Consumers search for snacks with healthy inclusions

Inclusions help manufacturers strike right balance between indulgent and better-for-you products.

August 16, 2021

Striking the right balance between indulgence and better-for-you is important in winning over the consumer. The pandemic has heightened consumers' interest in health and well-being.

Better-for-you snack and bakery product development strategies

Snack and baking industry responds to consumers’ requests for healthier indulgences.

Kimberly Decker

August 20, 2020

There was a time, not so long ago, when nutritional boundaries were more clear-cut. "Indulgent foods weren't healthy," says Mel Festejo, COO, American Key Food Products, Closter, NJ. "They either had a surfeit of nutrients that triggered health issues, or they contained ingredients whose names raised anxiety."

Delicious, healthy snack mixes and nut products find appeal

Liz Parker Kuhn

November 16, 2017

Snack mixes and nuts have always been a popular snack because they have a "health halo," and are also usually available in on-the-go varieties. Over the past year, consumers have continued to search for better-for-you snack mixes, but at the same time, they're also looking for new and innovative flavors and varieties that are perhaps more exotic than previous incarnations, with touches of indulgence.

SnackWell’s Chocolate Mint Devil’s Food Cookie Cakes

October 5, 2015

SnackWell’s Chocolate Mint Devil’s Food Cookie Cakes put a new twist on SnackWell’s classic Chocolate Devil’s Food treat.

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Consumers search for snacks with healthy inclusions

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Delicious, healthy snack mixes and nut products find appeal

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