These consumers still want to purchase indulgent pastries or breads out-of-home or on-the-go, but these days are placing more emphasis on treats that are guilt-free.
While snacking has long been associated with indulgence and fulfilling a guilty craving, a raft of new offers are popping up on the market that more closely align with consumers’ holistic wellness goals.
The industry leader in sensorial experiences has forged a partnership with British health and wellness company Salus Optima to give brand owners access to an AI-driven personalised nutritional platform that will create snacks and other products that target...
The Californian better-for-you snack producer has made a $1m endowment to Tuskegee University in Alabama – a Historically Black College and University – to support the advancement of organic farming practices through the University’s College of Agriculture,...
Mental health is clearly a rising area of interest providing a new area for innovation in the functional food and supplements industry, but how can brands successfully tap into this trend?
After almost 150 years of traditional chocolate craft, Barry Callebaut has announced a major breakthrough for the industry by redesigning the farming, fermentation, and roasting of the cocoa bean to create what it has called the ‘second generation of...
Protein bars are central to the narrative of sports nutrition going mainstream, according to Nutrition Integrated founder, Nick Morgan, speaking at the launch of Arla Foods Ingredients new protein concept.
As calls to lower sugar levels in food and beverages louden, formulators and brands centre their efforts on improving taste, testing and technology in sugar-reduced products.
Curbing consumption of sugary beverages and sweet baked goods could take center-stage in future obesity-fighting campaigns while chocolate and confections move to the wings after new research from Georgetown University reveals the former are more likely...
For most bakery producers, the clean label concept involves making use of as few ingredients as possible that consumers recognise as wholesome and natural. But today, clean also means green, highlighting opportunities for ingredients and products that...
A new report into America’s chocolate and candy companies reveal many brands are meeting, or in some cases exceeding, key metrics in offering consumers more transparency, choice, and portion guidance options.
US candy brand HI-CHEW has released two new reduced sugar flavours to its portfolio - Mango and Strawberry - which it says offer brand fans the same great taste and texture they love with 30% less of the sweet stuff.
With more US households veering towards sugar-free baking, Swerve, a leading manufacturer and marketer of zero-sugar, keto-friendly, and plant-based sweeteners, has launched the next generation of sugar alternative products.
Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has developed a plug and play solution – meaning it can be used as is or within a recipe – to helps snack producers create bars with a high protein content in every layer.
There is a significant opportunity for brands to capitalize on the momentum in the plant-based space to create standout cheese alternatives that appeal to both plant-based purists and curious flexitarians alike, claims Royal DSM.
Brother-sister duo Dr Maximilian and Dr Sara Marquart are working to ease the pressure on cocoa supply chains with an alternative developed via traditional and precision fermentation techniques. FoodNavigator catches up with one half of the ‘chocolate...
Safe Food Advocacy Europe has long been campaigning for an official definition of the term ‘natural’. Yet not all industry players are on board, we are told. How could a legal definition benefit both consumers and the planet?
Rapid growth in online sales of plant-based food products during the lockdown period supported industry growth in the global vegan snacks market size a new study has revealed.
Mondelēz International has launched eight non-HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) products across its biscuits, confectionery, and drinking chocolate lines in the UK.
Fortified protein snacks are proving popular with European consumers, who are demanding more choices and better-tasting products, according to new research.
Chocxo has announced its Dark Chocolate KETO Coconut, Almond & Sea Salt Snaps are now available at Costco US locations nationwide for a special limited-time promotion as consumer demand for better-for-you chocolate continues to grow.
The brand celebrated its entry into the US market with a successful showing at the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 in Chicago. We talk to Eliza G Jahn, Head of Marketing at Katjes USA, to pick over some of the highlights of the event.
The Oreo, belVita and Lus biscuit producer has agreed to acquire organic energy bar maker Clif Bar & Company for $2.9bn, which will expand its global snack bar business to more than $1bn.
Barry Callebaut made its presence felt at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 with a major announcement on its plans for expansion of its latest plant-based line by adding dairy-free organic chocolate to its North American portfolio, while also...
Mars Wrigley UK has announced a new portfolio of non-HFSS chocolate bars under the Mars and Galaxy brands in anticipation of new government regulations.
While the past couple of years have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride with supply chain challenges and soaring inflation, KIND posted a 15% increase in sales in the US market in 2021, and is enjoying "really robust growth" in 2022, says KIND...
Europe’s Red Chocolate will have a significant presence in the better-for-you category at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo with its dark chocolate varieties that contain 40% fewer calories than other chocolates, offering consumers #AllPleasureNoGuilt.
Cream teas, salty nibbles and sweet bakes have long borne the brunt of a bad rap, but with consumer focus on health more dominant than ever before, the sector is quickly reinventing itself to stay relevant.
Oat milk chocolate brand, HAPPi, has secured a major listing in the UK with the news that it is now available on the shelves of Tesco stores nationwide, with three SKUs: Plain M!lk, Salted Caramel and White.
Call for UK government to publish its long-awaited Sugar Reduction Progress Report and announce new, tougher, comprehensive, regulatory measures to incentivise the industry to reduce sugar.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is launching an investigation into the salmonella outbreak at Ferrero’s factory in Arlon, Belgium, which has led to the company recalling several batches of Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs and...
US researchers conducting a Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) observed a 27% reduction in deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults treated with the extract, although there was no improvement in the death rate for...
Beneo welcomes this year’s theme for World Heath Day (7 April) – highlighting the innate relationship between the consumer’s wellbeing and that of the Earth – noting it aligns with its recent research that found flexitarians are driving the demand for...
British chocolate brands H!P Chocolate and Love Cocoa (both founded by James Cadbury, the great-great-great grandson of the original Mr Cadbury) are hosting their first ever London pop-up this week.
Free-from chocolate connoisseurs Moo Free has invested in new panning machinery and introduced a new collection of individual snack-packs to its range.
The legacy of the past two years is expected to have a long lasting impact on the craft bakery sector, with the link between diet and overall wellbeing coming more sharply into focus driving the increased use of ‘real’ ingredients and tried-and-tested...
Two Californian women-owned companies have joined forces to prove that the next generation of plant-based foods can put the climate change fight back into the hands of consumers.
New research from Clif Bar & Company found the majority of Americans are returning to their pre-pandemic routine – with 72% admitting to snack even more frequently than they were prior to the outbreak of COVID.
