Douglas J. Peckenpaugh, group editorial director of Cannabis Products and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazines, recently discussed the intersection between cannabis and baking on the American Bakers Association’s podcast, “Bake to the Future.”

Flavor trends across the snack and bakery market can gain inspiration from any number of directions, including prevailing currents in foodservice, ethnic items gaining more-widespread appeal, interest in better-for-you foods, and more.

The coronavirus pandemic has placed the bakery industry and other manufacturers of essential items among the most-needed workforces in the economy.

According to IRI data from the week of March 15, total store sales were up 62.5 percent.

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery has added Kimberly J. Decker as a regular contributing writer.

The president is expected to sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law next week

David DelGhingaro, president, Brolite Products, provides some fresh perspective on how to breathe new life into the bread category.