Confetti Snacks wowed the judges at the coveted event held at SNAC International’s SNX 2024 in Dallas, Texas, last week. This is just the beginning of an exciting journey, which sees Mickey Mouse, a featurette in an Emmy-award doccie and a dip on the cards for the pioneering veggie chip producer.
Conceived in an orchard and launched in the throes of the pandemic, the fast-growing startup is reverberating with both the business world and the consumer’s imagination: winning awards, securing funding and broadening its footprint in the UK. There’s nothing stopping the Italian-Ghanaian founders, who have now set their sights on the $167bn EU snack market.
Whisps Snacks is fulfilling the US consumers demand for all things cheesy, upcycled snacks producer RIND is again pushing boundaries with a tropical launch in winter, and Doves Farm is hoping to propel the home baking trend with new Seeded Bread Flours.
Papaya waste upcycled into fruit bars enriched with whey protein A public-private partnership is repurposing leftover papaya in Ethiopia to develop ‘affordable’ and ‘nutritious’ fruit bars enriched with whey protein, vitamins and minerals for locals.
While most tropical fruits can grow well in Ethiopia, papaya is one of the most popular. Aside from being highly nutritious – the fruit is rich in vitamins A, B, and C – the crop is a source of income for more than 890,000 farmers.
However, approximately 30% of the harvest is lost due to spoilage ever year.
A new public-private partnership is working to reduce this loss by upcycling leftover papaya into nutritious snack bars for locals.