Published: Nov 01, 2012

Flowers Foods has bought certain assets and trademarks licences relating to the Sara Lee and Earthgrains brands from Grupo Bimbo.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Football legend Hines Ward may have hung up his helmet and pads but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped pushing the boundaries of his athletic ability.

Published: Oct 31, 2012

Accompanying the launch of the POWERSoft Cake range is another strong development within instant cake emulsifiers – DuPont GRINDSTED CAKE 100 provides manufacturers with a convenient option for reducing the formulation costs of a wide range of superb cake

Published: Oct 31, 2012 By: Marissa Brassfield

Smoothies are one of the most deceptive menu items you can order.

Published: Oct 31, 2012 By: Elaine WATSON

Speaking on Hershey's Q3 earnings call with analysts last week, chief executive John Bilbrey was asked how well Air Delight chocolate bars and kisses were performing after an analyst observed that Air Delight “doesn't seem to be lapping as well” as other

Published: Oct 31, 2012

Grupo Bimbo - the world's largest bakery - has reported a sharp dip in third-quarter profits as higher wheat prices and costs from the integration of its North American Sara Lee business hit the firm’s margins.

Published: Oct 30, 2012

Kashi, a US-based natural food company owned by Kellogg, has announced the national launch of Chocolate Almond Butter Cookie, a new soft baked cookie which combines decadent flavors and whole grains.

Published: Oct 30, 2012

US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has reported that its net income decreased 10.1% to $176.7m for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012, compared to $196.7m in 2011, due to acquisition and realignment efforts.

Published: Oct 30, 2012 By: Elaine WATSON

Pound volumes of bread & rolls, ready-to eat breakfast cereals and wheat-based cereal bars have plummeted in the past five years in the US food, drug and mass channel as shoppers spurn ‘beige’ center of store categories, according to new data.

Published: Oct 29, 2012 By: Elaine WATSON

Flowers Foods has expanded its bakery empire with the acquisition of certain Sara Lee and Earthgrains assets and trademarks in California and Oklahoma City from Grupo Bimbo subsidiary BBU, Inc, for an undisclosed sum.

Published: Oct 29, 2012

Snack Pack, a brand owned by US packaged foods company ConAgra Foods, has introduced new bakery-inspired pudding varieties with its Bakery Shop range.

Published: Oct 29, 2012

Assocom-India under the patronage of AIB International School of Baking is likely to complete the construction of Assocom Institute of Baking Technology & Management (AIBTM) early next year.

Published: Oct 29, 2012

Rabobank has published a new research report on the tremendous increase of the U.S. snack bar market over the past ten years, which has grown at twice the rate of other snack foods and nearly three times the rate of the overall packaged food sector.

Published: Oct 29, 2012

Food manufacturer 2 Sisters has welcomed a ruling from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approving its acquisition of Brookes Avana, after the group agreed to sell its Christmas Office of Fair Trading manufacturing business.

Published: Oct 26, 2012

Diamond Foods plans to close its snack manufacturing plant in Indiana, US, a move which will lead to a loss of nearly 100 jobs.

Published: Oct 26, 2012

CSM has reported higher sales and EBITA before one-off costs in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2011.

Published: Oct 25, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Hovis manufacturer Premier Foods has lost a contract worth £75M with an unnamed grocery chain, according to its latest interim management statement.

Published: Oct 25, 2012

Barry Callebaut AG and Industria de Alimentos dos en Uno S.A. recently announced the signing of a long-term outsourcing agreement.

Published: Oct 25, 2012 By: Swati Vijay

Leonidas, the leading chocolatier from Belgium, offering premium range of chocolates, has opened its first franchise outlet in India at Santacruz West in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Published: Oct 25, 2012

Bakery cafe chain Panera Bread Co has reported a twenty-eight percent surge in third-quarter profits and raised its full-year forecast.