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Almonds in Nashville: Food trends tour

February 27, 2019

A few weeks ago, I was able to fly to Nashville for a few days to participate in the Almond Board of California's annual food trends tour.

2019 Sanitary Design Workshop preview: Controlling allergens and pathogens

February 25, 2019

The 2019 Sanitary Design Workshop will take place on April 2–3 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Chicago.

SNAXPO19: Uncover the future of snacking

February 21, 2019

SNAXPO19, produced by SNAC International, will take place March 31 to April 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, in Orlando.

Beckhoff Automation LLC selects new president

February 21, 2019

Beckhoff Automation is pleased to announce that Kevin Barker has been appointed the new president of Beckhoff Automation LLC to manage Beckhoff business operations across the U.S.

Lehi Valley Trading Co. grows its private label snack business

Lehi Valley Trading Co. finds strong growth in private label snacking

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

February 15, 2019

Over the last 30-plus years since establishing Lehi Valley, the family has significantly expanded the different types of snacks offered, primarily working with retailers across the U.S. on their private label lines of caramel corn and popcorn, puffed corn snacks, snack mixes, nuts, granola, and more. Freeman and his wife, Trecia, purchased the business outright in 2000, and have steadily expanded the company’s manufacturing footprint ever since.

Natural Products Expo West preview: A hub of natural products innovation

February 13, 2019

Natural Products Expo West will take place March 5 to 9 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The event is produced by the New Hope Network and is considered is a top trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry.

Insights into identifying tricky snack and bakery sanitation problems

Legacy snack and bakery facilities pose their fair share of sanitation challenges

Liz Parker Kuhn

February 12, 2019

Sound sanitary facility design is vital in the snack and baking industry in order to maintain peak food safety, especially for facilities making products with tricky ingredients or processes from a sanitation perspective. Associated sanitation procedures can also prove a challenge in older facilities.

R&D inspirations for gluten-free snacks and baked goods

New ingredients and technologies help snack producers and bakeries innovate to stay competitive

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

February 11, 2019

Anyone who thinks the gluten-free market has peaked needs to think again. According to a December 2018 report from Zion Market Research, the global gluten-free product market was valued at around $4.72 billion in 2017. By 2024, that value is expected to nearly double to reach $7.6 billion.

Ingredient handling equipment helps snack and bakery companies improve efficiency and safety

Snack and bakery companies search for a variety of ingredient handling equipment

Ed Finkel

February 8, 2019

Ingredient-handling equipment used by snack producers and bakeries ranges from automated batching and dosing machines to pneumatic conveyors, as well as equipment like sifters to prepare ingredients for addition to batches of dough.

The packaging predicament in the snack and bakery industry

Steve French

February 7, 2019

Many sustainability experts and consumers alike agree that we cannot sustain a society in which we continually make purchases and throw things away. This includes consumables that we use on a daily basis.