Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

Carefully considered products all have a sweet spot, that central nexus where everything comes together for a strong hit into the outfield—and for particularly astute product-development teams, the occasional home run.

Bread is the largest category in the baking industry, and as such, faces continual challenges related to incremental growth. While legacy brands continue to perform well, the fresh bread, bagel and English muffin categories remained largely flat to slightly down over the past year.

The right snack and bakery product packaging can help preserve product freshness while adding a new level of convenience.

Gluten-free has hit its apparent peak across snack and bakery, and now a new level of innovation is starting to take hold.

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery is proud to announce that it has named Enjoy Life Foods its 2017 “Bakery of the Year.” 

One momentous evening in 2011, amidst the verdant hills of Italy’s Tuscany region, as Jerry M. Bello, Jr. and his wife Shannon sat down for a meal at a traditional osteria while on vacation, inspiration struck.

John Gorham, co-owner and executive chef of Tasty n Alder and Tasty n Sons in Portland, OR, makes these Chocolate Potato Doughnuts paired with Crème Anglaise for his dessert menu 

Lin Carson vows to eat a loaf of bread every day for three months to set the record straight on bread.

Equipment technology suited to bar production continues to grow in terms of streamlined efficiencies for greater throughput and hygienic design.