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Best New Snack & Bakery Products of 2020: Goldfish Veggie Crackers and DiGIORNO Croissant Crust Pizza

Goldfish Veggie Crackers and DiGIORNO Croissant Crust Pizza emerge as the most-innovative new snack and bakery products.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

May 28, 2021

Since 2016, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery has annually recognized two highly innovative, newly launched products—one snack and one baked good—with all products published on SnackandBakery.com/Products during the year eligible for "Best New Snack & Bakery Product" honors.

Consumers look for better-for-you snacks, while also craving comfort foods

Making better-for-you snack and bakery products a delicious reality.

Kimberly Decker

May 25, 2021

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, too, is "better-for-you," the catch-all classification that drives so many consumers these days and, as such, is driving snack and bakery development, as well.

Q&A: California Raisins surprising growth sparks new innovation

Liz Parker Kuhn

April 8, 2021

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to catch up with Tim Kenny, vice president of marketing, California Raisins Marketing Board, to ask a few questions about California Raisins' growth and consumers' eating habits.

Bakery snacks category and market growth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers opt for sweet treats like snack cakes, doughnuts, and more.

Liz Parker Kuhn

March 17, 2021

Category data and market analysis for bakery snacks like snack cakes, snack pies, muffins, including COVID-19 pandemic impact.

Clean-label colors and flavors for snack and bakery product R&D

Consumers look for better-for-you and nostalgic sensory experiences.

Joyce Friedberg

March 4, 2021

Strategies for better-for-you, nostalgic, and bold sensory experiences in snack and bakery products.

Healthy indulgences

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

December 15, 2020

Over the past few months, as I went through the process of developing SF&WB's annual "Top 50 Snack & Bakery Companies" list, I felt a renewed sense of admiration for the inherent power of merging true nutrition with indulgence.

Developing new, enticing varieties of puffed and extruded snacks

Better-for-you snacks continue to show impressive growth.

Liz Parker Kuhn

November 17, 2020

Puffed and extruded snacks never go out of style. Top brands like Cheetos and Fritos will probably always will be staples in many Americans' homes.

Consumer desire for better health drives nutritional ingredient use in snacks and baked goods

Innovation continues to drive use of nutritional ingredients in snacks and baked goods.

Joyce Friedberg

November 4, 2020

Consumer interest in foods that support holistic health and well-being is increasing. According to the 2020 IFIC Food and Health Survey, over half of consumers report that healthfulness has more of an impact today versus 10 years ago on their food and beverage purchase decisions.

Snack and bakery innovations with healthy grains

Consumers search for tasty grains that also have better-for-you properties.

Joyce Friedberg

September 16, 2020

Grains are a fundamental ingredient in snack food and bakery products and an important food in consumer diets. In fact, based on the 2020 IFIC Food and Health Survey, consumers view fiber, whole grains, and protein from plants as the healthiest, and most-sought-after, nutrients.

Joyful and permissible

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

September 15, 2020

During the interview for our September issue cover story profile on fast-growing entrepreneurial brand Ka-Pop! Snacks, a company founded and led by Dustin Finkel, he talked about the need to keep the joy in better-for-you snacking.