In 2015, we launched the "Best New Snack & Bakery Products" of the year contest to honor outstanding new snack and bakery products entering the industry, with the online Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery audience voting for their favorites. Since then, we've noticed that the winners often reflect that year's current prevailing consumer sensibilities.
The 2019 BEMA Summit, hosted by the Bakery Equipment Manufacturers & Allieds (BEMA), will take place February 23–24 in Chicago. This event, held at the Hilton Chicago, kicks off the famous "Best Week in Baking" in conjunction with the co-located ASB BakingTech event.
As demand for healthy fat-fuelled, keto-friendly snacks continues to grow across North America, The Good Fat Co. Ltd. announced that it has closed a successful common share funding round at $5 million to support its launch into the United States. This brings its total equity raise to date to $9.4 million.
Mrs. Thinster’s Cookie Thins has revealed a new look to go along with a new positioning, THINSTERS, as it aims to challenge the status quo and merge “healthy” with “tasty” in the cookie category.
On February 24–26, ASB BakingTech will head back to Chicago with the theme of "Baking a Fresh Future." This annual event, hosted by the American Society of Baking (ASB) and held at the Hilton Chicago, is a highly anticipated gathering for all professionals in the grain-based snack and bakery industry.
Dewey’s Bakery is launching a variety of new cookie flavors at the Winter Fancy Food Show at Booth #5335. The bakery’s latest innovation is the Tiki Bar Collection, featuring flavors inspired by classic beachfront drinks.
When "The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book" was first published in 1954, it included a recipe for "Haschich Fudge," made with black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, dates, figs, almonds, peanuts, sugar, butter and "a bunch of canibus sativa (sic)."
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.
Snack time brings on a level of excitement not unlike cartoons on a Saturday morning (yes, I'm a Gen-Xer). From the sometimes-chaotic snack time at daycare, to the now federally funded "Smart Snacks in School" regulations, and snacks on the go for Gen Z and Millennials, snack consumption is on a rapid rise.