On the road
My blog comes to you this week from the Netherlands, where I’m on a two-day trip visiting various ingredients and equipment manufacturers.
Are gluten-free products healthier?
You may look at this question and think the answer is simple, but as an increasing number of consumers buy into the gluten-free trend, new research suggests that gluten-free products are not always a healthy alternative to regular ones.
Sweet success
Almost 38,000 trade visitors from over 140 countries attended ISM in Germany from 29 January to 1 February, with 1,647 exhibitors from 68 countries.
Business, Candy & Gum, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Savoury Snacks, Seasonal
Ethical Christmas chocolate
The festive season is always a good opportunity to overindulge in chocolate, but when it comes to what types of product UK consumers buy at Christmas, new research suggests they look for those with ethical credentials.
The next level for Corbion
Megan Humphrey visits Corbion’s new R&D and applications centre in the Netherlands.
Mars product recall in 55 countries
Mars has widened its recall of Mars and Snickers bars to 55 countries, according to the AP news agency.
Private Treaty Sale
Complete Torbed Airpop Production Line from PepsiCo
An epic journey
Travelling to Mierlo in the Netherlands this week did not quite go to plan. I arrived at Gatwick airport ready for my short flight to Amsterdam in good time, but unfortunately the relaxed journey I had imagined was not to be.
Cracking results for 2014
Eat Natural, the fruit and nut bar brand, has announced a cracking set of results for 2014 and promises to ‘raise the bar’ for 2015 and beyond, by investing in new machinery, people and markets. Praveen Vijh, the co-founder of Eat Natural, believes that “Market forces have collided in the past 12 months, seeing a […]
Story teller
Having been impressed by the flavour and packaging of this Lithuanian chocolate brand at last years Salon du Chocolat show in London, Susannah Millen caught up with the founder of Chocolate Naïve, Domantas Uzpalis, to find out more.
Sale of crisp brand agreed
Tyrrells Potato Crisps, hand-cooked premium crisp brand, has announced that its management, led by CEO David Milner and shareholder Langholm Capital, has agreed the sale of the business to institutional investor Investcorp, valuing the business at £100m. Investcorp is a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with over $10.5 billion of assets under […]
UK supermarkets have longest confectionery aisles
Cross-country differences in dietary behaviours and obesity rates have been previously reported. Consumption of energy-dense snack foods and soft drinks are implicated as contributing to weight gain, however little is known about how the availability of these items within supermarkets varies internationally. A study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity […]
Tasty treats in Netherlands
Blackthorn Foods has won first time business in the Netherlands for its award winning Melting Pot branded products. The company, based in Northern Ireland, has begun supplying its complete range of hand crafted fudges and fondues to Rosenberg Import BV in Roosendaal, near Eindhoven. The business in the Netherlands is Blackthorn’s first in Europe outside […]
Hot from the oven and smelling fresh
Health and indulgence are the two contrasting threads affecting consumer choice in biscuits.