Plant-based food start up Human Nature has been named among the top food and drink producers globally this year, picking up a Great Taste award for its Hot Jalapeño & Lime Lentil Sticks along with another for its Sour cream and Onion flavour.    More than 14,000 products were put through the competition’s rigorous blind judging process; and Human Nature was dubbed […]

Summit Foods, a specialist in frozen and chilled micro snacks and ‘fresher for longer’ chilled sandwiches for retail, has launched a new division to take its products into the food service sector. Since joining Abbeydale Food Group four years ago, Summit Foods has seen sales more than double with its ‘Snacksters’ brand becoming the leader in frozen snacking. The company […]

The Barry Callebaut Group, the manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has relocated its Chocolate Academy Center Dubai, which is now at the foot of the Burj Khalifa, one of the world’s most iconic landmarks. This new location and facility serve as a creative platform where chefs and artisans can showcase and develop their talent and skills. As Chocolate […]

From this month Cadbury Plant Bar, a plant-based alternative to the Cadbury Dairy Milk, will be available to buy nationwide. The new bar, which will sit alongside the standard bar on shelves, underscores Mondelēz International’s ongoing commitment to offering consumers greater choice. Developed over two years at Mondelez International’s Global Centre of Excellence for Chocolate Research and Development in Bournville, the […]

Ferrero Foodservice has launched its new vending format hot chocolate out-of-home and also its first bakery product – the Nutella Muffin. From table-top to self-serve machines, Thorntons Luxury Hot Chocolateis expected to complement your coffee offering. Made with Thorntons chocolate, and already containing milk powder, all you have to do is add water to create a luxurious tasting hot chocolate […]

Mondelēz International has announced that Cadbury Dairy Milk made in Bournville and sold in the UK and Ireland is to be made with packaging containing up to 30% recycled plastic. Cadbury will roll out the packaging innovation on more than 28 million sharing bars in 2022. It is part of a broader global commitment by the business to reduce the […]

Mondelēz International has switched to renewable electricity for all six of its production sites across the UK. The snacking giant is switching to purchased 100% renewable electricity across six sites including the iconic Bournville factory, the heart and home of Cadbury in the UK, Bournville RDQ centre, Sheffield factory the home of Maynards Bassetts, Minworth, Marlbrook, Chirk and Crediton. Mondelēz […]

Mondelēz International has published its 2020 Snacking Made Right Report, highlighting how the company’s differentiated approach to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is driving global progress against its ambitious 2025 targets and creating long-term value for the business and its stakeholders. “Snacking Made Right is part of everything we do at Mondelēz International. It drives us to take care of […]

Cadburys is removing the branding on 10 million of its iconic Dairy Milk bars and replacing it with quotes of unexpected stories from older people about the lives they’ve led. The new limited-edition bars, available now, will be replacing Cadbury Dairy Milk bars – single and tablet – for the month of April. This unique takeover is the next iteration […]

Nestlé Confectionery UK&I is to partner with Keep Britain Tidy on the 2021 Great British Spring Clean. Through the partnership, Nestlé Confectionery will contribute funding to the campaign as well as encourage its own employees to pledge volunteer time to litter-picking activity. Stefano Agostini, chief executive of Nestlé UK&I said: “At Nestlé we have an ambition for none of our […]