snacking
Burts Potato Chips to accelerate growth with acquisition
Burts Potato Chips has purchased specialist popcorn brand Savoury & Sweet – a move it says will help the snack company accelerate growth over the next five years.
Limit children to two snacks a day, health body says
Children should be limited to eating just two snacks of no more than 100 calories a day to cut their sugar intake, a UK health body has warned.
Hershey to buy Skinny Pop owner Amplify Snack
Confectionery major The Hershey Company has agreed to acquire Skinny Pop parent Amplify Snack for $1.6 billion, a move that should be applauded according to some analysts.
Millennials continue to influence UK snack market
Global snacking firm Pladis has revealed its insights into ‘the new breed of snackers’ in the UK, with younger consumers snacking more than any previous generation.
A look back at 2017
This week, the Confectionery Production team are busy pressing the December 2017/January 2018 issue, which has got me thinking about this year’s key trends.
Millennials continue to influence UK snack market
Global snacking firm Pladis has revealed its insights into ‘the new breed of snackers’ in the UK, with younger consumers snacking more than any previous generation.
Innovative ingredients
We’re two days into Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt, Germany and it has already provided lots of ideas for upcoming articles in the magazine.
Cereal: a snacking staple
While it has long maintained a seat at the kitchen table, it seems cereal may be moving beyond breakfast and even beyond the bowl, with new figures showing that 43% of US cereal consumers eat it as a snack at home.
Ferrero enters UK biscuit category with Nutella B-Ready
Ferrero’s Nutella chocolate spread brand is moving into the biscuits category for the first time in the UK with the launch of Nutella B-Ready.
Savoury snack showcase
Some 155 exhibitors descended on Vienna, Austria, for the biennial Snackex trade show and conference from 21-22 June. Katie Smith reports.
KP Snacks acquires popcorn brand Butterkist
KP Snacks has acquired popcorn business Butterkist from Tangerine Confectionery for an undisclosed sum.
Reclosable lidding film for US snack pack
Packaging solutions specialist Parkside is launching a reclose lidding film for a snack fruit pack in the US.
Nestlé explores sale of US confectionery business
Swiss food giant Nestlé is to explore strategic options for its US confectionery business, including a potential sale.
A snacking revolution
The number one reason US consumers snack is to treat themselves (50%), new research shows, and more than one quarter (28%) says taste is more important than health when choosing a snack.