2018 July | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

2018 Bakery of the Year: Sheila G's Brownie Brittle

Sheila G's Brownie Brittle has redefined the cookie category—and the innovations just keep coming.

August 21, 2018

When Sheila G's Brownie Brittle hit the market in 2011, it redefined the cookie category forever. It's like the brownie’s edges, crispy and full of rich, chocolate flavor, the best part of the brownie. As a bonus, Brownie Brittle is lower in calories than traditional brownies, and is highly snackable.

New dough mixers bring operational benefits to snack and bakery facilities

Mixer updates improve upon speed, durability, food safety, easy CIP and more

Ed Finkel

August 13, 2018

Snack food and bakery facilities have a long list of requests for manufacturers of mixers, including improved speed, efficiency, throughput, durability, food safety, batch uniformity and labor reduction, as well as the flexibility to easily switch out recipes and easily perform cleaning and sanitation tasks.

Exclusive Q&A—mixer multitasking with Rapidojet

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 17, 2018

Some types of bakery equipment bring multiple functions to streamline operations. Such is the case with Rapidojet, a revolutionary hydration and mixing technology offered by Bakery Concepts International, Enola, PA.

Water management systems a key element in snack, bakery success

Efficient delivery and use of water, management and treatment of wastewater among goals

Ed Finkel

August 15, 2018

Snack food and bakery facilities need to efficiently deliver water for sanitation and cleaning tasks, using just the right amount, while reusing what they can. They also often need to manage, treat and/or recover wastewater, maintaining peak sanitary standards and food safety, including proper placement of drains, to help save time and money.

Better-for-you category offers more choices in ingredients, formats

Consumers search for clean-label ingredients in better-for-you products

Liz Parker Kuhn

August 14, 2018

As you walk down the aisle of your local grocery store nowadays, you'll find more better-for-you snack and bakery choices. Companies know that consumers are reading ingredient labels more closely, and even private label is getting in on the game.

Warehouse software helps snack producers and bakeries manage and track inventory

New software can track all facets of warehouse management

Liz Parker Kuhn

August 8, 2018

New and updated software suites available today help snack and bakery companies efficiently manage any supply-chain or finished-product traffic traveling in and out of the warehouse. Companies benefit from this software because their facilities always have what they need for production runs on hand at any given time, there's no lag in ingredient ordering.

Robotics improve snack and bakery packaging operations

Advanced end-of-arm tooling, robot learning, sanitation and space optimization bring sophistication to packaging automation

Neal Lorenzi

August 10, 2018

Designing robotics for packaging functions in snack and bakery plants is a challenge. This market segment requires robots that are highly flexible for product changeover, yet easy to program.

Salty snacks market continues growth through grab-and-go and flavor diversity

Innovative flavors and ingredients help brands differentiate themselves in a crowded market

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

August 10, 2018

Thanks to Americans' increasingly hectic lifestyles, sales of grab-and-go items like salty snacks, including chips, popcorn and pretzels, are increasing, according to the June 2018 "Salty Snacks: U.S. Market Trends and Opportunities" report from Packaged Facts. Convenience is cited as a top purchase driver.

Healthy nuts, seeds and inclusions don’t compromise on taste

Nutritious inclusions make for delicious snack and bakery products.

Joyce Friedberg

August 7, 2018

Nuts, seeds and other inclusions add new dimensions of color, appearance, texture, nutrition, flavor and more to an increasing range of snack and bakery products. Nut and seed consumption has continued to increase over the past several years. One of the contributing factors to the growth is consumer awareness and interest in plant-based foods.

FDA provides guidance on dietary fibers

Robb MacKie

August 8, 2018

At long last, FDA has provided guidance on many dietary fibers. To be clear, the FDA announcement covers about 70–75 percent of common dietary fibers in use today, so more work needs to be done.

Using leavening in cookie and cracker manufacturing

Rich McFeaters

August 10, 2018

There is a lot of confusion in cookie and cracker manufacturing today. Let’s focus on one of the major areas of confusion: leavening.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 10, 2018

In my home baking pursuits, I’ve long relied on the classics. Apple pie. Chocolate chip cookies. Cinnamon streusel coffee cake.

Interest in heirloom and heritage grains rises

Abbey Heikes

August 7, 2018

Interest in "slower" food and deeper connections to food sources has brought heirloom tomatoes, heritage breeds of livestock, and ancient and heirloom grains to the fore.

iba 2018 Show Preview

August 17, 2018

The world's leading trade fair for bakery, confectionery and snacks, iba 2018, organized by GHM (Gesellschaft fur Handwerksmessen mbH). will take place in Munich from September 15 through 20, providing bakers, confectioners and industry representatives with unique inspiration for their everyday professional lives.

Natural Products Expo East: Searching for sparks of innovation

August 17, 2018

Natural Products Expo East, presented by the New Hope Network, will take place September 12–15 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Nearly 30,000 attendees are expected to attend the event, visiting with over 1,500 exhibiting companies. Expo East is a leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry.

On-Demand Join us for a practical look at how bakeries can modernize packaging lines and better align with emerging retail and environmental demands. Key takeaways:

BFY bill while still delivering the taste, texture, and other attributes that consumers aren’t so willing to compromise on. In this focused presentation, an expert from a leading producer will discuss their experiences and perspectives on ways to craft recipes that hit all the marks.

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery eMagazine

2018 August

Cover Story

2018 Bakery of the Year: Sheila G's Brownie Brittle

Feature Articles

New dough mixers bring operational benefits to snack and bakery facilities

Exclusive Q&A—mixer multitasking with Rapidojet

Water management systems a key element in snack, bakery success

Better-for-you category offers more choices in ingredients, formats

Warehouse software helps snack producers and bakeries manage and track inventory

Robotics improve snack and bakery packaging operations

Salty snacks market continues growth through grab-and-go and flavor diversity

Healthy nuts, seeds and inclusions don’t compromise on taste

Columns

FDA provides guidance on dietary fibers

Using leavening in cookie and cracker manufacturing

Getting the edge on brownies

Interest in heirloom and heritage grains rises

Departments

iba 2018 Show Preview

Natural Products Expo East: Searching for sparks of innovation

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