Bakery and Snacks

Africa’s new appetite: Inside the rapid rise of convenience snacking

Africa’s booming youth population is transforming the bakery and snacks landscape, creating opportunities for brands rooted in local culture and convenience.

Texas’ ingredient label law sparks a major food fight

A sweeping Texas bill that reshapes ingredient labels has triggered one of the biggest courtroom clashes yet between lawmakers and the food industry.

Snackquake: PepsiCo’s 20% SKU chop signals a value reset in American snacking

PepsiCo’s deal with Elliott Investment Management has triggered sweeping cuts to its snack portfolio and a shift toward sharper pricing.

3 strategies bolstering Campbell’s snack portfolio amid category slowdown

Targeted innovation, seasonal flavors and premiumization are delivering “worth-it” experiences to help Campbell's Co maintain share even as snack volumes soften

Alternative cocoa: Ways confectionery’s most under-threat ingredient is being replaced

A deep dive into how confectionery makers are responding to the ongoing cocoa crisis. From rising prices and supply shortages to innovative cocoa-saving solutions, we explore how major players and ingredient suppliers are using functional fats, natural extracts, and flavour-boosting technologies to replicate cocoa’s taste and performance—helping manufacturers stay resilient amid market volatility.

Postcard from Cape Town: Where bakery has a ‘sharp-sharp, lekker’ vibe

Koeksisters, vetkoek and Gatsbys with attitude: the Mother City is turning local flavor into global obsession.

GLP-1 has changed the snack game: Here’s how to win it back

GLP-1 users are rewriting the rules of appetite, texture and indulgence. Tate & Lyle’s latest research shows exactly where producers are missing the moment.

Trump orders sweeping probe into food price-fixing as grocery costs threaten GOP

Facing voter frustration and political risk, the White House directs DOJ and FTC to investigate potential price-fixing across the food chain as Republicans brace for midterm pressure.

The gluten glitch hiding in compostable packaging

Some compostable packaging made from cereals has been shown to shed gluten into gluten-free food, a problem the sustainability push never thought to look for.

Brands are sitting on a YouTube goldmine – so why isn’t anyone posting?

A sweeping analysis shows food brands are sitting on huge untapped YouTube potential and missing basic optimization steps that could transform their reach.

What’s next for The Magnum Ice Cream Company?

Mars-Kellanova merger “approved unconditionally”

Mars gains EU approval for €31bn Kellanova merger, expanding its snacking empire and promising growth, innovation, and more billion-dollar brands.

Festive, fabulous and gone in a flash: The LTOs everyone should be chasing

This year’s festive one-offs range from a cult trifle to resurrected ‘80s snacks and a Christmas sandwich that thinks it’s royalty.

Brain boom: 3 ingredients boosting cognitive health

At Food Ingredients Europe in Paris, we found that the trend in functional ingredients for brain health is booming. Cognitive health ingredients like magnesium, DHA and L-theanine are being used to boost cognitive health among consumers.

Why AI might fix the slowest part of R&D

Cocoa volatility and fast-changing label demands are squeezing R&D timelines. Barry Callebaut’s partnership with NotCo points to a new, AI-assisted path forward.

How the Middle East became the world’s fastest-moving flavor lab

The region’s food world is shifting fast, driven by big flavors, fast feedback loops and consumers who know exactly what they want.

Consumers embrace gene-edited foods when brands focus on value, not science

For CPG brands already navigating evolving standards around transparency, sustainability and ingredient innovation, gene editing could be an opportunity – if communicated in the language consumers actually care about.

‘A mandate for innovation’: R&D is back at the top of the agenda with UK sugar tax shake up

The UK government has announced changes to its soda tax. Business are going back to the lab: reformulation and R&D is complex, but support is available.

San Francisco sues Kellogg, General Mills, PepsiCo, Mondelez and more over ‘engineered’ foods

City officials say some of America’s biggest brands helped shape eating habits that are now coming back to haunt public health budgets.

Could Brussels really crumble the humble UK oatcake?

As the UK-EU reset deal inches forward, new mycotoxin limits threaten to turn the much-loved British oatcake into unexpected Brexit collateral.