The buns and rolls segment showed pockets of growth, with a mix of gains and losses across the board. While traditional products still maintain the lion’s share of the buns and rolls category, growth in gluten-free, organic and healthy options are starting to pick up.
Bread is the largest category in the baking industry, and as such, faces continual challenges related to incremental growth. While legacy brands continue to perform well, the fresh bread, bagel and English muffin categories remained largely flat to slightly down over the past year.
Usage of the term “better-for-you” can be confusing for some, but generally it means taking traditional foods—including many snacks and baked goods that are normally thought of as indulgent, like cookies and sweets—and improving them nutritionally, including cleaning up the label. This can largely be accomplished through ingredient selection.
A new stainless steel Rotary Knife Cutter Model #4-SS from Munson Machinery cuts corn, spices, roots, grains and other foods into controlled sizes gently, sharply and accurately, with little or no fines or dust.
John Gorham, co-owner and executive chef of Tasty n Alder and Tasty n Sons in Portland, OR, makes these Chocolate Potato Doughnuts paired with Crème Anglaise for his dessert menu
BreadPartners, Inc., a bread and cake ingredient manufacturer located in Cinnaminson, NJ, has formulated an affordable and wholesome precooked whole grain mixture, Reddi-Soaked Grains, which is to be added on top of any existing recipe.
Even in our crowded and highly competitive snack and bakery industry, when excellence emerges, people take notice. Such has been the case for Quinn Snacks and its co-founder and CEO, Kristy Lewis, which have racked up an impressive list of accolades over the past few years