Better-for-you - Articles | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

Functional and nutritional ingredients aim to please health-conscious consumers

Suppliers are giving snack and bakery producers a broadening range of options.

Joyce Friedberg

November 8, 2024

Consumers increasingly seek products with better-for-you nutritional profiles; the right ingredients can help deliver.

Bagel sales hold steady as BFY brands deepen connections

While traditional products continue to sell, consumers increasingly are reaching for better-for-you items.

Jenni Spinner

November 7, 2024

Bagels continue to tempt consumers, with better-for-you versions attracting attention and dollars.

2024 Snack Producer of the Year: Biena Snacks

The pioneer in the better-for-you snack space is growing, thanks to thoughtful innovation and solid partnerships.

Jenni Spinner

March 28, 2024

Consumers continue to crave salty snacks—that behavior isn’t fading anytime soon. However, shoppers increasingly seek more meaningful than mindless noshes.

State of the Industry 2023: Puffed and extruded snacks

Consumers look for better-for-you puffed and extruded snacks, including spicy varieties.

Liz Parker Kuhn

July 19, 2023

Puffed and extruded snacks can range from cheese snacks, to corn chips and pork rinds, to puffs, to veggie chips.

2023 Snack Producer of the Year: Calbee America

The company’s ambitious growth plan focuses on building upon existing successes and new opportunities.

Jenni Spinner

March 16, 2023

The company’s ambitious growth plan focuses on building upon existing successes and new opportunities.

Sweeteners balance consumer desire for sweet treats and good health

Consumers want sweet snacks and baked goods with less sugar; here are ways to deliver.

Joyce Friedberg

February 13, 2023

Consumers want sweet snacks and baked goods with less sugar; here are ways to deliver.

Pipcorn launches better-for-you Twists corn snacks

Made using heirloom corn flour, the snacks are non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegan.

January 10, 2023

The snacks, made with corn flour, come in two flavors: Sea Salt and Cinnamon Sugar.

Grains of truth

Jane Johnston

February 10, 2020

It's a constant buzz in consumers' ears: what they should eat, what they shouldn't. From butter to eggs to bread, it's hard to tell what is true.

Nutrition, sustainability, convenience are king for snack bars

Jane Johnston

December 4, 2019

Snack bars: What's not to love about them? Concerned about convenience? They're on-the-go. Worried about portion control? Most are single-serving size, which also knocks out the problem of resealing the package.

Catalysts of change

Chris Luke

June 11, 2019

Change is constant in almost any industry. But a key variable is the pace of that change. And across the baking industry, we are seeing strong catalysts of change driving growth.