The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Premier Foods has expanded its Mr Kipling portfolio with five new launches across its Whirls, Slices, and Tarts ranges to drive retail category growth.

KPM Analytics has opened an advanced Baking Lab within its Rheology Centre of Excellence in France, creating a dedicated facility to bridge the gap between traditional sensory baking tests and objective analytical instrumentation.

Restaurant brand Popeyes has launched its first at-home baking mixes at major US retailers including Walmart and Target, accelerating its CPG brand-extension strategy.

Vocelli Pizza has launched an imported Pinsa Romana crust from Di Marco, leveraging high-protein, easily digestible dough to drive premium-tier QSR growth.

Lotus Bakeries has commenced construction of a new manufacturing facility at its principal site in Lembeke, Belgium, to scale Biscoff output following a 13 per cent organic sales increase in 2025.

Oroweat’s new functional range leverages a "first-of-its-kind" plant blend, offering 14g of fibre or 20g of protein to address widespread nutritional deficiencies in the US bakery aisle.

Keebler is expanding its Chips Deluxe portfolio with two new variants and a reformulated flagship recipe featuring 33 per cent more chocolate, headlined by the industry's first crunchy-base filled cookie designed to disrupt the traditional soft-batch filled segment.

Chef Robotics has unveiled a new physical AI application for automated tray assembly in the bakery sector, utilising computer vision to precisely handle and package high-mix products like cookies and granola bars across North America and Europe.