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Pollinating cocoa crops: a behind-the-scenes look at a human pollinator's job

Mars Wrigley maintains a cacao greenhouse in Davis, CA for cocoa crops.

July 18, 2023

Humans can pollinate cocoa crops by hand, similar to bees—all to ensure cocoa remains sustainable and consumers have enough chocolate for years to come.

Trending bakery flavors for fall, holiday seasons

Holiday trends include larger-format desserts, citrus flavors.

Liz Parker Kuhn

October 24, 2022

Flavors like yuzu, matcha, pumpkin, and spices will appear on fall menus.

Sustainability trends, challenges in the bakery industry

Plant-based innovations, ingredients are a growing priority.

Liz Parker Kuhn

September 22, 2022

Puratos speaks on trends, challenges, and viewpoints on sustainability in the bakery industry.

Key performance indicators in the snack and bakery industry

Companies use KPIs to monitor quality, make data-driven decision.

Liz Parker Kuhn

September 6, 2022

An interview with KPM Analytics on key performance indicator (KPI) solutions.

Perspectives on today’s pork rinds market

Pork rinds sales up 5.6% over the past year.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 24, 2022

Rudolph Foods speaks on what's currently driving growth in the pork rinds category.

Supplier perspectives: Puffed & extruded snack trends

Category trends, challenges, innovations.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 1, 2022

Clextral USA and Clextral SAS offer R&D and processing perspectives on puffed and extruded snacks.

Supplier perspectives: Chip trends

Consumers search for clean-label attributes within the chips category.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

July 29, 2022

ADM and tna solutions speak on prevailing R&D trends in the expanding chip market.

Supplier perspectives: Addressing the grain supply chain

Ongoing Russia/Ukraine war affects supply issues related to snack, bakery ingredients.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

July 28, 2022

Pete Levangie, CEO, Bay State Milling, speaks on the current global grain sourcing situation.

Talking cheesecake with Schwan's Company for National Cheesecake Day

Talking cheesecake trends with Schwan's Company for National Cheesecake Day

Cheesecake category grew $16.2M in the last year.

Liz Parker Kuhn

July 27, 2022

Schwan's Company speaks about trends in the cheesecake and frozen dessert category.

Exclusive interview: Opopop wants to reintroduce you to popcorn

Liz Parker Kuhn

May 4, 2022

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Sarah McDowell, president of Opopop, about how the brand got its start, and current trends in popcorn.