The frozen baked goods segment shifts into high gear with the creation of more single-serving product lines, healthier ingredients and upscale flavors.
Holding the lead in the sweet snack race, cookies, like other bakery categories, are undergoing a healthy transformation that incorporates natural ingredients, super foods and clean labels.
Just as auto racing has followers around the world, tortillas are getting the green light from consumers of all ethnicities for their versatility, convenience, healthy ingredients and gluten-free options.
It’s been a slippery road this year. Impacted by a widespread drought, fluctuating commodity prices and a still-weak economy, bakers have been hit with some tough circumstances.
Kameda USA Inc., a subsidiary of Kameda Seika Co. Ltd., Japan’s largest manufacturer of rice crackers, acquires 77.8% of Mary’s Gone Crackers, a Gridley, Calif.-based maker of organic, vegan and gluten-free foods.