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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Paul Hanan, chief financial officer, Hanan Products, Hicksville, NY, about the company's history and also their COVID-19 response.

On Saturday, China's CDC announced that infection could occur with contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living Coronavirus. 

COVID-19 has significantly changed how we think about, shop for, prepare and even stock up on fresh food.

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has published their monthly COVID-19 Impact report.

A new survey from CVS Pharmacy released recently found that two thirds of American adults (66 percent) are snacking at home more, and nearly three in five (59 percent) are choosing better-for-you snacks and meal solutions more often than they would have prior to the pandemic.

The latest Y-Pulse survey looks at the dining habits of COVID-era consumers ages 34 and under, delving into the ways in which pandemic-related restrictions are likely to continue to affect their lives.

While communities across the country have embraced varying approaches to the Halloween season, consumers and shoppers are confidently developing creative and safe ways to enjoy Halloween and make sure that chocolate and candy play a role in their celebrations.

Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery was recently able to speak with Greg Thorsgard, COO of Hazelnut Growers of Oregon, and Quality Control Manager Mark Clute, on getting SQF Certified, as well as challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

I recently attended a (virtual, of course) session by ABA's NextGenBaker program entitled "Leading in the Landscape of Today," which featured industry senior leaders speaking about the pandemic and how shopping habits have changed, and also not changed. 

When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, consumers panicked and bought everything from cleaning products and toilet paper to bottled water and hand sanitizer.