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Articles Tagged with ''State of the Industry''

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State of the Industry 2024: Consumers search for healthier bread options

Innovative new products are key in keeping up with consumer demand.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
June 3, 2024

Consumers have been looking to eat healthier, and producers are responding, offering multigrain, keto, and other options for loaf bread.


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State of the Industry 2024: BFY bars performing well

Most subcategories are flat or down, but healthier products are holding attention.
Jenni Spinner, Chief Editor, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
Jenni Spinner
May 31, 2024

Bars remain big business—the portability, flavor variety, better-for-you options, and other attributes of the bakery category appeals to hungry commuters, on-the-go moms and their offspring, health-conscious snackers, and other consumer segments.


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State of the Industry 2024: Bakery snacks offer small indulgences

The category’s products continues to serve as ‘little treats’ for consumers.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
May 30, 2024

Consumers are still looking for indulgences, despite the fact that many products now have health halos. However, in our current era of “little treat culture,” the bakery snacks category—aka smaller servings of snack cakes and pies—continue to be popular.


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NCA State of the Industry Conference 2024

Trends, takeaways from the NCA State of the Industry Conference

NCA's conference continues this week, with another full day of panels March 12.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
March 11, 2024

The National Confectioners Association's State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC, for short) continued today with its first full day of panels.


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Latest SF&WB emagazine takes a walk on the sweet side

Latest SF&WB emagazine takes a walk on the sweet side

The State of the Industry: Candy coverage dives into confectionery sales and successes.
September 5, 2023

The State of the Industry: Candy coverage dives into confectionery sales and successes.


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2023 State of the Industry: Sensational snacking

July 27, 2023

In the three long years after the start of the pandemic, the snack industry changed but persevered.



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Bakery essentials

Chris Luke
July 2, 2021
One clear message from shopper behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic era is the "essential" nature of baked goods. In a crisis, the industry provides sustenance, nutrition, and yes, comfort.
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State of the Industry 2021: Tortillas grow through product diversity

State of the Industry 2021: Tortillas grow through product diversity

Consumers experiment with better-for-you tortilla choices.
Lis Parker
Liz Parker Kuhn
July 2, 2021
Tortillas, always one of the most versatile breads, had extra mileage to accomplish this past year: consumers wanted better-for-you options for their tacos, flautas, and fajitas. They also wanted these to be easily accessible at their local grocery stores so that they could cook at home during the pandemic.
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State of the Industry 2021: Sweet goods serve up comfort in a chaotic year

State of the Industry 2021: Sweet goods serve up comfort in a chaotic year

Consumers still prize sweet goods as a form of comfort food during the pandemic.
Kimberly Decker
July 1, 2021
Conventional wisdom holds that COVID-19 had consumers searching for one thing above all others in 2020, and we're not talking toilet paper.
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State of the Industry 2021: Bakers explore approachable, convenient desserts

State of the Industry 2021: Bakers explore approachable, convenient desserts

During the pandemic, consumers seek the comfort and indulgence of desserts.
Joyce Friedberg
June 29, 2021
The ongoing pandemic has certainly shifted consumer attitudes and behaviors when it come to foods and the foods they choose. Consumers are looking to connect with food and are gravitating to more familiar comfort foods and indulgent items.
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