PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO hit an unprecedented trifecta this year, breaking records for number of exhibitors, total exhibit space and total attendees, according to show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Smart Baking Company’s newest flavor of its popular Smartmuf’ns will take customers back to a time when there was excitement over the sweet smell of freshly baked banana bread wafting through the house.
The U.S. grain-based snack and bakery industry, as regularly covered in Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, accounts for over $100 billion in annual retail sales; and many companies add incrementally more revenue by serving foodservice and other customers.
Pest prevention is extremely important for snack and bakery facilities; any and all pests that get into product then make that product unusable, and can cost thousands in product recalls.
Opportunities to improve snack and bakery facility food safety continually arise, whether related to sanitation and washing systems, packaging reliability, keeping an eye on best practices for managing carcinogens, or analyzing new technology that can help provide a safer work environment.
‘Shades of Aqua’ will be the key food & beverage color trend for 2020, with vivid blues and greens set to drive innovation as shoppers seek products that re-connect them with nature.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently awarded an "Honorable Mention" at the 2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards for our 2018 Bakery of the Year: Sheila G's Brownie Brittle article.