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Category ReportRaising the bar: trends in snack bars 2026
Snack bars are pushing boundaries in ingredients and capitalising on demand for functionality. Who’s at the top of the pile?
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NewsPepsiCo invests £3.6m into Leicester solar power system
It will install solar panels installed across 30,000 sq m of roof space
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NewsDoritos expands Flamin’ Hot range with Nacho Cheese chips
Flamin’ Hot Nacho Cheese made its debut in the US in 2019
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NewsWindmill Organics adds non-HFSS protein puffs and kombucha
‘Protein and functional drinks remain two of the most dynamic areas in grocery,’ said Windmill Organics
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NewsWalkers trademark activity points to air fryer innovation
It has applied to register ‘Walkers Creations’ with the IPO
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Comment & OpinionImperilled Pringles pair play up power of sharing
If you thought it was tricky to politely prise the potato-ish snacks from a tube at a party, try doing it when you’re dangling off a skyscraper
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Category ReportA frozen renaissance: trends in frozen food 2026
With frozen sales lukewarm, Brits are ditching staples like peas and fish fingers in favour of savoury snacks and sweet treats
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NewsScrapples aims for £275k raise after Tesco accelerator success
Scrapples sales soared 72% in the year to 31 January 2026 thanks to the rollout in Tesco’s accelerator scheme
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NewsCerealto flogs pasta business to Portugal’s Cerealis
The divestment has come as part of Cerealto’s strategy to focus on its biscuits division and breakfast cereals and snack division
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NewsPepsiCo rebrands Sunbites to champion fibre content
The snacks have been renamed ‘S.U.N’ for ‘simple uplifting nutrition’
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NewsWalkers Sensations adds Lamb and Chilli & Cocoa crisps for Easter
Both new variants are HFSS compliant
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NewsKP Snacks strike action threatens Hula Hoops and McCoy’s shortage
Dozens of staff at KP Snacks’ Billingham site have voted to walk out
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NewsPepsiCo shares rally on plans for price cuts on US brands
PepsiCo’s promise to slash prices on its salty snacks has kept investors sweet.
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NewsMcCoy’s takes core crisps flavours into coated peanuts
The innovations were ‘perfectly positioned to disrupt the category’ said McCoy’s owner KP Snacks
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Comment & OpinionUK Crisp Packets 1970-2000: dazzling look at lost era of packaging design
The 140-page book presents a pictorial history of crisp packets, allowing readers to salivate at the artwork and rustle in nostalgia
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NewsPistachio craze continues despite elevated kernel costs
Pistachio commodity prices jumped by almost a third last year
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NewsPepsiCo to cut Doritos and Lay’s prices following consumer backlash
The snacks and beverage maker said ‘extensive consumer feedback around affordability limitations’ was behind the move
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NewsMorrisons poaches Asda manufacturing director in commercial shake-up
Joe Blaize is the latest appointment to Morrisons’ new-look trading team following a major shake-up under group trading director Andrew Staniland
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NewsWhitworths ad banned by ASA for ‘misleading’ 5 a day claim
The ASA investigated two issues relating to an Instgram post by Whitworths seen in August 2025
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NewsNew model for HFSS published as junk food ad and promos ban face huge shake-up
The move looks set to see thousands of products, including many yoghurts, fruit juices and desserts, reclassified as HFSS