Despite a rugged snack food landscape, regional manufacturer Utz Quality Foods has done an “Utz-standing” job winning its daily battles and expanding in the marketplace.

With rapid expansion and lofty goals that are testing production capacity and threatening its efficiency, Utz Quality Foods, Inc., decided it was time for its plants to become streamlined. Find out how the company did it over the last few years.

Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd. offers a breath of fresh air with more than 80 innovative varieties of artisan breads. Check out how this Canadian company is bringing Old World excellence to the market.

Which are more healthful for you — fruits or nuts? With new research pouring in and the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines on record, the winners are the bakers and snack producers who use them in their products.

Bakery and snack equipment companies are developing a wide variety of automated and semi-automated bag closing systems for snack and bakery foods operators of all sizes. Also, check out new automated systems for handling ingredients.

Find out why Wal-Mart’s top bread buyer isn’t eating any bread. It has Dan Malovany saying, “Son of a South Beach.”

Through innovation and by rolling out super-premium desserts that rival their restaurant counterparts, the pie category is trying to make the popular holiday dessert less seasonal in the eyes of consumers.

In our reformatted “news” section, columnists for SF&WB magazine explore how you can survive fad diets and fad foods and succeed in the long run.