Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

Our work in food is visceral. It's immediate. It's supremely intimate to serve a role in preparing the daily bread for people across our planet.

With some people shifting to working at home during the pandemic, waffles are no longer just for breakfast, they're an anytime-of-day type of snack.

Are you part of the problem, or part of the solution? If you don't automatically align with the solution end of that equation, you might want to think about your overall messaging to consumers, and to the industry overall.

Every year poses its share of market challenges to companies operating in the snack and bakery market, a vital economic sector, which at retail alone accounts for over $100 billion in annual U.S. sales.

As far as Carla King is concerned, the contemporary cracker aisle is a far more welcoming, perhaps even a more progressive, place than it was when she was younger.

The grain-focused snack and bakery industry accounts for over $100 billion in annual retail sales. The core of those offerings originate from a select group of businesses, some who have served American consumers for many decades.

Perhaps as long as a decade from now, snack and bakery professionals will still be reckoning with the pandemic’s effects on consumer preferences and, subsequently, their own product development. And when they do, our current focus on wellness will continue to loom large.

Bakery and snack producers can choose from a wide range of convenience packaging solutions - single-serve, re-sealable, portion-controlled - to meet demands of retailers and consumers. The latest innovations offer reliable containment, product freshness, recyclability and sustainability, thus fitting the needs of on-the-go, convenience-oriented consumers.