The food industry increasingly looks for paperless solutions for scheduling purposes. To meet this demand, software companies continue to work with to meet the industry's needs.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Ken Cross, chief marketing officer, Voortman Bakery, about the wafer category and how it has changed over the years.
Trends in snack mixes and nuts are constantly changing, but many also remain the same, as consumers are constantly searching for better-for-you snacks and the next "big thing."
In today's snack and bakery industry, clear-cut traceability is vital to success and longevity, especially when there is a recall and ingredients need to be tracked.
As snack and bakery producers develop more refrigerated and frozen foods, suppliers serving the industry are offering innovative ways to monitor the cold chain.
Sound sanitary facility design is vital in the snack and baking industry in order to maintain peak food safety, especially for facilities making products with tricky ingredients or processes from a sanitation perspective. Associated sanitation procedures can also prove a challenge in older facilities.
It's important to be able to trace the movements of a product or ingredient that requires refrigerated or frozen transport or storage throughout its life cycle, and this is where cold chain technology comes into play.