibles this week, you might notice store shelves are already decked out with products and packaging aimed toward the next holiday—you know the one associated with trimmed trees, reindeer and a ...
Tags: Holiday Packaging, Red Bull, ChapStick
PepsiCo has unveiled a new US$40m research and development centre in Shanghai today (13 November), its largest outside of the US. The food and beverage facility will be an Asia-Pacific hub for PepsiCo's new product, packaging and ...
Tags: PepsiCo, development centre, Asia-Pacific hub, innovation
PepsiCo has announced plans to open its sixth manufacturing plant in China, in a bid to drive its growth in the market. The facility in the province of Wuhan has the capacity to produce 15,000 tonnes of Lay's branded potato chips ...
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UK-based crisp brand Burts Chips has launched Guinness flavored crisps. The product features a combination of Irish stout with Burts' thick cut hand-cooked potato chips with a bitter sweet flavor, reported Food and Drink Innovation ...
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German snack company Intersnack is finalizing an agreement to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' snacks business, KP Snacks, for more than £400m. Intersnack and KP Snacks are likely to announce the agreement this week, reported ...
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Bagger Dave's Legendary Burger Tavern, a US-based casual restaurant chain, has introduced new menu items and a new Horseradish Ranch sauce. The new offerings include Kickin' Cheddar Burger, the vegetarian Nacho Average Burger; and a spicy ...
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Chinese food and beverage firm Wahaha is in a leading position to acquire United Biscuits' snacks business, KP Snacks, for £520m. This move comes after the owners of United Biscuits, US private equity firm Blackstone and the French ...
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Frito-Lay North America,a convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo,has introduced two new potato chips flavors under its Lay's Kettle Cooked brand. According to the company,Lay's Kettle Cooked Applewood Smoked BBQ and Lay's Kettle Cooked ...
Tags: potato chips, fat, Baby Boomers
Popchips, a US-based producer of popped snacks, has launched a new line of popped tortilla chips. The new range will be joining the line of popped potato chips and sweet potato chips. Popchips claimed that the new line features lower fat, ...
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Linde North America has introduced Mapax modified atmosphere packaging solution,which is designed to extend the shelf life of consumer packaged foods when compared to packaging in air. The solution uses a combination of food-grade ...
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