Hershey to sell Mauna Loa Macadamia nuts business
Hershey plans to offload macadamia nut business Mauna Loa to Hawaiian Host for an undisclosed sum.
Archives for January 15, 2015
Nutrition and health bars expand market share by tying into wellness, athleticism
Nutrition and health bars are stealing market share from the category leading snack and cereal bars in part because they tie into the health and wellness trend dominating many consumers’ purchasing decisions in a way snack and cereal bars don’t,...
Peeled Snacks: If you don’t take time to understand retail buyers, why should they take time to understand you?
The natural channel: ‘An utter pain to sell to, but the exposure it can give your brand is huge’
Which retail channel is right for your brand? Natural? Club? Convenience? And once you’ve jumped through all the buyers’ hoops, will you still be able to make any money? It all depends on whether you’ve done your homework, one snacking sales expert told...
Healthy Beverage Innovation
Healthy startups need healthy employees and leaders to succeed, TumericALIVE exec notes
Entrepreneurs need to stay healthy in order to ensure the long-term success and health of their start-up, advises a top executive at TumericALIVE, a young beverage company dedicated to making elixirs packed with turmeric to rejuvenate, restore and...
FDA GRAS no objections letter paves way for mainstream adoption of whole algal protein, says Solazyme
The FDA has written to Solazyme to say it has no objections to the firm’s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) determination for its AlgaVia whole algal protein, a move which the microalgae specialist claims will “pave the way for mainstream adoption of...
US sales of ready to eat popcorn grew 25% to an estimated $750m in 2014
The 'astounding' reinvention of popcorn as "Millennial friendly, cool and healthy”
“Tired brands and off-trend categories should take inspiration from the astonishing turnaround in the fortunes of popcorn,” according to a new report from Rabobank International, which reveals that US sales of the bagged, pre-popped, ready-to-eat (RTE)...