Convenience Foods
Americas: US QSRs to drive foodservice sector in 2016
The US foodservice industry has in 2015 recovered the visits it lost during the Great Recession, and will end the year with a total...
Americas: General Mills is happy about sodium reduction efforts
General Mills says seven out of 10 product categories are lower in sodium by 20%, with reductions across the 10 categories ranging from 18-35%....
Americas: Foodservice facility installs automation system for on-demand orders
Material handling automation systems and software company viastore has installed an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) for Gordon Food Service (GFS) at its...
Americas: Snack maker installs 3 tna machines
Snacks manufacturer and co-packer Keystone Food Products has added three tna packaging lines at its facility in Easton, Pennsylvania, US.
As a producer and co-packer...
Americas: US demand for fresh ingredients thawing frozen foods growth
The growing demand for fresh products or, at least, fresher products in refrigerated rather than frozen form is challenging the US frozen foods sector,...
World: Demand for healthier fast food options observed, finds report
The global fast food market generated approximately US$477.1 billion in 2013 and it is forecast that by 2018, this market will exceed US$617.1 billion,...
Americas: Kraft Foods Group recalls product for possible metal pieces
Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni &...
World: Convenience propels frozen food markets, finds report
The global frozen food market is expected to grow from US$218.41 billion in 2010 to US$261.50 billion in 2015 at an estimated compound annual...
Asia Pacific: Region’s love for convenience drive packaging demand
The growth rate of Asia Pacific in Food and beverages (F&B) packaging is highest and expected to grow further among all the region attributed...
Europe: Ireland’s lunch crowd bodes well for FMCG companies, finds survey
Shorter lunch times mean that one out of five Irish consumers skip on lunch almost every day, finds a consumer survey by Canadean.
However, this...