Published: May 22, 2012

Frito-Lay North America, a division of American beverage and snack company PepsiCo, has announced a multi-year initiative to start labeling its gluten-free products.

Published: May 21, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

The plans by Dutch-owned bakery ingredients group CSM to sell parts of its European and American bakery supplies business puts far more jobs at risk than the 400 previously reported, a union official has told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

Published: May 21, 2012

Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., has launched a multi-year initiative to validate many of its products as gluten-free, with package labeling to follow.

Published: May 21, 2012

NovaGreen, Inc. expects to begin producing xylitol, a polyol that may aid in sugar reduction, and inulin, an ingredient that adds dietary fiber to products, over the next 24 months.

Published: May 21, 2012

Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., has expanded its Ruffles brand with the launch of Ruffles Ultimate Potato Chips and Ruffles Ultimate Dips.

Published: May 21, 2012

The North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease has called out Domino’s Pizza for promoting a “gluten-free” pizza crust even though it is not recommended for people who have celiac disease and must avoid gluten.

Published: May 21, 2012

US-based Kreider Farms has unveiled a new, vibrant packaging for its ice cream range. The company's ice cream comes in 22 flavors and seven seasonal flavors.

Published: May 18, 2012

The Happy Chocolatier has launched a new line of chocolate wedding and event favors. The new line includes customizable two- and four-piece gift boxes and three-piece gift bags of the company’s signature confection, Cubze.

Published: May 18, 2012

Cold Stone Creamery, the US-based specialty ice cream chain, is introducing retro inspired treats for a limited time.

Published: May 17, 2012 By: Roy Silva

The market for gluten-free foods in the West is increasing substantially. At one recent industry meeting in USA, it was reported that the gluten-free bakery market in North America grew by a 50% margin in 2007.

Published: May 17, 2012

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation announced today that it has signed its first development agreement in India, a regional agreement with new franchisee Bedrock Food Company Pvt Ltd.

Published: May 17, 2012

Thirst for quality coupled with changing lifestages has driven ice cream consumption in China during 2011, as observed by a new analysis from Canadean – Food.

Published: May 17, 2012

Indian public conglomerate company ITC is planning set up five food production facilities at Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The combined investment for the units is expected to be nearly INR10bn ($183.90m).

Published: May 17, 2012

Relational Investors, an activist shareholder firm, has purchased nearly $600m stake in American food and beverage company Pepsico.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

India has decided to allow the free export of sugar, enabling industry to ship surplus supplies to overseas food manufacturers.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Global cereal giant, Kellogg’s is investing in a ‘significant’ revamp of its 106-year-old brand in a bid to resonate better with today’s tech savvy consumers, but analysts say it won’t be anything significant.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

The US market for in-store bakeries is rising year-on-year with no decrease forecast, according to a report from the International Dairy, Deli and Bakery Association (IDDBA).

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Zetar took a 5% hit in annual group revenue after exiting from low margin core commodity sales, particularly in processed and packed nuts, at the beginning of 2012.

Published: May 16, 2012

Kellogg Company, a producer of cereals and convenience foods, has announced a revamp of its brand. The update is being introduced in US and Canada and will be soon rolled out globally.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.