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Kakookies wins 2018 ‘Best New Healthy School Snacks’ honors

October 23, 2018

Kakookies, an innovative line of better-for-you, single-serve cookies, has emerged with top honors in the 2018 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery “Best New Healthy School Snacks” voting.

Fruit Bliss Fruit & Nut Bites

October 17, 2018

Snacks with clean labels, and particularly those that include fruit, are on the rise.

Improving snacks and baked goods with healthy grain ingredients

New grain ingredients deliver flavor, function and nutrition

Joyce Friedberg

September 13, 2018

Grains are fundamental ingredients in snacks and baked goods, providing function, flavor, texture and nutrition. Grains are classified as either whole grains or refined grains.

Best healthy school snacks of 2018

August 23, 2018

For the fourth annual Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery "Best Healthy School Snacks" survey, we gathered together some of the best healthy snack products and baked goods released within the past year or so. The products that make up the selections for this year's candidates all bring strong nutrition to snack time or the school cafeteria, and they all offer appealing flavor.

Better-for-you category offers more choices in ingredients, formats

Consumers search for clean-label ingredients in better-for-you products

Liz Parker Kuhn

August 14, 2018

As you walk down the aisle of your local grocery store nowadays, you'll find more better-for-you snack and bakery choices. Companies know that consumers are reading ingredient labels more closely, and even private label is getting in on the game.

Messy Monkeys whole grain snacks

August 10, 2018

One of the biggest issues parents have when it comes to kids snacks is finding something that their kids will love and they’ll also feel good about feeding them.

Salty snacks market continues growth through grab-and-go and flavor diversity

Innovative flavors and ingredients help brands differentiate themselves in a crowded market

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

August 10, 2018

Thanks to Americans' increasingly hectic lifestyles, sales of grab-and-go items like salty snacks, including chips, popcorn and pretzels, are increasing, according to the June 2018 "Salty Snacks: U.S. Market Trends and Opportunities" report from Packaged Facts. Convenience is cited as a top purchase driver.

SAFE + FAIR Popcorn Quinoa Chips

August 8, 2018

The allergen-friendly food industry leader SAFE + FAIR is expanding its portfolio of rigorously tested, clearly labeled and affordably-priced products with the launch of NEW! Popcorn Quinoa Chips

Healthy nuts, seeds and inclusions don’t compromise on taste

Nutritious inclusions make for delicious snack and bakery products.

Joyce Friedberg

August 7, 2018

Nuts, seeds and other inclusions add new dimensions of color, appearance, texture, nutrition, flavor and more to an increasing range of snack and bakery products. Nut and seed consumption has continued to increase over the past several years. One of the contributing factors to the growth is consumer awareness and interest in plant-based foods.