The snacks sector continues to make a massive impact on the US economy, employing 395,000 workers in direct and allied sectors, generating $15 billion in wages and contributing $11 billion in tax revenue.
Ferrero would become the ‘third largest player in chocolate confectionery in the world if it successfully acquires Nestlé’s US candy business, a deal that is expected to come through by the end of this week, said Euromonitor.
Hershey’s acquisition of Amplify Snacks has made the chocolate company the second largest popcorn producer in the US market, ‘second to Frito-Lay,’ who owns Smartfood, said Euromonitor analyst Jared Koerten.
Manchester-based Yumsh Snacks has started producing Bean & Pod chocolates while waiting for its manufacturing facility to be certified free-from, CEO Tony Goodman told BakeryandSnacks.
A retail survey has predicted that $2.08bn will be spent on candy in America this Halloween, but what can snack manufacturers do to get a bite of the spook season action?
The confectionery division of impulse snack and confectionery foods group Glisten, reported an increase in sales by three per cent to £16.2m, with operating profits also up seven per cent to £1.5m in its interim results announcement for the six months...
The consumption of popcorn is associated with a substantially
higher intake of whole grains and dietary fibre, says research,
indicating its benefits as a healthy snack.
Two of the largest US popcorn makers have removed diacetyl
from their brands, as doctors report that the chemical
may now cause a fatal lung disease in consumers as well as factory
workers.
Food chemists bring new knowledge to cut costs in the steady
European popcorn market, identifying a key crystalline structure in
popcorn that appears to determine its popping quality, reports
Lindsey Partos.
At the Food Ingredients Europe Exhibition, held in Frankfurt,
Danisco have received one of three food ingredient awards for its
'revolutionising Grindstead Barrier System', a water barrier
device that makes it possible to...
US filling equipment provider All-Fill has introduced two new
volumetric cup filling machines. Both machines debuted at the
recent Pack Expo and are for dry granular filling requirements,
such as seeds, popcorn, snack foods or confectionery.
