Category: Snacks and baked goods
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Newon Food is expanding protein bar production capacity in Lithuania. The €3.5m investment lifts annual capacity to 50 million bars and adds capability for softer, layered, no-added-sugar, and protein-fortified snack formats.
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HolyGrail moves digital watermarking into snack-pack recycling trials across Europe. The project is testing whether polypropylene crisp packets can be sorted accurately and recycled into new food packaging.
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Oat Cult has secured backing for online breakfast growth plans. The £220k round will support subscriptions, Amazon sales, new flavours, and packaging improvements for its live-culture overnight oats.
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Frozen Nutella bakery products face recall across several European markets. Ferrero has recalled selected Nutella Croissant and Nutella Muffin batches in Europe and the UK over possible metal-fragment contamination.
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Holmach has completed a major Mr Kipling processing line upgrade. The project combines retort technology, robotics, inspection, and utilities reduction.
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adapa has extended PaperFlow for recyclable paper food flowpacks today. The material targets snacks, confectionery, cereals, biscuits, and instant coffee.
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Planet A has launched a new no-added-sugar version of ChoViva. The cocoa-free ingredient targets confectionery and bakery manufacturers balancing sugar reduction with cocoa volatility.
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Gelita is tackling texture in lower-sugar confectionery and protein bars. Soluform and Optibar support reformulation across gummies and bar formats.
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Zoe has launched a plant-rich bar for gut health snacking. The product uses nuts, legumes, seeds, seaweed, and kombucha in a functional snack format.
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Mondelēz has warned UK food rules could deter investment decisions. The company has spent £40m reformulating products for HFSS compliance.