Articles by Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

Clean label continues to drive innovation, and when innovations can also help bakers increase production efficiency and save money, everyone wins. 

Automation and robotics are helping snack food producers and bakery businesses keep pace with a new generation of consumers.

Middleby Bakery Group hosted the grand opening of its $2.3 million Bakery Innovation Center in Plano, TX in April. 

Olam Cocoa marked the opening of its latest Cocoa Innovation Centre in Willowbrook, Ill. on April 27.

Olam Cocoa held the opening of its latest Cocoa Innovation Centre in Willowbrook, IL, which will provide innovation capabilities to support Olam Cocoa’s North American customers.

When an upstart local bakery does something particularly well, people take notice. Word spreads, the business grows and notoriety develops through the surrounding region.

Todd Southerland, senior vice president and food & agribusiness industry manager at SunTrust Bank looks at strategies smaller food companies are using to capture more of the market.

Stephen Kalil, corporate executive research chef at Frito-Lay, looks at some Latin American culinary trends and select sources of flavorful inspiration.

During 2017, iconic bakery brand Otis Spunkmeyer will celebrate its 40th anniversary milestone.