Kellogg Company-owned Pop-Tarts has released a limited-edition flavour: Frosted Banana Bread. Heidi Ray, senior director of marketing - portable wholesome snacks, said: "For nearly 60 years, Pop-Tarts nostalgic and comforting flavours – without any chance of a #bakingfail – paired with a granny chic Pop-Tarts-inspired sweater to wrap yourself up in."

business is bringing together payments, telemetry and connected-device capabilities with self-checkout, smart-store The deal comes as unattended retail expands beyond traditional vending into micro markets, smart fridges A vending operator might be adding micro markets or smart coolers. innovations or developments can operators expect from the combined business over the next 12 to 24 months serving more types of locations than ever before, and they need technology that's flexible enough to keep up

Australia’s Food Ministers have taken decisive steps toward making the Health Star Rating (HSR) system official figures, only 39% of applicable products in Australia and 36% in New Zealand displayed Health Star Ratings by the end of 2025, well below the 70% take-up goal agreed under earlier food regulation commitments The Health Star Rating system – a front-of-pack label that assigns packaged products a score between 0.5 and five stars based on their overall nutritional profile – has been promoted as a tool to help consumers

Bühler has introduced OmniCool Smart, a compact cooling tunnel engineered for product and chocolate cooling While traditional cooling systems rely on compressed air, OmniCool Smart operates entirely on electricity OmniCool Smart optimises airflow, temperature control and belt tracking to deliver ‘perfectly cooled’ intuitive controls’ that simplify configuration and monitoring, Bühler noted, both at the equipment or via smart András Somfai, head of product management and process engineering at Bühler, said: “OmniCool Smart is

OFI has teamed up with international NGO Rikolto, and the German Development Agency Gesellschaft für the impact of unpredictable weather conditions on growing cocoa by training 2,800 farmers in ‘climate-smart

Unilever has announced its new partnership with food-tech company Enough, which produces fungi-based mycoprotein, as it looks to bring more plant-based meat products to market. Formerly known as 3F Bio, Enough produces Abunda mycoprotein using what it claims is a zero-waste fermentation process that feeds natural fungi renewable feedstock such as wheat and corn. Based in Scotland, Enough supplies Abunda as a food ingredient to consumer brands and retailers. According to Unilever, the ingredient contains all essential amino acids and is high in dietary fibre. With the new partnership, Unilever intends to explore the use of Abunda mycoprotein in the manufacture of foods under its meat alternative brand The Vegetarian Butcher, which it acquired in 2018. “Plant-based foods is one of Unilever’s fastest growing segments and we’re delighted to partner with Enough to develop more sustainable protein products that are delicious, nutritious, and a force for good,” said Carla Hilhorst, executive vice president of R&D for foods & refreshment at Unilever. “We’re excited by the potential that this technology has for future innovations across our portfolio, and we can’t wait to launch more plant-based foods that help people cut down on meat, without compromising on taste.” The partnership marks a step by Unilever towards its annual global sales target of €1 billion from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives by 2025-2027, as part of its ‘Future Foods’ ambition. Last July, Unilever partnered with Algenuity to explore ways of bringing plant-based foods made with microalgae to the market. In 2020, The Vegetarian Butcher reportedly grew over 70%. The meat alternatives brand’s portfolio is currently available in 45 countries and is used for vegan Burger King menu items such as the Plant-Based Whopper, Nuggets and Vegan Royal. Andrew Beasley, commercial director of Enough, said: “Producing vast quantities of healthy and sustainable protein is one of the most urgent global priorities. There’s a rapid transition in the food industry and we are excited with this collaboration with Unilever and The Vegetarian Butcher, which truly supports our aim to create impact and scale.”

This facility aims to integrate sustainable smart farming practices into the production of spirulina, and nutrition at Sun Chemical, highlighted the company's commitment to sustainability: "By combining smart

Group has expanded its conscious food brand Atlr.72 with the launch of Mochelie, a mochi-filled almond tart The pastry consists of a brisée cookie base topped with an almond tart filled with mochi. Atlr.72 Mochelie has been available at a Christmas-themed pop-up store at Parkway Parade, Singapore,

“My co-founders and I spent the last 18 months formulating this healthy and great tasting product that

Fresh Del Monte has launched a range of energy drinks in collaboration with Scotland-based beverage manufacturer Martin Tilney, senior commercial director for Fresh Del Monte® UK and Europe, said: “Del Monte’s century-long

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US active nutrition brand Silver Star Nutrition has launched Select Proformance Elite Whey Protein Isolate