12 Feb Unilever gobbles up Graze
Unilever has expanded its footprint in the healthy snacks market by acquiring London-based brand Graze from the global investment company, the Washington-based Carlyle group.
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11 Oct Ayoba-Yo! Selling biltong to Americans
Introducing consumers to a new brand isn’t easy, but when the product is an entirely new concept, this challenge is magnified ten-fold, as illustrated by the struggles startup Ayoba-Yo experienced trying to explain biltong to American shoppers.
27 Sep Making peanut butter a healthy snack
Nice bit of NPD out of the UK that puts a new spin on an old staple, and which is an ideal match for a healthy-snack hungry world...
30 May Prunes: why the dried plum is making a comeback
Prunes have never been the most tantalising of snacks – due in part, no doubt, to their use as a natural constipation remedy. But they're making a massive comeback, thanks to celebrity chef endorsement, and as science shows they're excellent for bone health, full of...
16 May Spotlight on peanuts: a compact super food and ingredient
Food and nutrition professionals convened recently in Napa, California, at an event sponsored by The Peanut Institute to hear research on a unanimous finding: Peanuts are more nutritious than any other nut and should be categorised as a super food. ...
17 Jan 18 reasons to start using more nuts
Acceptance of nuts by many consumers still is hindered by the fact that they are calorically dense, in spite of their having earned a reputation as a healthy food among nutritionists and health professionals....
05 Jan Naturality “super-trend” is set to remain dominant in 2013
The influence of ‘naturality’ over food and beverage product development will continue to grow in the coming year, according to the latest edition of New Nutrition Business’s trend-spotting report, 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2013. This highly-regarded annual report...
05 Jan Naturality “super-trend” is set to remain dominant in 2013
The influence of ‘naturality’ over food and beverage product development will continue to grow in the coming year, according to the latest edition of New Nutrition Business’s trend-spotting report, 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2013. This highly-regarded annual report...
08 Mar Looking Ahead: Ingredient Trends
The Hartman Group recently hosted a webinar entitled Looking Ahead: Ingredient Trends. This took an in-depth look at how cultural shifts in health and wellness impact ingredients in many of today’s and tomorrow’s foods and beverages. It attempts to give a better understanding on what...
16 Feb Mars to put its chocolate on a diet
Mars, the maker of Snickers and Twix candy bars, will stop selling chocolate products with more than 250 calories (1 047kj) in them by the end of next year, a spokeswoman said this week....
24 Jun Healthy snacking with new Safari Just Fruit range
SAFARI, the trusted brand in dried fruit for generations, has recently launched its new Just Fruit snack range, positioned on a strong health platform: all the healthy goodness of fruit without added sugar.
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