Published: Sep 04, 2012

Birds Eye, a European frozen food manufacturer, is set to add Hash Brown Waffles to its Waffles portfolio in September 2012 in the UK.

Published: Aug 31, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

There is no direct translation of ‘snacking’ as Americans know it in Brazilian food culture, but snack foods form a significant part of the Brazilian diet, according to a new report from the Hartman Group.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. said it plans to close its Bentonville, Ark., ingredient cheese facility in the second quarter of 2013.

Published: Aug 28, 2012

KP Snacks, the snacks division of UK-based United Biscuits, has launched new flavors under McCoy’s crisps range.

Published: Aug 27, 2012

Domestic food chains are shedding off their local colours as they seek to cash in on the fast growing western snack segment in India.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Snacks now account for one in five eating occasions in the United States, while main meals tend to consist of fewer items, according to a new report from market research organization The NPD Group.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

Kraft Foods has agreed to divest a controlling stake in its Back to Nature brand food business for an undisclosed sum ahead of the company’s split in October.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Kraft Foods has agreed to sell a majority stake in its Back to Nature brand of natural-food products to US private equity firm Brynwood Partners for an undisclosed amount.

Published: Aug 22, 2012

Kraft Foods Inc., in collaboration with professional snowboarder/skateboarder Shaun White, has expanded its Stride gum line with the launch of Mintacular!

Published: Aug 21, 2012

Kraft Foods Inc. has expanded the belVita breakfast biscuits line with the launch of two new flavors: chocolate and cinnamon brown sugar.

Published: Aug 20, 2012

Chinese food and beverage firm Wahaha is in a leading position to acquire United Biscuits’ snacks business, KP Snacks, for £520m.

Published: Aug 20, 2012

Making lunches for their school-age children seems to be the bane of most parents' existence. But packing nutritious food that kids will eat doesn't have to be mutually exclusive.

Published: Aug 17, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Australian food firm Goodman Fielder has denied rumours that a full buy-out by Asian palm oil giant Wilmar International is on the cards as it records big losses in 2012.

Published: Aug 17, 2012

Raisio’s healthy snacks Brands division pulled in €85.6m for the second quarter (Q2) with the UK its biggest market with most opportunity.

Published: Aug 17, 2012

Philippine snack food and beverage company Universal Robina (URC) is set to take complete control of its overseas business division URC International (URCI) by purchasing 23% stake held by investment firm International Horizons Investments for PHP7.2bn ($

Published: Aug 15, 2012 By: Laurence Gibbons

The UK snack market will reach £3.8bn by 2016, according to market analyst Mintel, despite claims from the Snack, Nut and Crisp Manufacturers’ Association (SNACMA) that consumers misunderstand such products.

Published: Aug 15, 2012

UK confectionery and snack maker Zetar has announced a licensing agreement with Unilever to make Marmite branded nuts.

Published: Aug 14, 2012

Frito-Lay North America, a business unit of PepsiCo, Inc., has added a gluten-free recipe section to its corporate web site.

Published: Aug 11, 2012

El’s Kitchen, a producer of gluten-free snacks, plans to establish a production facility in Stratford, Connecticut, US.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: John Wood

Food manufacturers looking for a growth market should investigate producing healthy snacks for stressed workers.