Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers as they look to tap into some of the consumer trends shaping demand.
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Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds
A guide to in-house venture-capital funds operated by the world's major packaged-food companies.
Big Food faces fresh inflation battle
Inflation is emerging again as a challenge for manufacturers. What options are available to suppliers?
Kellogg pushes up sales forecast after “strong” Q1
Kellogg has lifted its published forecasts for annual sales and profits after enjoying a "strong"...
Why NFTs can offer marketing opportunities for FMCG brands
Non-fungible tokens have captured the attention of the art world and, although some see NFTs...
Kellogg to invest in Pringles plant in Belgium
US cereal and snacks giant Kellogg is investing at one of the two factories the company has in Europe producing Pringles. Kellogg is spending EUR30m (US$32.7m) on work at its…
New products – Sargento teams up with Mondelez in cheese snacks; Halo Top gets fruity; Kellogg goes thin with new crackers
This week's selection of new products includes Nestle's Crema Baci chocolate spread, launched in Italy, cauliflower-crust pizzas from Newman's Own, and a snack tie-up between Sargento Foods and Mondelez. Sargento teams…
Coming to the crunch – UK snack bars deep dive, part one
Andy Coyne takes a close look at the UK snack bar category and at how it has adapted to the unique trading conditions created by Covid lockdown restrictions. When Italian…
Kellogg makes changes to US snacks production
Kellogg is close two production lines at a factory in the US, the cereal and snacks giant has confirmed. The company said the changes to its salty-snacks manufacturing in its…
New products – Bel adds plant-based ingredients to The Laughing Cow range in US; Kellogg takes W.K Kellogg brand into new area; Oatly launches dairy-free ‘cheese’ spreads
The latest batch of new products includes Kellogg launching snack bars for kids in the UK and plant-based firm Oatly expanding into a new area. Bel adds plant-based ingredients to…
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
As this year has been dominated by Covid-19, it is impossible to examine M&A activity in the global food industry without doing so through the prism of the virus. For…
