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Mondelēz International, the owner of Cadbury, Oreo and other major snack brands, has revised its animal testing policy to cover all product and ingredient testing in the UK, following a sustained campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The changes, announced this week, remove previous exemptions that allowed testing on animals 'not required by law' for nutritional science research. The revision comes after PETA exposed experiments in which mice were force-fed human...

UK snack manufacturer Proper has launched a new flavour in its lentil chip range, House Hot Sauce Lentil Chips, as demand for spicy snacks continues to surge.

Snack brand Kind has added a milk and white chocolate variant to its UK core bar range, marking the brand’s first inclusion of dual chocolate in its portfolio.

US investment firm MPearlRock has acquired The Good Crisp Company, a fast-growing, clean label salty snack brand known for reimagining classic snack formats with better-for-you attributes.

US snack brand Like Air has launched a limited-edition Vietnamese coffee-flavoured puffcorn in partnership with premium coffee company Copper Cow Coffee.

Salty Dog is set to ignite the snack market with the launch of its bold new flavour, Fiery Jalapeno & Paprika, as part of an extensive revamp of its product line.

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has partnered with The Hershey Company to unveil his latest confectionery creation: Shaq-A-Licious Slams.

As GLP-1 drugs go mainstream, Jess Ryall explores how appetite suppression is reshaping snacking, innovation, and brand trust.

Mars has finalised its acquisition of Kellanova, consolidating two iconic businesses and positioning Mars Snacking as a formidable force in the market.