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OAKLAND, CALIF. — The success of the J.M. Smucker Co.’s Uncrustables brand has led to the launch of several similar products looking to latch onto interest in the frozen handheld sandwich category. Chubby Snacks, for example, has grown in recent…

Home » Grain futures bounce higher after USDA reports Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for March 8 Wheat futures settled higher Friday, despite another cancellation from China of soft red winter wheat sales and a 15-million-bu bump up in total…

LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., has selected Brandgenuity as the exclusive licensing agency for its Post Honey Bunches of Oats cereal brand. The partnership paves the way for Brandgenuity to extend the…

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Sambazon, an acai-based food and beverage company, has acquired the acai and smoothie bowl business of SunOpta, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sambazon said the acquisition will double its production capabilities and…

CINCINNATI — Many of the volume growth headwinds that have plagued consumer packaged goods companies the past few years also have affected retailers. In the year ahead, The Kroger Co. is expecting positive unit volume growth as consumer economic sentiment…

NEW YORK — Boogie Lab, a European food technology company, is expanding to North America with the debut of Boogie Lab USA and Boogie Bakery, the company’s first US-based “micro bakery.” The bakery is set to open later this spring…

WASHINGTON — Making the baking industry a more attractive career choice, boosting demand for flour-based foods and raising the association to new heights represent three pillars at the center of a new five-year strategic plan adopted by the American Bakers…

MINNEAPOLIS — Pillsbury Baking, whose shelf-stable products are manufactured by Hometown Food Co., has launched two new product lines: moist supreme creamy cake mixes and stuffed cookie kits. Both product lines come in two flavors. The moist supreme creamy cake…