U.S. packaged foods group General Mills (GIS.N) is looking to expand its business in faster-growing emerging markets, it said on Tuesday, as growth in its home market remains weak.
American Lorain Corporation, an international processed snack foods, convenience foods, and frozen foods company based in the Shandong Province, China, today announced that it has acquired 51% share capital in Athena Group.
Leclerc Foods USA, a maker of cookies, snack bars and crackers, has acquired a 166,500-square-foot building in Phoenix to expand its food manufacturing operations.
Snack bars are making inroads into several food service channels, according to The NPD Group’s SupplyTrack report, which tracks products shipped through broadline distributors to food service operators.
As more companies buckle to consumer pressure over the use of controversial ingredients, Kraft Foods Group announced it has removed artificial preservatives from its Kraft Singles individually wrapped cheese slices.
Favorable macro trends in natural and organic food benefitted third-quarter results at Annie’s Inc., as the Berkeley-based company posted stronger returns in its macaroni and cheese, frozen pizza and entree business and snacks segment.
Announcing a second delay in the formation of Ardent Mills, ConAgra Foods, Inc. said the partners in the milling joint venture were prepared to divest 4 of the 44 mills that were to be included in Ardent.
The speed and efficiency of Ishida multihead weighers at specialist crisp manufacturer Pipers Crisps have played a key role in the company’s continuing success.
US snack maker Snyder's-Lance said today that full-year earnings rose by almost one-third, boosted by higher sales of core brands and its shift to focus on premium snack products.
Nestlé today announced that it has sold its premium sports nutrition business under the PowerBar and Musashi brands to a US-based consumer packed goods holding company, Post Holdings.
Van's Natural Foods, known for its delicious, better-for-you frozen breakfast foods, extends its nutritious new snack line with the introduction of certified gluten-free, multigrain snack chips and PB&J sandwich bars.
