Better-For-You

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Usage of the term “better-for-you” can be confusing for some, but generally it means taking traditional foods—including many snacks and baked goods that are normally thought of as indulgent, like cookies and sweets—and improving them nutritionally, including cleaning up the label. This can largely be accomplished through ingredient selection.

Naturally stable Omega-9 Canola Oil helps snack food manufacturers deliver better-for-you snacks consumers desire without compromising taste, quality or performance.

Lin Carson vows to eat a loaf of bread every day for three months to set the record straight on bread.

Formulating products with the ever-increasing demands of today’s marketplace is no easy task.

When an upstart local bakery does something particularly well, people take notice. Word spreads, the business grows and notoriety develops through the surrounding region.

Todd Southerland, senior vice president and food & agribusiness industry manager at SunTrust Bank looks at strategies smaller food companies are using to capture more of the market.

The world of tortillas and tortilla chips is constantly evolving, but one thing remains constant: Consumers want great taste and flavor in the products they eat.

Snack manufacturers are looking to build in healthfulness through the use of raw materials, including vegetables and fruit, as well as cleaner ingredient profiles with more protein and fiber.

It’s rare for a food product to check so many boxes in the minds of consumers that it becomes, essentially, universally beloved. But such is the case for snack and nutritional bars.

Chocolate is more ubiquitous than ever. You can find a chocolate-flavored version of just about any snack or bakery product.