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News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries09-Jan-2024
TOP HEADLINES
What it takes to build a thriving brand in a tough retail market: insight from founder of Proper Snacks
Cassandra Stavrou delves into her journey as a challenger brand and the successes and failures along the way, resulting in one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK healthy snack category.... Read more
Carrefour stops selling PepsiCo products over price increases
European supermarket giant Carrefour has stopped selling PepsiCo products in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain: citing 'unacceptable' price increases from the American drinks and snacks giant.... Read more
Nestlé Professional makes last call for Toque d’Or competition registrations
The deadline for the 36th edition of Torque d’Or has been extended to 19 January.... Read more
‘Local realities’ at the heart of World Cocoa Foundation’s new strategy, as members prepare to meet in Amsterdam
Since the World Cocoa Foundation’s last Partnership Meeting in Brussels at the end of 2022, the organisation has undergone significant internal changes – but its mission remains the same – to ‘create a thriving and equitable cocoa sector.’ After skipping 2023 for a reset, WCF partners are set to gather in Amsterdam from 6 to 7 February to outline its agenda for 2024 and beyond.... Read more
Targeting the Zillennial: WK Kellogg Co debuts new better-for-you vegan cereal brand
The introduction of Eat Your Mouth Off aligns with WK Kellogg Co’s strategy to diversify its portfolio in response to shifting consumer preferences – particularly the new fringe generation – towards plant-based, but still protein-heavy, better-for-you options.... Read more
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
PepsiCo ramps up investment in Vietnam with new snack plant
The People's Committee of Ha Nam province has given PepsiCo Vietnam Foods the green light to build an $82m snack production plant in Tien Town’s Dong Van I industrial park.... Read more
GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
Affordability, accessibility, opportunity: Parental motivation behind food purchases in a low-income community
Lower income families often tend to have poorer outcomes when it comes dietary nutrition and obesity. A study of a low-income area in Birmingham, UK explored potential barriers to eating well.... Read more
EU urged to better integrate agrifood trade interests into policy
Ahead of the European elections in June 2024, The European Liaison Committee for Agricultural and Agrifood Trade (CELCAA) calls for better integration of agrifood trade interests in EU policy.... Read more
‘Prime makes drinks, not foods’: Fake branded chocolate bars spark food safety warning
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning after fake chocolate bars branded ‘Prime’ and ‘Wonka Bars’ were identified on the UK market.... Read more
UK baking firm signs 15-year lease for new biscuit manufacturing facility
Cheshire-based firm Roberts Bakery has leased a new industrial unit in Winsford, commercial property consultancy Legat Owen has confirmed.... Read more
What’s stirring this Dry January? Canned mocktails, extra hoppy beverages, functional drinks
Non-alcoholic beverages continue to gain a foothold, cutting into the overall alcohol market, as brands like Longbottom, HOP WTR, and hiyo tap into consumer demands for quality, functionality, and health.... Read more
Conagra cuts fiscal outlook: ‘The pace of the shift back to normal consumer behavior has been slower than we initially expected’
Conagra Brands no longer expects a modest increase in organic net sales in fiscal year 2024 – rather it is bracing for a 1-2% decline over last year along with tighter margins and a lower earnings per share due to a “slower pace of volume recovery” than expected.... Read more
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