This month’s New Product Slideshow article includes products from Insomnia Cookies, Krispy Kreme, Pop-Tarts, and more, many with a lunar theme for the April eclipse.
This week's Fun Friday includes a report on healthy snacking, favorite Pop-Tarts flavors ranked by state, a chance to win a 24-karat solid Ritz-branded gold bar, and more.
Each year, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery reports on hundreds of the new snack and bakery products released to the American market. The most-popular products of the year earn a slot in our annual “Best New Snack & Bakery Products” review, conducted by SF&WB and BEMA staff.
Sweet is one of the five basic taste sensations. While most people enjoy sweets, they are also mindful about the amount of sugar and carbs in their diet.
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.
The pandemic has heightened consumers' interest in health and well-being. According to the 2021 IFIC Food and Health Survey, 58 percent of respondents stated that healthfulness had an impact on their food and beverage decisions.