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The bread category is having an interesting year. The good news: sales are up in almost every perimeter and center-store bread subcategory. 

The puffed and extruded snacks category is having a great year: all of its subcategories are up from the same time period last year, per Circana data, and consumers are returning to gatherings where snacks like Cheetos, Funyuns, and other snacks are omnipresent.

The American Bakers Association warns of more than 53K unfilled jobs by 2023.

Inclusions are ingredients that can add a pop of flavor, color, texture, and sometimes boost the nutritional value of snack and bakery products.

Now that the pandemic is receding, the snack bar category has been increasing in sales. That makes sense; people are on the go more often than before (back to the office, taking road trips, etc.), and a snack bar fits the bill when consumers want a quick and/or healthy snack to stash in a purse or glove compartment.

Nearly everyone eats chocolate. Based on Statistia data, approximately 271 million Americans consumed chocolate and other candy in 2020; that’s more than 80% of the U.S. population. 

Jackson’s is a fast-growing snack producer with many ingredients to its success, but relatively few ingredients are used to produce its line of sweet potato chips.

The report comes out of a collaboration with consumer research outfit Taste Tomorrow.

An expert from PMMI outlines packaging, production, and sustainability issues and opportunities.

A recent survey indicates shoppers are hungry for products containing the nut.