Hoping to capitalize the healthier eating trend, Planters teams with a magazine brand to win adult shoppers with Planters Nut-rition Men's Health Recommended Mix.

Recently, Delkor was among 10 Minnesota firms honored by Governor Mark Dayton for success in international business. Delkor was given the 27th Annual Governor’s International Trade Award for significant investments to develop markets in Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

A recent biscuit study suggests that consumers hesitate to sacrifice taste for health but brand and product familiarity does help.

According to the website, ideafinder.com, we consume more than 4.3 billion lb. of snack food a year, which could be why snacks may soon end up becoming America’s favorite meal.

For Planters peanuts, sustainability has been a core part of the business for some time. To reduce its impact on the environment through packaging changes, the brand looks to a new plastic container to further its heritage of sustainability.

Food packaging equipment provider tna moves David Townsend up to group projects manager, a new ‘hands on’ role. Townsend will closely monitor all projects, encourage knowledge sharing and actively support project managers globally.

Perishable foods are gaining market share while packaged foods seem to be dropping. Food Business News released statistics that indicate unit sales in 14 of the top 20 packaged food categories (bread, soup, shortening, etc.) dropped 3% or more in the past 52 weeks at mid market retailers, says SymphonyIRI data. But there’s more sides to the story.

Here, at Tennessee Bun Co., we were approached by a customer who was looking for a supplier of buns, which sounds easy enough, because after all, we produce buns.