No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
Kellogg's has replaced rice grains with corn and rice flour in its UK Rice Krispies and Coco Pops due to supply disruptions caused by adverse weather in Asia. The company maintains that nutritional quality remains unchanged, though the new recipe requires a wheat gluten warning.
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This highlights how climate-driven agricultural instability is forcing major food manufacturers to alter long-standing product recipes, impacting global supply chains.
Image source, Bloomberg via Getty Images By Osmond Chia Business reporter Published 16 minutes ago Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg's has stopped using rice grains in Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK due to "changing weather conditions" that have disrupted supplies.
Corn flour and rice flour are being used instead, a Kellogg's spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the updated recipes have been "carefully assessed" and the firm has taken customer feedback into consideration.
Those ingredients are replacing rice grains as crops have been hit by dry weather in key producing countries in Asia, reducing harvests and driving up prices.
The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.
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