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Hormel Ingredient Solutions launches new plant-based alternatives

Hormel Ingredient Solutions launches new plant-based alternatives

New offerings capitalize on growing consumer demand for plant-based foods
August 26, 2020

With consumers clamoring for more plant-based products, the experts at Hormel Ingredient Solutions, an industry leader in protein-based ingredients for prepared foods manufacturers, announced the launch of a new line of plant-based ingredient solutions available to food manufacturers across the country.


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Nuts, fruits, and other inclusions elevate snacks and baked goods

Nuts, fruits, and other inclusions elevate snacks and baked goods

Nuts, fruits, and other inclusions find increased usage in snack and bakery products.
Joyce Friedberg
August 25, 2020
Nuts, fruits, and other common inclusions deliver many attributes consumers seek, including elevated taste, texture, and nutrition. In addition, these ingredients address consumer increasing interest in plant-based foods and proteins, and often fit clean-label criteria.
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best healthy school snacks

Vote now for the Best Healthy School Snacks of 2020

August 24, 2020
Life just doesn't feel the same in 2020, especially this time of year as students of all ages begin their studies again, with remote learning in place in many densely populated parts of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives in many ways, including how we snack.
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Washing systems help automate sanitation for bakery pans and more

Washing systems help automate sanitation for bakery pans and more

Snack and bakery customers have options to streamline procedures for washing pans, buckets, and more.
Ed Finkel
August 21, 2020
Snack and bakery facilities have a daily need for thoroughly cleaning pans, trays, containers, utensils, equipment, parts, and more, especially anything that comes into contact with the finished product or human hands, in order to meet the needs of food safety programs, including mitigating contamination from allergens or pathogens.
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Better-for-you snack and bakery product development strategies

Better-for-you snack and bakery product development strategies

Snack and baking industry responds to consumers’ requests for healthier indulgences.
Kimberly Decker
August 20, 2020
There was a time, not so long ago, when nutritional boundaries were more clear-cut. "Indulgent foods weren't healthy," says Mel Festejo, COO, American Key Food Products, Closter, NJ. "They either had a surfeit of nutrients that triggered health issues, or they contained ingredients whose names raised anxiety."
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Updated bakery mixers for improved safety and automation

Updated bakery mixers for improved safety and automation

Manufacturers of dough mixing equipment add improvements related to safety, preserving product quality, and automation.
Ed Finkel
August 18, 2020
Snack food and bakery companies in the market for mixers want machines that provide qualities like ease of sanitation, food safety, automation, airtight seals, and consistent operation that guards against product degradation during the mixing cycle.
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