Surya Spa bakes breads that feature healthy ingredients like fruit and nuts, and also some ingredients more akin to Ayurveda than the bakery industry.

La Panzanella Artisanal Foods Co., maker of the Croccantini gourmet cracker, has introduced its line of Gluten-Free Oat Thins cracker.

Bakery snacks, including key segments like pastries, doughnuts, muffins, snack cakes and more, remain a staple in Americans' snacking routines. Whether shoppers are looking for an indulgent snack or a better-for-you item, there's something for everyone.

It should come as no surprise that taste is king and is one of the most important attributes when it comes to the success of a food or beverage product.

When Sheldon Romer opened his small bakery in Boulder, CO in 1976, he sought to offer nutritious, preservative-free breads and other baked goods to a local audience yearning for authenticity, people who were seeking a deeper connection to their food.

The gluten-free market continues to grow. Euromonitor reports that global sales hit $3.5 billion in 2016, up 12.6 percent compared to the previous year, and global gluten-free sales are projected to reach $4.7 billion by 2020. In this still-expanding market for gluten-free, snack producers and bakeries continue to develop strategies for growth and product improvement.

Crackers grow more sophisticated as shoppers seek nutrition and flavor in their snacks.

GeeFree, a fast-growing manufacturer of all-natural, frozen, gluten-free puff pastry products, is now catering to the food service industry with appetizers, raw pastry dough sheets, chicken pot pies, mini apple turnovers and its newly launched sandwich pockets.

Canyon Bakehouse has launched new Stay-Fresh Packaging for three products, which will be available at Walmart and also for online purchase beginning November 2017.

Munk Pack’s line of innovative Protein Cookies line took away top honors in this year's ‘Best Healthy School Snacks’ contest.