Articles by Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

Private label now accounts for $120 billion in annual packaged goods sales, up 2.1 percent over the past year

Willard Bishop released a new study on e-commerce, and Paul Weitzel, managing partner, provides insight in this exclusive Q&A. Turns out, snacks and baked goods are top online draws.

An undeniably emerging macrotrend today is better-for-you snacking. And snack producers take various routes to this nutritionally improved territory. 

On Dec. 19, 2014, in a backyard flock of mixed poultry in southern Oregon, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak was recorded. A crushing 180 days later, on June 17, 2015—the date of the last recorded detection—more than 48 million birds were dead as a result of the outbreak.

The avian influenza outbreak decimated the egg industry from December 2014 through June 2015. And it might soon reappear.

Alpha Baking Co. has seensome considerable technological changes through the years in terms of managing distribution logistics.

Today's food industry supply chain is replete with sweetener options—but what do people really think about specific types of sweeteners?

Otis Spunkmeyer is launching a selection of retail baked goods. In order to gain some insight into this move, we reached out to Kristina Dermody, brand president, ARYZTA.

Dig into the La Brea Bakery Breaking Bread Tour with Andrew Blok, brand manager at La Brea Bakery.

Alpha Baking Co. Inc. has steadily expanded through the years to offer a significant diversity of baked goods to foodservice customers and retailers.