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Mike Barkley to replace John Leahy as Kind president, COO
24 Jan 2019
Kind, the US-based snacks business in which confectionery giant Mars holds a minority stake, announced its president and COO is to retire.

16 Nov 2018
This week's news includes new products from companies including Nestle, Kellogg, Saputo and Hormel, taking in markets in North America, Europe and Asia.

9 Aug 2018
just-food publishes the most notable product development from the international food sector, presented in bitesize format to give you a flavour of the innovation from your peers and competitors announced this week.

3 Aug 2018
just-food publishes the most notable product development from the international food sector, presented in bitesize format to give you a flavour of the innovation from your peers and competitors announced this week.

US snacks firm Kind in UK foodservice push
9 Jul 2018
Kind, the US-based snacks supplier, has secured a deal to supply Costa Coffee outlets in the UK operator's domestic market.

Wessanen plant-based desserts; Asda vegan products; Aldi vegan range in US; Kind protein bars
19 Jan 2018
just-food publishes the most notable product development from the international food sector, presented in bitesize format to give you a flavour of the innovation from your peers and competitors announced this week.

2017 - the year in food industry M&A
15 Dec 2017
Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector during 2017.

Mars takes minority stake in healthy snack bar company Kind
30 Nov 2017
Confectionery giant Mars has taken a minority stake in US snacks group Kind.

US snack maker Kind coy on stake sale "rumours"
7 Jul 2017
Kind, the US snacks group, has refused to be drawn on a report that claimed it has hired banks to advise it on the sale of a minority stake in the business.

Trump pulls out of Paris climate deal - industry and NGO reaction
2 Jun 2017
President Trump yesterday (1 June) fulfilled one of his campaign pledges by withdrawing the US from the 2015 Paris climate accord. The deal commits signatories to keeping rising global temperatures "well below" 2C above pre-industrial levels and "endeavour to limit" them to 1.5C. However, Trump believes the agreement would hit the US economy. Some of the biggest names in the food sector have hit out at the decision.

US snack maker Kind reveals added-sugar content
9 Aug 2016
Kind LLC, the US snacks maker, has published the amount of sugar it adds to its products on sale in the company's domestic market.

How Kind aims to continue growth - CEO Daniel Lubetzky on US, international plans - interview
9 Jun 2016
Kind LLC, the US snacks maker, is seen as one of the more successful challenger brands in the US, having out-maneouvred some larger rivals to grab a chunk of the market since its formation in 2004. But how does founder and CEO Daniel Lubetzky believe the company can continue to grow? He discusses his plans with Dean Best.

31 May 2016
US snacks maker Kind LLC has been one of the country's most successful challenger brands in recent years, with its products eating into the sales of larger, more-established competitors amid growing demand for simpler, less processed foods. Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration claimed Kind was breaching rules on content claims by putting the word 'healthy' on its bars, as the products contained higher-than-permitted levels of saturated fat, principally due to the nuts in the recipes. Kind changed its packaging but started work on challenging the FDA's decision. Earlier this month, after discussions with Kind, the FDA relented. Dean Best spoke to Kind CEO Lubetzky about the episode.

Kind can use "healthy" messaging after FDA U-turn
10 May 2016
The US Food and Drug Administration has said Kind LLC can use the term "healthy" on the packaging of its snack bars and on its website, reversing last year's decision that such messaging breached regulations governing health claims.

Kind cuts sugar levels in Fruit & Nut bars
5 Nov 2015
Kind LLC has announced it is cutting the amount of sugar in its Fruit & Nut Bars in the US.

24 Sep 2015
Kind LLC, the US snack bar maker, is set to launch in the UK.

FDA: US snack firm Kind broke health claims rules
15 Apr 2015
US snack bar firm Kind LLC has breached rules on making health claims on its products, the country's Food and Drug Administration has revealed.
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