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Snack and bakery industry insights, analysis and updates from Douglas J. Peckenpaugh, group editorial director of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery.

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Snack and bakery strategies for a better 2021

Snack and bakery industry lessons from 2020 and strategies for an improved 2021.
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
January 18, 2021
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This past year was unlike any other throughout our history as a nation, and the snack and bakery industry saw significant impact.
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Healthy indulgences

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December 15, 2020
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Over the past few months, as I went through the process of developing SF&WB's annual "Top 50 Snack & Bakery Companies" list, I felt a renewed sense of admiration for the inherent power of merging true nutrition with indulgence.
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Innovating into the future

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November 25, 2020
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The history of the food industry offers many great examples of notable pioneers who innovated in the face of adversity.
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Joyful and permissible

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September 15, 2020
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During the interview for our September issue cover story profile on fast-growing entrepreneurial brand Ka-Pop! Snacks, a company founded and led by Dustin Finkel, he talked about the need to keep the joy in better-for-you snacking.
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At the heart of the community

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August 13, 2020
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We are a nation divided. America has grown increasingly polarized across our political and social spectrum, and this national anxiety will, unfortunately, increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the November elections approach.
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A world shaken

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May 13, 2020
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It's the last day of April. I'm sitting at my desk in my home office where I've largely isolated myself for the past several weeks. I look out my window and things seems relatively unchanged compared to two months ago.
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Snapshots from a pandemic

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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
April 13, 2020
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Since identifying the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 until press time for our April issue of SF&WB at the end of March, the virus is known to have infected over 750,000 people, tragically causing over 36,200 deaths.
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For the love of grain

March 9, 2020
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As a home baker, I'm constantly trying to figure out how to add more whole grains to my breads. I love the nuttiness that comes through, and the nutrition is essential to my family. Our toaster gets significant use every morning, and I need to feel good about the way my family starts the day.
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The art of Fuego

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February 13, 2020
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So goes the tagline on much of the recent marketing surrounding Takis rolled tortilla chips, the flagship line from Barcel USA - the SF&WB 2020 "Snack Producer of the Year."
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A sweet century

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January 8, 2020
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Hostess Brands celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019. The first Hostess CupCakes hit the market in 1919, marking the sweet beginning of one of the most-beloved American bakery brands.
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