The Board of Walker’s Shortbread Ltd. announced that Nicky Walker was appointed managing director of the company, effective immediately. Walker has been with the company for 25 years.
Bühler partnered with Austrian start-up Selectum to provide a new, healthy and CO2-neutral snack. Selectum launched Paddies, crunchy wafer pillows with a creamy dip inside at the end of 2019.
OREO announced the launch of a line of OREO® Frozen Treats, ranging from scoopable tubs to bars, cones, sandwiches and more, available across the U.S. in March 2022.
Leclerc stores introduced a new, lower price for baguettes, which are now sold for EUR 0.29. Lidl France joined to match this selling price soon after. The average price of a baguette in France is EUR 0.90.
Utz Brands agreed to acquire Clem Snacks, Inc. and J&D Snacks, Inc., two existing third-party direct store delivery (“DSD”) distributors of Utz’s products. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Financial terms were not disclosed.