Grains are a fundamental ingredient for snack and bakery products. They provide taste, texture, nutritional, and functional benefits. Consumers have a growing interest in wholesome plant-based foods and ingredients
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Jaina Wald, vice president marketing, Puratos, about its Taste Tomorrow findings, as well as 2021 and 2022 trends and its new Digital AdvisAR tool.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Carl Motter, chief revenue officer, Van's Kitchen, about pandemic trends for frozen snacks, as well as what's on the horizon.
Over the past few months, after nearly two years of disruption, I've been getting back into the saddle, visiting with the industry across the many pathways I carve through the course of my work.
When James S. Herr, known as Jim, entered the fledgling potato chip industry with Herr’s Potato Chips in 1946, purchasing a small storefront location in Lancaster, PA, he established a legacy of enduring tradition guiding waves of ensuing generations.
Now more than ever, in the midst of a global pandemic, it is imperative for companies to have stringent maintenance and sanitation protocols, prioritizing employee safety. Luckily, many companies are upping their game, and even installing new maintenance and employee relief areas.
The snack and bakery industry continues to face a difficult road when it comes to staffing. Challenges related to filling open positions for skilled and unskilled production personnel have persisted for years. But the past several months have proven particularly trying as employers seek to fill available jobs with individuals from an increasingly wary, pandemic-weary America.