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Top bread trends to drive category growth

Inspirations for R&D to drive growth of bread, buns, bagels and more across retail and foodservice markets

January 7, 2019

Bread is the most-important category in the baking industry, but also one of the most-challenging for building appreciable growth. For the 52 weeks ending November 4, 2018, the fresh bread and rolls category grew 0.13 percent in dollar sales to $13.4 billion, per IRI, Chicago.

Ardent Mills looks back on a year of grain innovation and trends

December 27, 2018

As 2018 winds down, Ardent Mills, a North American flour supplier and grain innovator, looks back at some grain-based culinary trends that emerged this year.

Snack bars continue growth through better-for-you innovation

Bars with healthy ingredients and appealing flavors help consumers meet their health goals.

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

December 7, 2018

For a culture focused on convenience and clean-label nutrition, bars continue to deliver. Sales of snack and granola bars on the whole have grown 2.9 percent during the 52 weeks ending October 7, 2018, according to data from IRI, Chicago, hitting a value of $6.2 billion.

Pereg Natural Foods quinoa bars

December 5, 2018

The hottest new specialty food innovation, products, manufacturers, tastes and trends can be found at the 2019 Winter Fancy Food Show at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, January 13-15, 2019.

Keeping healthy grains in focus during the holidays

Christine Cochran

December 5, 2018

It's that time of year, the most wonderful time of year. The time for family, friends and, of course, food. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and so have the leftovers. Now we're in the throes of the holiday season with more gatherings every weekend.

Last chance to vote for the Best New Snack & Bakery Products of 2018

December 4, 2018

In 2015, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery launched the “Best New Snack & Bakery Products” contest to honor outstanding products recently launched in the U.S. snack and bakery market.

Puffed and extruded snacks tap into top trends

A blank slate, puffed and extruded snacks are able to meet demands for taste and health

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

November 7, 2018

With better-for-you trends dominating virtually every food and beverage category, how do puffed and extruded snacks fare? As it turns out, this category is in a unique position to capitalize.

New ingredients deliver nutritional and functional benefits for snack and bakery products

Consumers search for more protein and fiber in their diets.

Joyce Friedberg

November 5, 2018

Consumers want to achieve better overall health and wellness, and adding more dietary protein and fiber helps. FDA defines dietary fiber as "certain naturally occurring fibers that are 'intrinsic and intact' in plants, and added isolated or synthetic non-digestible soluble and insoluble carbohydrates that FDA has determined have beneficial physiological effects to human health."

Kakookies wins 2018 ‘Best New Healthy School Snacks’ honors

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

October 23, 2018

Kakookies, an innovative line of better-for-you, single-serve cookies, has emerged with top honors in the 2018 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery “Best New Healthy School Snacks” voting.

The power of premium private label snacks and baked goods

Upscale products continue to attract key demographics like millennials and Generation X to private label

Liz Parker Kuhn

September 21, 2018

Private label has been stepping up its game lately, and people, particularly millennials, are starting to take notice. Retailers are adding more premium items to their store brand lines, and people are actively seeking to buy private label products instead of choosing them just because they are less expensive than the national brand equivalent (NBE).

On-Demand Join us for a practical look at how bakeries can modernize packaging lines and better align with emerging retail and environmental demands. Key takeaways:

BFY bill while still delivering the taste, texture, and other attributes that consumers aren’t so willing to compromise on. In this focused presentation, an expert from a leading producer will discuss their experiences and perspectives on ways to craft recipes that hit all the marks.

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Top bread trends to drive category growth

Ardent Mills looks back on a year of grain innovation and trends

Snack bars continue growth through better-for-you innovation

Pereg Natural Foods quinoa bars

Keeping healthy grains in focus during the holidays

Last chance to vote for the Best New Snack & Bakery Products of 2018

Puffed and extruded snacks tap into top trends

New ingredients deliver nutritional and functional benefits for snack and bakery products

Kakookies wins 2018 ‘Best New Healthy School Snacks’ honors

The power of premium private label snacks and baked goods

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Snack on the latest trends, news, and developments!

Stay in the know with Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, the premier source of information for snack, bakery, and confectionery professionals.

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