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Powdered food brand Huel has launched a new range of vegan bars to offer consumers a nutritious snack option between meals.

Mondelēz International has launched Cadbury Dairy Milk 30% Less Sugar, which it describes as “the most significant innovation” in Cadbury’s history.

Asian food brand Kelly Loves has launched to market in Europe, with a brand and packaging identity by London studio Without.

PepsiCo recorded a 2.2% increase in its second-quarter net revenue compared to the same period last year, as it continues to be boosted by snack sales.

Pladis has expanded its Flipz line of pretzels in the UK with a new salted caramel variant as it looks to grow in the sweet and savoury snacking segment.

Mondelēz International has secured a deal to acquire a majority interest in Perfect Snacks, a US maker of refrigerated nutrition bars.

Mondelēz International is investing £4.7m into its UK food research and development programme to support the creation of new and improved products.

Snacking company Pladis has expanded its McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes portfolio in the UK with limited-edition pineapple cake bars.

Mars has expanded the range of its single-serve ice creams with the introduction of the Snickers Dark Chocolate and Twix Triple Chocolate ice cream bars.

Mondelēz International has announced a collaboration with Israeli food-tech incubator The Kitchen to boost opportunities in the snacking segment.

Mondelēz International has made its second investment as part of the SnackFutures programme it launched last year – this time investing in snack platform Hu.

Mondelēz International has bought a minority stake in Uplift Food, an early-stage start-up that produces prebiotic functional food supplements.