Multiple prevailing trends at the consumer and regulatory levels will factor into the business concerns of the bakery industry over the coming year. These include product-development dynamics like non-GMO, nutritional labeling, transparency and food safety—all of which have the potential to positively influence overall shopper perceptions related to bread and the other baked goods that play a part of dietary patterns.
Produced by the American Bakers Association and Hearthside University, the program is designed to address the baking industry’s workforce skills gap and develop future leaders.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 has resulted in the deaths of 35 million egg-laying hens, a loss of 12 percent of the egg industry. An immediate concern is shortages of egg products used in the bakery industry.
Videos shot at the Sanitary Design Workshop by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, the exclusive media partner of the event, are now available at Snackandbakery.com.