Kellanova, owner of the Kellogg’s brand, has become the first UK food manufacturer to produce cereal using hydrogen after completing a government-funded fuel-switching demonstration at its Manchester factory.
The three-week trial, part of the HyNet Industrial Fuel Switching 2 programme, replaced fossil fuel gas with hydrogen to power the site’s toasting oven. The process successfully produced four well-known established brands in Western markets – Corn Flakes, Bran Flakes, Special K, and Rice Krispies – to highlight hydrogen’s potential as an alternative fuel in food manufacturing.
The demonstration was funded through the UK government’s £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, part of the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). Kellanova, which owns the Kellogg’s brand following a 2023 rebrand, received £3m to explore hydrogen as a fuel alternative.
Kellanova has already cut direct and indirect (Scope 1 and 2) emissions in Europe by 54% and is targeting a 63% reduction by 2030. The hydrogen trial forms part of the company’s wider decarbonisation strategy.
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