Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Elaine WATSON

What do teenagers want? Kraft, which has just launched a gum targeting this demographic, believes it has the answer.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Chocolate manufacturers must invest in luxury and premium to drive sales in developed economies but dedicate focus on distribution and mid-priced products for emerging markets, an analyst says.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

British polymer firm Revolymer, the creators of Rev7 degradable gum, has suffered a loss in its first half results as US sales were lower than expected.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Domino's new Handmade Pan Pizza went through three years of development and features fresh dough hand-stretched into the pan -- unlike many other pan products out there, which are frozen.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has announced that it has removed artificial colors, flavors, emulsifiers and preservatives from more than 70 lines of its fresh in-store baked bread, in response to consumers’ demand for more natural products.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

US-based cereal producer Kellogg has opened the world’s first Tweet shop in London, UK, where consumers pay by Tweet instead of money, as a part of its plan to promote its Special K brand Cracker Crisps.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Kraft-owned Cadbury UK has harnessed the power of its 2.5 million-strong Google+ network to launch a new mint flavor of its dairy milk bubbly bar, its social media manager says.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Ingredients giant DuPont has developed an enzyme blend to meet consumer demands for improved sensory quality and clean label in wholemeal, wholegrain and added-fiber breads, it said.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

DuPont Nutrition & Health has further developed its FIBERline range of bakery solutions aimed at making high-fibre bread more acceptable to consumers at large.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Emma Janzen

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) has added several new bakery products to its revamped Two Forks Bakery in the US.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Mars Chocolate’s new £6M research and development (R&D) facility will attract “world class expertise”, says business and enterprise minister Michael Fallon.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Archana Aroor

The Project Approval Committee (PAC) on Technology Mission on Coconut (TMOC) will fund 24 more projects in addition to the already approved 18 new projects this year.

Published: Sep 25, 2012

US-based agricultural cooperative Ocean Spray has introduced Reduced Sugar Craisins dried cranberries, which offer less sugar and more fiber per serving.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: liver Nieburg+

German confectioner Ritter Sport has said that its biggest challenge this year is fitting all product information onto labels amid escalating pressure from the European Commission to increase text sizes.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Chocolate biscuits containing probiotics could help to preserve microorganisms in the gut that decline with age and cause constipation and diarrhea, according to a study.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Speciality bakery firm Aryzta will push ahead in transforming its business into a customer-centric model to take a stronger hold on the global market, according to its CEO.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Intersnack, a privately held German company, is planning to bid for UK-based United Biscuits' snacks business, KP Snacks.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: LESLIE JOSEPHS

Brazilian sugar mills' effort to ramp up sugarcane processing won't yield more sugar, according to a closely watched forecast that sent prices for the sweetener higher.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Italian bakery firm Battistero will reportedly inject €50 million in a panettone bread production facility in Romania.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Lauren N. Reuthinger

Pickle-maker Vlasic has debuted its Farmer's Garden line of pickles in a variety of flavors from kosher dill to garlic chips.