2013 March

One clever cookie

The Christie Cookie Co. has been using gourmet baking ingredients to produce irresistible cookies, brownies and sweet treats for over 30 years.

Lauren R. Hartman

March 30, 2013

Decadent and delicious, cookies, brownies and other items from The Christie Cookie Co., Nashville, Tenn., are practically irresistible.

Surprisingly sweet and savory

Jen Roth

March 11, 2013

Potato chips and chocolate? Snack manufacturers and bakeries are experimenting with unique combinations to satisfy consumers’ desire for a snack with the perfect sweet-savory blend.

The burden of proof

Lisa White

March 26, 2013

With more comprehensive food-safety requirements on the horizon, bakers and snack producers will be required to raise the bar for their manufacturing and distribution practices.

Mix masters

Romy Schafer

March 11, 2013

Food safety and sanitation have always been top concerns for bakers and snack producers and may be even more so now that the Food Safety Management Act is law.

Creating cookies to crave

Lauren R. Hartman

March 11, 2013

Running two shifts a day, five days a week on four production lines, The Christie Cookie Co.’s 41,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Nashville, Tenn., has big-company ideas and procedures.

White paper: Automated case packing—a flexible approach

March 11, 2013

With escalating demand for variety packs and various shipping-case configurations that must be shelf-ready, bakers and snack manufacturers need flexible packaging technology.

Gums and starches, two baking industry staples, are being reformulated to meet growing baker and snack producer demands for ingredients that will enable them to reduce their ingredient costs, produce clean labels and create products that address consumer eating trends.

Honoring the paczki

Lauren R. Hartman

March 11, 2013

It’s not just a plain old jelly donut. Popular around the country during Mardi Gras, paczkis, the delicious, baked and filled treat are easier to eat than their name is to pronounce.

The skinny on sugar

Judi Adams

March 11, 2013

Sugar always gets a bad rap. It’s been accused of causing many diseases and conditions, from diabetes to tooth decay. (More later on why the latter is accusations, not facts).

Washington: The good and the bad

Robb MacKie

March 11, 2013

Frustration with Washington continues to mount, with the serious challenges facing our country.

Latinos and the American palate

Sylvia Klinger

March 11, 2013

There are 52 million Hispanics in the U.S., representing 16.7% of the total U.S. population. That many people are certainly having an impact on the food industry, and there’s no question that Latinos are quickly changing America’s palate.