snacks
Popcorn booming in snacks market
Snack Foods, a new market update from market intelligence provider Key Note, reports that the UK snack foods market grew by 29.7% between 2010 and 2014.
Strong growth for pouches in packaging market
According to a new Canadean report, the global flexible food packaging market is set to reach close to 800 billion pack units in 2018.
Two new popcorn flavours
Created by Yumsh Snacks, snack brand Ten Acre has unveiled two new popcorn flavours.
Snacking expert launches in store
Online subscription snack business graze has announced its first retail launch in the UK.
Ancient times meet 21st century tastes
Jill Frank, food scientist and food industry expert at UL, takes a closer look at some of the ancient grains currently enjoying a revival.
French inspired snack
Phileas Fogg has introduced French Crispy Squares, a square-shaped cheese and onion flavour snack.
Better for you snack
Olympic Gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing Champion, Louis Smith MBE, has shown his support for the launch of Yushoi Snapea Rice Sticks, a brand new snack that has been developed to provide a tasty alternative to fried crisps.
Unlock snack sales
This summer, Phileas Fogg is helping convenience and independent retailers unlock additional crisps and snacks sales by introducing its best-selling American Style Bubble Chips variant in a £1 price marked pack (PMP) format in the UK.
June 2015
Product Focus: Snacks and ready meals Ingredients: Colours and flavours Packaging: Cartoning and sleeving Processing: Lubricants and machinery maintenance
Afternoon soy protein snacks improve diet quality
A new study has found that consumption of a protein rich afternoon snack containing soy protein results in reductions in appetite, a greater delay in subsequent eating and improved diet quality in teens compared to other snack options.
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New Ritz snacks
Savoury biscuit brand Ritz is launching Ritz Crisp & Thin, aimed at the growing demand for savoury snacks in the UK.
Wheatgrass gaining ground
Wheatgrass is rapidly emerging as a health ingredient in the mainstream food and drinks market, finds Innova Market Insights. It has long been available in health food stores and specialist outlets, but is now increasingly being used in supplements and food and drink products. This is often occurring in combination with other components with a […]