Published: Aug 02, 2012

Honey Maid, the brand owned by American food company Kraft Foods, has introduced Honey Maid Grahamfuls filled crackers, a new snack made with Honey Maid graham crackers.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: John Wood

Supermarket supplier Peters Bakery has been sold by its joint administrators, Mark Firmin and Howard Smith of KPMG.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

On-going quality issues with high-fibre baked goods mean consumer acceptance of such products remains low, despite increased demands for healthy products, say researchers.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Penford Food Ingredients is injecting R&D efforts into allergen reduction and fat replacement formulations amid a soaring, lucrative ‘better-for-you’ US market.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Flagship bakery Warburtons dived into the UK’s £2bn snacks arena last year but it is rife with competition and not without its challenges, says Warburtons Snacks director.

Published: Aug 01, 2012

An Indian meal is considered incomplete without a sweet course at the end. Capitalising on this practice among Indians are the companies dealing in desserts.

Published: Aug 01, 2012

Wild Flavors, Inc. has launched Flavor Fusion, a new line of blended flavor profiles that may be used in a variety of applications.

Published: Aug 01, 2012

Kraft Foods Inc. is introducing Honey Maid Grahamfuls, filled graham crackers that are available in peanut butter, peanut butter and chocolate and banana vanilla crème varieties.

Published: Aug 01, 2012

Betty Crocker, a General Mills, Inc. brand, has introduced two convenience-oriented baking mix products.

Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Armajaro Trading is showing ‘genuine commitment’ to cocoa labour issues by becoming the first cocoa trader to join the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), says the foundation.

Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Hershey’s CEO has said that pacing is important in innovation and while efforts have been “far more disciplined” than in the past, it is still committed to new product development (NPD).

Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Rod Addy

The EU sugar industry benefits from a “quasi monopoly” situation as a result of the current EU sugar quota system, according to the European Starch Industry Association, Association de Amidonniers et Feculiers (AAF).

Published: Jul 31, 2012

US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has reported that its net income increased about 4.4% to $135.69m for the second quarter ended 1 July 2012, compared to $130m in 2011, due to higher pricing action.

Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Functional confectionery that targets Thailand’s ageing population is an area of opportunity for manufacturers, says analyst.

Published: Jul 31, 2012

Various steps to reduce unit costs and formalized benchmarking of the company’s 71 U.S. baking plants were among integration elements described by Daniel Servitje, chief executive officer of Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Genius Foods, a UK-based producer of gluten-free baked goods, has partnered with Bako as a part of its plan to foray into the foodservice sector.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has trained 15,000 cocoa farmers from 50 farmer cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become independently certified

Published: Jul 28, 2012

UK-based Campden BRI’s is developing a new composite dough technology (CDT), which can help in the production of high quality white bread using cheaper flour mixes.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

ACE Bakery, a producer of baked goods, plans to invest $18.4m to set up a new facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, US.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

For the forthcoming Rakhi festival, Leonidas, the Belgium chocolate brand, has on offer a fresh range of chocolates.