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Sweets & Snacks Expo 2012: Trends look at hot products, healthy snackingTop snacking trends were found at the National Confectioners Association’s 2012 Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago last week, and the show filled with plenty of visitors. Fun sweets, foreign flavors and healthy snacks emerged as things to watch. Thousands of new confectionery and snack foods were presented during the show, as the hottest new products from more than 560 companies lead the industry with the new flavors.
The Breadmen ComethThere’s something to be said about artisan craftsmanship. Hudson Bread, North Bergen, N.J., knows that quite well. With a view of New York City’s skyline, the bakery uses only the best ingredients to produce a wealth of fresh bread creations daily, and top sellers including French baguettes, seven-grain loaves and hand-cut loaves Francaise, which are signature rustic items.
Artisan Dough-How with a High-Tech TwistHudson Bread, North Bergen, N.J., is rather a paradox. Starting out in 1994 as a small, fully artisan bakery owned and operated by president/chief executive Mariusz (Mark) Kolodziej, Hudson Bread became a favored producer, as its scrumptious baguettes, boules, rolls, brioche, buns, Ciabattas, Pullman loaves and much more gave it plenty of momentum to grow and expand.
Pretzels’ Growing PresenceThere’s a nationally celebrated day or month for everything: National Hairdressers’ Day, National Bath Safety Month; Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day and even Houseplant Appreciation Day.
Clif Kid Zbar Iced Oatmeal Cookie BarNew to the Zbar lineup of organic is an Iced Oatmeal Cookie variety, which consists of cinnamon and vanilla blended into organic whole grain oats, topped with a drizzle of organic white icing. Each bar offers 8 g. of organic whole grains and 12 essential vitamins and minerals.
Sweets & Snacks Expo 2012: Trends look at hot products, healthy snackingTop snacking trends were found at the National Confectioners Association’s 2012 Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago last week, and the show filled with plenty of visitors. Fun sweets, foreign flavors and healthy snacks emerged as things to watch. Thousands of new confectionery and snack foods were presented during the show, as the hottest new products from more than 560 companies lead the industry with the new flavors.
Enzyme preparation may prolong bread’s shelf life by up to 15 daysGermany’s Mühlenchemie GmbH says it has developed a new enzyme preparation that can extend the shelf-life of industrially produced bread by up to 15 days.
Schick USA appoints Tim Cook chief operating officerTimothy P. Cook joins ShickUSA, Kansas City, Mo., as chief operating officer. Schick USA provides integrated solutions for ingredient automation to the baking and food industries.
Just Label It coalition for GMO labeling applauds California Right to Know ballot initiativeConsumer demand for the Right to Know is spreading nationally, and the national Just Label It coalition of 525 diverse organizations working for GMO labeling congratulated the California Right to Know 2012 Initiative for its record success in being the first state to gather enough signatures to put the labeling of genetically engineered foods on a statewide ballot this fall.
More than 70% of Americans can recycle plastic bags and wraps locallyIt used to be practically nonexistent to really recycle bags and film wraps. Rigid containers led the way on the recycling front. But a new study indicates that it’s much more than possible. More than 91% of the U.S. population can actually recycle plastic bags locally and nearly 75% of people living in the U.S. can recycle other types of flexible plastic wraps in their communities.
More than 70% of Americans can recycle plastic bags and wraps locallyIt used to be practically nonexistent to really recycle bags and film wraps. Rigid containers led the way on the recycling front. But a new study indicates that it’s much more than possible. More than 91% of the U.S. population can actually recycle plastic bags locally and nearly 75% of people living in the U.S. can recycle other types of flexible plastic wraps in their communities.
Schick USA appoints Tim Cook chief operating officerTimothy P. Cook joins ShickUSA, Kansas City, Mo., as chief operating officer. Schick USA provides integrated solutions for ingredient automation to the baking and food industries.
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MultimediaVideosImage GalleriesCover Stories: 100th Anniversary IssueWe’re celebrating Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery's centennial anniversary by taking a look back to the bygone days of the baking. 05/18/11 2:00 PM EDT
Food Trends: Reformulating for Sodium ReductionOn-Demand Sodium reduction is among today’s most significant policy issues and consumer trends. Featured ProductsThe TravelTime bar is said to be the first gourmet nutrition bar to contain Wellmune WGP, a natural ingredient derived from a proprietary strain of baker’s yeast that’s clinically proven to activate key immune cells.
Van’s Natural Foods expanded its better-for-you frozen breakfast line to include 8 Whole Grains English muffins, available in Multigrain and Honey Wheat varieties. Each muffin provides 5 g. of protein and 3 g. of fiber per serving.
California Raisin Board
Enter America's Best Raisin Bread Contest Now! Operations Weekly
Written by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery editors, our Operations Weekly weekly enewsletter provides bakers and snack food manufacturers with up-to-the-minute news, ideas and industry trends. THE SNACK AND BAKERY STOREWith new material highlighting the latest trends and science in marketing and electronic communication and their combined effect on market research, New Food Product Development: From Concept to Marketplace, Third Edition, describes stages of development in detail, beginning with sources of ideas and moving through development, final screening, and introduction into the marketplace. |
EventsMay 20, 2012
B&CMA Technical ConferenceUsher in the new year with the B&CMA by registering today for the 2012 Technical Conference.
May 22, 2012
PLMA's "World of Private Label" International Tradeshow 2012For more than 26 years, PLMA’s annual “World of Private Label” International Trade Show has brought retailers together with manufacturers to help them find new products, make new contacts, and discover new ideas that will help their private label programmes succeed and grow.
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