Bakery and snack producers are creating a wide range of products to meet consumer demand; they also are being called on to do more with less.

With capabilities increasing and price tags shrinking, automation is within reach of more snack and bakery operations than before.

An in-depth look at packaging in the snack and bakery industries, specifically palletizing.

An in-depth look at flexible packaging in the snack and bakery industries.

Innovations in packaging, logistics fuel growth.

Bakery and snack plants are moving away from manual cartoning and case packing to automated equipment.

When setting green/sustainability goals, consumer packaged goods companies are moving beyond a narrow focus to look holistically and collaboratively at products, packaging, and operations. 

Growth in the popcorn category is being driven by new flavor innovations and new packaging sizes and formats. Hot and spicy microwave popcorn and cheddar jalapeño popcorn in family-size bags are just two examples. Expect to see more innovation in the near future.

Cookies are ubiquitous. They appear in many areas of the store, from the classic cookies and snack aisle, to the bakery aisle, the in-store fresh bakery, as ready-to-bake items in the refrigerated area, and even cookie dough in the frozen food section.

Innovation is prevalent in the area of closing and bagging equipment as well as twist ties, clips, zippers and package resealing. Thanks to product introductions and equipment upgrades, these systems run faster and are easier to use.