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News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries30-May-2025
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Fixated on Freshness? So are we
Fixated on Freshness? So are we
Discover the power of keeping your baked goods fresher for longer with Kerry. Our innovative solutions ensure your products stay fresh, delivering the exceptional taste and texture consumers love. Explore how we can help you achieve your goals sustainably... click here
TOP HEADLINES
What the latest high stakes cyberattack signals for the snack aisle
A $20m ransomware attack just rocked a major crypto firm but the warning isn’t just for tech. Food manufacturers are squarely in the crosshairs, too.... Read more
Predictive modelling is changing how bakeries tackle waste
Shelf life is a major driver of bakery waste. New digital tools are helping bakers extend freshness and cut losses without sacrificing taste or clean label goals... Read more
Smart brands are cleaning up their clean labels
Clean label used to be the goal. Now it’s just the baseline and the smartest brands are going further, stripping out the fluff, tightening the science and telling a clearer story... Read more
Collagen obsession sends sales soaring
Demand for collagen-infused products is rising fast sparking innovation and NPD across the industry... Read more
How retail media and shopper behavior are shaping candy & snack sales
Consumer preferences and retail media strategies are transforming the candy and snack aisles amid inflation and evolving shopper habits... Read more
Why solving panic beats promoting protein: A smarter playbook for snack marketers
In a marketplace overflowing with clean label claims and nutritional callouts, it’s not always the brand with the best macros that wins. Increasingly, it’s the one that shows up when it matters most... Read more
Campaigners slam ‘secret’ removal of consumer protection guidance
The UK government is under fire for quietly archiving a critical piece of food labelling guidance without consultation, notice or replacement... Read more
Loblaw and Mondelez settle for millions in bread and cracker scandals
The food industry is feeling the heat as consumers cash in on price-fixing and label deception settlements... Read more
 Competitions, collabs & crowd-pleasers: From Cheez-It’s tote to Oreo’s horchata remix
New product launches are landing hard this season, with brands pulling out all the stops - from celeb collabs to retro revivals.... See more
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Mouthfeel masterclass: Gluten-free gratification
Mouthfeel masterclass: Gluten-free gratification
Crunchy. Crispy. Craved. Gluten-free doesn’t mean texture free. We’ve got the science of satisfying snacks down to an art. So you can serve consumers’ needs while still serving up some serious bite. Discover how... click here
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Hue got it: The colour psychology behind top snacks
Before we even take a bite, colour tells our brain what to crave. And it’s not just the frosting that’s doing the talking – it’s psychology, marketing and a bit of regulatory drama... Read more
Countdown to colour change: A food technologist’s guide to dye-free reformulation
The FDA’s call to phase out synthetic food dyes by the end of 2026 has kicked off a high-stakes scramble across the food industry. We caught up with IFT’s Renee Leber to find out what’s really at stake and what it will take to get reformulation right... Read more
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Regenerative Bites: Sustainable Farming for Snacks
Our expert panel will explore how bakery and snack producers can integrate regenerative practices into their supply chains to gain consumer trust and boost product quality.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to discover the potential that mouthfeel has to offer and why it is key to making food and drink brands thrive.
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Active Nutrition Summit 2025 | 23-25 June
Active Nutrition Summit 2025 | 23-25 June
Join us for the Active Nutrition Summit in Vienna! Hear from speakers representing ELITE SPORTS NUTRITION, HOLLAND & BARRETT, SPORTS IN SCIENCE, THORNE and more! Explore the full line-up in the Advance Programme →... click here
PREVIOUS HEADLINES
Just 14% claim to fully understand Less Healthy Food regulations
Linney survey finds that majority of F&B businesses don’t feel ready for the next raft of HFSS regulations.... Read more
‘Healthy’ vs ‘unhealthy’ UPF? How barcodes are clearing up confusion
Ultra-processing has consumers confused. What’s healthy and what’s not? We look behind the algorithm making sense of it all... Read more
Industry trade group answers RFK’s call for ‘radical transparency’ for food ingredients and enhancing GRAS notification process
The Consumer Brands Association argues the CPG industry has been ‘putting the transparency into ‘radical transparency’ for decades,’ but acknowledges it and industry can do more to educate consumers and regulators about ingredient and food safety... Read more
EUDR high-risk countries revealed
After much speculation, the European Commission has unveiled which countries are ‘high risk’ under the impending EUDR regulation... Read more
News snacks: Baking gold, greener plates & snack tech shifts
Gold’s been baked, vanilla’s booming and snack tech is getting a long-overdue upgrade. From bold packaging pivots to flour with a lighter footprint, here’s what’s rising across the bakery and snack world... Read more
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