Consumer demand for portable, single-serve and on-trend baked goods and snacks continue to drive innovation in slicing, cutting and portioning equipment.

Snack-oriented foods and baked goods continue to drive top levels of growth in foodservice today.

Snyder’s-Lance will acquire all outstanding shares of Diamond Foods for approximately $1.91 billion. The transaction is expected to close in early 2016.

Hailey Green from Noblesville, IN, takes home the $1 million grand prize for her potato chip flavor Southern Biscuits and Gravy.

Ancient Grains & Flaxseed and Chia Seeds & Quinoa have joined B&G Foods’ New York Style Pita Chips line.

Light, leavened naan bread is the model for Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods’ double-baked Maya Kaimal Naan Chips.

Chili Lime and Savory Bacon have joined Dang Foods’ Toasted Coconut Chip collection.

House Cuts Lattice Chips from Lamb Weston, a ConAgra Foods brand, are an all-natural, skin-on potato chip with holes.

Boulder Canyon Foods has introduced its first functional food snack chip—Protein Crisps.

As consumer demand for more and diverse baked goods and snacks heats up, today’s ovens and fryers let bakers and snack producers increase production while reducing related costs.