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A recent mailing from the Almond Board of California highlights regional product innovations that prominently feature almonds—this one from Chicago, a “hub for culinary innovation with abundant opportunities for all sorts of food professionals."

The National Honey Board presents its picks for the most innovative made-with-honey products featured at this year's Sweets & Snacks Expo and Summer Fancy Food Show.

Clextral USA and Clextral SAS offer R&D and processing perspectives on puffed and extruded snacks.

ADM and tna solutions speak on prevailing R&D trends in the expanding chip market.

A "best of" list of recently released walnut products, from the California Walnut Commission.

Schwan's Company speaks about trends in the cheesecake and frozen dessert category.

The puffed and extruded category mostly experienced growth from 2021 to 2022. Consumers are also searching for better-for-you flavors, and the category aimed to accommodate.

Ideas testing rooted in behavioral science is an essential component of the product development and marketing processes.

Thanks to early immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands, hard pretzels today continue as a quintessential American snack. In their most-basic forms, they are a study in beautiful simplicity. Adorned, they can carry a world of flavors. 

Growth in the popcorn category is being driven by new flavor innovations and new packaging sizes and formats. Hot and spicy microwave popcorn and cheddar jalapeño popcorn in family-size bags are just two examples. Expect to see more innovation in the near future.