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Comfort snacking contradicts consumers’ desire to eat healthy

FMCG surveyed 23,000 consumers across 18 countries on snacking habits, COVID-19 pandemic.

June 16, 2020

Snacking and comfort eating are on the rise due to COVID-19, but it conflicts with consumers’ plans to eat and drink healthier in 2020 and beyond.

Shifting snack habits during the coronavirus pandemic

Liz Parker Kuhn

June 1, 2020

Our State of the Industry: Bakery issue will be arriving shortly, both in print and online, and it's been interesting to see how snacking habits have shifted since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Hidden opportunities in sustainable snacks

Consumers search for sustainable, environmentally friendly foods

Maryellen Molyneaux

April 14, 2020

Mainstream consumers are steadily adopting stronger environmental and sustainable ideals, which is affecting how they make purchase decisions.

Tortilla product diversity drives increased sales

April 14, 2020

The past several years have been kind to the tortilla market. Tortillas and tortilla chips are essentials across U.S. retail and foodservice sectors, with steady growth over the past several years.

Malt: An ancient food with modern benefits

Amy Targan

March 23, 2020

By now it is well known that consumers want healthier snacks.

Snack mixes and nuts deliver on taste, health trends

New options and alignment with trends help keep growth relatively steady

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

March 11, 2020

Snack mixes and nuts are holding steady in the market. IRI, Chicago, reports sales of snack nuts grew 1.4 percent to $4.8 billion, and sales of nutritional snacks/trail mixes grew 2.3 percent to $1.2 billion for the 52 weeks ending December 29, 2019.

Puffed and extruded snacks seek bases with better nutritional benefits

Consumers seek non-traditional proteins in puffed and extruded snacks

Liz Parker Kuhn

November 13, 2019

Puffed and extruded snacks, a subset of the salty snacks category, continue to rise in popularity as snack producers continually bring ingredient and product format innovations to the table.

Nutritional ingredients help fortify snack and bakery products

New ingredients deliver added health benefits that consumers seek

Joyce Friedberg

November 11, 2019

While taste will remain a dominant factor for all food products, health, wellness and the nutritional value of the product is growing in importance. Several studies point to the fact that consumers are looking to achieve better overall wellness by selecting foods and ingredients that provide a functional health benefit.

Nature's Bakery comes out on top in 2019 'Best New Healthy School Snacks' voting

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

October 24, 2019

Now in its fifth year, the “Best New Healthy School Snacks” contest, hosted by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, strives to shine a spotlight on snack and bakery products that exemplify top healthy choices for kids of all ages—whether serving as part of an on-the-go meal solution or between-meals snack.

Research shows consumers value natural, sustainable products

Steve French

September 19, 2019

As reported by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery in its State of the Industry coverage, the U.S. bakery industry is valued at $51.6 billion in annual sales, and the U.S. snack industry sees sales of over $41.6 billion—and growing every year.