Snack and Bakery Top Stories - Articles - Page 174

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

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).

Snack and bakery companies seek hygienic, efficient ovens and proofers

Baked snack producers and bakery companies search for improved ovens and proofers.

Ed Finkel

September 20, 2018

The right oven is the heart of any baked snack or bakery facility, and suppliers continue to make improvements to their equipment. Aspects like smaller footprints, lower costs, more hygienic design, greater energy efficiency, better control, remote monitoring and an ability to handle a wider range of ingredients are all facing scrutiny.

Advanced packaging materials improve snack and bakery products

Consumer convenience, food safety, sustainability and desire for longer shelf life drive innovations

Neal Lorenzi

September 19, 2018

Manufacturers today face many challenges when it comes to designing packaging materials for the snack and bakery market, especially as the consumption cycle of packaged foods grows longer.

Strategies for growing retail and foodservice sales of buns and rolls

Boost buns and rolls sales through alignment with sandwich trends, artisan styles and better-for-you desires

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

September 17, 2018

Bakeries serving the buns and rolls segments of fresh bread have multiple opportunities to build sales by aligning with prevailing trends across retail and foodservice.

Innovations in fleet management offer improved technology and efficient vehicles

Routing and scheduling software and vehicle advances help deliver goods to market efficiently and on time

Neal Lorenzi

September 14, 2018

The latest innovations in fleet management offer a new world of interconnectivity that accelerates and streamlines the rapid delivery of goods to market.

Improving snacks and baked goods with healthy grain ingredients

New grain ingredients deliver flavor, function and nutrition

Joyce Friedberg

September 13, 2018

Grains are fundamental ingredients in snacks and baked goods, providing function, flavor, texture and nutrition. Grains are classified as either whole grains or refined grains.

Smart Flour ancient grain pizza

September 12, 2018

Seeking to appeal to both ends of the pizza-topping personality spectrum, Smart Flour is introducing two new, night-and-day flavors to its lineup of ancient-grain pizza.

Toray Plastics (America) white-pigmented metalized BOPP films

September 11, 2018

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., has expanded its portfolio of white films and now offers consumer product goods companies and converters five new Torayfan white-pigmented metallized biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films.

Chef's Line Cookie Butter Tart

September 10, 2018

This buttery tart features a flaky bite filled with decadent speculoos (Belgian spice cookie) cookie butter for an ideal snack or after dinner dessert.