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BFY interests, sweet cravings drive innovation: Tate & Lyle

An expert discusses GLP-1 use, increased interest in fiber, and other factors.

Jenni Spinner, Chief Editor, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

March 5, 2026

Consumers want sweetness with low sugar, health benefits with indulgence, and other often conflicting things in their snacks and baked goods.

What a year: top snack and bakery stories of 2025

Our editors came up with a baker's dozen of the past 12 months' most-viewed stories.

Jenni Spinner

December 22, 2025

Our most-viewed articles of the past 12 months cover product innovations, IBIE award winners, and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery exclusives.

Wenzel's Farm unveils protein-loaded meat stick

The new snack stick features 16 g of protein.

SF&WB Staff

May 20, 2025

Wenzel's Farm is appealing to meat snack consumers wanting low-sugar and high-protein content.

Pizza Hut debuts pepperoni-flavored ‘caviar’

Pizza Caviar features pepperoni-flavored water- and agar-based caviar-style pearls.

SF&WB Staff

April 10, 2025

Pizza Hut joins in on the caviar food trend with its own Pizza Caviar.

Hormel unveils 2025 pizza ingredient trends

Pizza consumers explore regional varieties.

SF&WB Staff

March 28, 2025

Pizza is getting cozy with comfort-food classics, and hearty and familiar mashups are making pizza a comfort zone.

The latest digital edition shares flavor and color trends, packaging advances, and other insights.

GF treats, snack chip trends, and more: SF&WB’s January 2025 issue is here

The latest edition shares flavor and color trends, packaging advances, and other insights.

January 28, 2025

Food professionals looking for fascinating, fun information about innovative producers and current trends will find plenty in the most recent issue of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery.

Chips category evolving into flavorful ‘destination’: Ajinomoto

An expert from the food solutions firm shares insights about consumer and product trends.

Jenni Spinner

January 20, 2025

No longer home to just simple salted snacks, the chips aisle now hosts a range of flavors, pack sizes, and dietary options.

Pizza Hut releases its second annual Pizza Trends Report

The report takes a look at consumers' eating habits.

SF&WB Staff

January 9, 2025

This online survey of 5,000 American adults, split evenly by state, was commissioned by Pizza Hut and conducted by market research company Talker Research.