snacks
Serious Pig hit crowdfunding target
Snack brand Serious Pig has hit their crowdfunding target of £350,000 and will now “overfund” in order to raise more capital.
Challenging quarter for Orkla
Orkla achieved an operating profit of NOK 1.4 bn (€188.7m) in the fourth quarter of 2018, a decline of 2.4%.
Tayto Group partners with Bite UK
UK snack manufacturer, Tayto Group has joined forces with Yorkshire’s Bite UK in a new joint venture.
Record breaking year for Wolf Packaging
Wolf Packaging, whose UK business arm is based in Birmingham, received orders for over 300 machines in 2018, while the group’s profitable revenue exceeded €30 million for the first time in the company’s history.
Unilever acquires snack brand, graze
The deal is the first to be secured by Unilever’s new chief executive Alan Jope since his appointment last month. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Serious Pig launches crowdfunding campaign
Snack brand Serious Pig has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £350k to fund growth of the business over the next three years.
Kerry launches non-GMO yeast solution for acrylamide reduction
As governments around the world are introducing regulations on the presence of Acrylamide in foods, following the growing body of evidence of its role as a potential carcinogen, a solution has been brought to market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Round Up: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of shelf-life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news.
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New gammon steaks from Snaffling Pig
Pork-based snacks company, Snaffling Pig has teamed up with Tulip Ltd to bring a range of gammon steaks to the UK market.
Givaudan opens new flavours technical and commercial centre in Morocco
Flavours and fragrance specialist Givaudan has opened a new flavours technical and commercial centre in Casablanca, Morocco.
Edible insects on sale in UK supermarket first
Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to stock edible insects.
Coca-cola and PepsiCo quash CBD rumours
Last month, rumours were flying around saying Coca-cola were exploring cannabis infused beverages, but now their CEO has confirmed it’s not interested.
Givaudan unveils multi-million commercial and development centre in Indonesia
Flavour and fragrance firm Givaudan has opened a new commercial and development centre in Jakarta.
Round-up: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news