Category food

New product to enter frozen sandwich category

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…

Grain futures bounce higher after USDA reports

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…

Post looks to leverage Honey Bunches of Oats

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…

Sambazon snags SunOpta’s RTE bowls business

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…

Kroger sees positive unit volume growth in fiscal 2024

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 ‘micro bakery’ coming to New York City

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…

Baking group plan focuses on labor, product sales

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…

Pillsbury launches two new product lines

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…

Corbion profit rises, but sales dip 1%

AMSTERDAM — Operating profit increased 6% at Corbion NV in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2023, but sales dipped 1% as the Amsterdam-based company’s business units evolved, dividing into core activities and non-core activities. Operating profit of €117 million…

Floral, nostalgic flavors named key flavor trends for 2024

ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS — Floral flavors and nostalgic palates with modern twists are likely to resonate with consumers in 2024, according to Innova Market Insights. The predictions come from Innova’s annual flavor trends forecast, which combines insights from global trends…

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