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Snacking goes premium, but stays true to its roots

January 4, 2019

Snack time brings on a level of excitement not unlike cartoons on a Saturday morning (yes, I'm a Gen-Xer). From the sometimes-chaotic snack time at daycare, to the now federally funded "Smart Snacks in School" regulations, and snacks on the go for Gen Z and Millennials, snack consumption is on a rapid rise.

Practical advice for clean label bakery ingredient substitutions

Lin Carson

January 3, 2019

How do I know the clean label trend is here to stay? Because you can see the market growing, as both big and small brands put out their "natural" or organic alternatives.

The best new snack & bakery products of 2017

The most viewed Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery articles of 2018

December 26, 2018

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery publishes twelve issues per year—one per month—and in addition to that, we often publish online-only exclusives.

Totally snackable: the most viewed new snack and bakery products of 2018

December 24, 2018

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery has posted more than 320 new products during the past twelve months.

Snack bars continue growth through better-for-you innovation

Bars with healthy ingredients and appealing flavors help consumers meet their health goals.

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

December 7, 2018

For a culture focused on convenience and clean-label nutrition, bars continue to deliver. Sales of snack and granola bars on the whole have grown 2.9 percent during the 52 weeks ending October 7, 2018, according to data from IRI, Chicago, hitting a value of $6.2 billion.

Quest Nutrition: innovators with purpose

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

December 7, 2018

While developing this year's Top 50 Snack & Bakery Companies list, I dug into the story behind Quest Nutrition and its stratospheric rate of growth over the years.

What consumers look for on product labels

Keeping healthy grains in focus during the holidays

Christine Cochran

December 5, 2018

It's that time of year, the most wonderful time of year. The time for family, friends and, of course, food. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and so have the leftovers. Now we're in the throes of the holiday season with more gatherings every weekend.

Comax Flavors releases 2019 flavor trends

December 4, 2018

Healthier lifestyles have become a focus for today’s consumer with an increased interest in plant-based and probiotic foods and beverages.

New ingredients deliver nutritional and functional benefits for snack and bakery products

Consumers search for more protein and fiber in their diets.

Joyce Friedberg

November 5, 2018

Consumers want to achieve better overall health and wellness, and adding more dietary protein and fiber helps. FDA defines dietary fiber as "certain naturally occurring fibers that are 'intrinsic and intact' in plants, and added isolated or synthetic non-digestible soluble and insoluble carbohydrates that FDA has determined have beneficial physiological effects to human health."