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7-Eleven, Inc. introduces Japanese-Style Egg Salad Sandwich to U.S.

7-Eleven debuts Japanese-Style Sandwich in U.S.

The egg salad snack is made with milk bread and Kewpie Mayonnaise.

SF&WB Staff

December 4, 2025

Customers nationwide can get their hands on the sandwich at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes locations.

J.M. Smucker Co. introduces Smucker's Uncrustables Meat and Cheese Bites

Smucker's launches Uncrustables Meat and Cheese Bites

New Uncrustables will be available at stores in October.

October 3, 2022

New Smucker's Uncrustables Meat and Cheese Bites can go straight from the freezer to the lunchbox.

State of the Industry 2019: Diversifying buns and rolls for maximum growth

The mature buns and rolls segment can find growth through alignment with health concerns and ethnic culinary trends

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

June 14, 2019

While a core aspect of the buns and rolls market is still to serve as unassuming, predictable carriers for everyday sandwiches and backyard barbecues, the category has room for growth, and differentiation is the name of the game.

Top bread trends to drive category growth

Inspirations for R&D to drive growth of bread, buns, bagels and more across retail and foodservice markets

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

January 7, 2019

Bread is the most-important category in the baking industry, but also one of the most-challenging for building appreciable growth. For the 52 weeks ending November 4, 2018, the fresh bread and rolls category grew 0.13 percent in dollar sales to $13.4 billion, per IRI, Chicago.

Strategies for growing retail and foodservice sales of buns and rolls

Boost buns and rolls sales through alignment with sandwich trends, artisan styles and better-for-you desires

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

September 17, 2018

Bakeries serving the buns and rolls segments of fresh bread have multiple opportunities to build sales by aligning with prevailing trends across retail and foodservice.

State of the Industry 2018: Building a diversified buns and rolls portfolio

Bakers of buns and rolls can find new avenues for market penetration through cultivation of a strategically diverse product portfolio.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

June 21, 2018

While the core market for buns and rolls across retail and foodservice remains steadily anchored in tradition, specialized niches continue to grow, building incremental category interest, and revenue.

Key trends across baking help increase foodservice sales

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 17, 2017

A handful of prevailing trends are at work across today’s snack and baking industry to help drive sales forward for foodservice operators, ranging from grain and flavor diversity to an increased focus on health and wellness.