Functional

Flavor, function, and other factors fuel fat and oil selection

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The right ingredients for a particular application do more than just make a snack or bakery treat taste good, according to experts.

Fresh Vintage Farms rolls out refined almond oil

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:20:00 -0400

A spokesperson from the brand chats about its new product, which is reportedly clean, light, and built for high-heat cooking.

Functional and nutritional ingredients aim to please health-conscious consumers

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Consumers increasingly seek products with better-for-you nutritional profiles; the right ingredients can help deliver.

Fats and oils provide functionality, nutrition, and sustainability

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Fat and oils are important functional ingredients that can also impact the nutritional profile in snack and bakery products.

ADM releases HarvestEdge Oro flour for pizza

Mon, 08 May 2023 12:30:00 -0400

The introduction of HarvestEdge Oro comes as the pizza market continues to expand, with the line helping operators tap into new areas.

Innophos adds solution to Levair bakery product portfolio

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:10:00 -0400

LEVAIR Select leavening solution is a non-aluminum based alternative to traditional sodium aluminum phosphate.

Mühlenchemie introduces enzyme-based products to improve baking results with composite flours

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:50:00 -0400

New “Compozym” enzyme series reduces dependence on global wheat markets.

Ciranda, Terviva partner to bring Ponova oil to market

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:47:34 -0400

Ciranda and Terviva, a regenerative food and ag innovation company, have launched sustainable Ponova oil through a new partnership.

Sodium reduction tools help create healthier snacks, bakery products

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Consumers aim to reduce sodium in their snack and bakery products.

Loryma debuts pregelatinized wheat starch

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Loryma offers wheat starch as an adhesive with gloss finish.

Farmer Direct Foods unveils new brand identity

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:55:00 -0400

New brand identity reflects company's grower network, leadership in regenerative farming practices.

American Key Food Products expands gluten-free cassava flour line

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:25:00 -0400

To respond to the varied needs of bakers across all segments, AKFP is introducing alternative cassava flours with different baking performance and at a range of price points.

Addressing rising wheat and gluten prices

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:42:00 -0400

Bakery strategies to help mitigate supply-chain and pricing challenges.

BENEO to highlight faba bean ingredients at IFT 2022

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Visitors to BENEO’s IFT booth will learn how faba bean ingredients are providing food manufacturers with opportunities for texture improvement in meat and dairy alternatives as well as protein enrichment.

General Mills Foodservice introduces Gold Medal Remarkable Flour with Enzymes

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:10:00 -0400

The treated flour assists with fermentation and is ideal for pizza, bagels, and ethnic baking applications.

Demand for clean label drives new innovative dough conditioners

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0400

An area that is impacting bakery manufacturers is consumers’ increasing demand for clean-label ingredients.

British investment group Tekcapital announces global expansion of MicroSalt

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:40:00 -0500

UK intellectual property investment group Tekcapital PLC has announced a major expansion of its MicroSalt brand.

Kerry announces strategic biotechnology acquisitions

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:17:00 -0500

Kerry Group plc ("Kerry") has announced that it has reached agreement to acquire c. 92% of the issued share capital of c-LEcta GmbH (‘c-LEcta‘) for a consideration of €137m, with management to retain the balance.

Developing better-for-you and tasty, reduced-sodium foods

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0500

Interview with Ajinomoto about strategies for snacks and baked goods that offer both craveable flavor and better-for-you nutritionals.

Leavening ingredients help optimize quality, consistency, operational efficiency

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:21:00 -0500

Leavening ingredients and leavening aides are important ingredients that help consistently create the textural qualities of various baked goods. And like every ingredient segment within bakery, leavening agents are subject to ongoing shopper trends.

Stabilizer solutions deliver cleaner labels and healthier alternatives

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Stabilizers such as thickeners, hydrocolloids, gums, and starches are a category of ingredients that many are probably not familiar with, yet they help create the desired texture, mouthfeel, and sensory characteristics of the product.

Limagrain Ingredients new brand of functional flours

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:38:00 -0400

Limagrain Ingredients recently introduced Innosense, its new brand of functional flours.

Exclusive interview with DSM: Maintaining freshness and quality in baked goods

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Kjeld van de Hoef, business director baking, DSM, about shelf-life in the baking industry.

Corbion's new dough conditioning system: Pristine 3000

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:09:00 -0400

The latest addition to Corbion's Pristine range enables bakers to overcome common quality hurdles such as wheat protein inconsistencies and high-speed processing without relying on gluten supplementation and traditional solutions like DATEM.

ABA: Demand for soybean oil and other vegetable oils has exceeded supply while prices have skyrocketed

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400

ABA recently released an infographic about the demand for soybean oil and vegetable oils. The demand has currently exceeded the supply, causing prices to rapidly increase.

New non-GMO, high oleic soybean variety to be grown in Illinois

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:25:00 -0400

A new variety of high oleic soybeans, SOYLEIC, will soon be grown in Illinois.

Renewal Mill Upcycled Oat Milk Flour

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Renewal Mill has upcycled the nutritious pulp leftover when you make oat milk into a high protein, gluten-free flour.

SaltWorks Pacific Blue Micro and Mini Flake Sea Salt

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:48:00 -0400

SaltWorks has introduced Pacific Blue Micro and Mini Flake Sea Salt, trailblazing finishing salts for manufacturers.

Lifywheat flour, by Limagrain Ingredients

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:38:00 -0400

To increase the consumption of fibers in different populations, Limagrain Ingredients is proud to introduce a unique and pioneering ingredient on the European market after 20 years of research: LifyWheat flour.

State of the Industry 2021: The buns and rolls category rises

edfinkel@earthlink.net (Ed Finkel) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:44:00 -0400

State of the Industry analysis of the buns and rolls category, including hamburger buns, hot dog buns, dinner rolls, and more.