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Snack and bakery companies seek improved food safety plans

Following FDA guidelines and having a pest control plan can help make sure your facility is secure.

December 23, 2021

The grain-based snack and bakery industry has a number of vital, perennially important food safety issues to consider as we move into a new year. Food safety has always been important in snack and bakery facilities, and it has ramped up this year due to COVID-19, as well.

Automation, cleanability top of mind for customers of laminators, sheeters

Snack and bakery businesses look for sustainability, other factors in choosing new machinery.

Ed Finkel

December 22, 2021

Automation, ease of operation, cleanability, sustainability, and flexibility are among the characteristics that snack food and wholesale bakery customers say they want to see in laminating and sheeting equipment, according to manufacturers. Many of these concerns are driven by the “great resignation” and resulting difficulties attracting and retaining workers.

Convenience packaging strives to meet retailers’, consumers’ expectations

Innovations offer reliable containment, product freshness, and recyclability.

Neal Lorenzi

December 21, 2021

Bakery and snack producers can choose from a wide range of convenience packaging solutions - single-serve, re-sealable, portion-controlled - to meet demands of retailers and consumers. The latest innovations offer reliable containment, product freshness, recyclability and sustainability, thus fitting the needs of on-the-go, convenience-oriented consumers.

Innovative grains for new snack and bakery products

Grains address consumer interest in healthy, flavorful, plant-based ingredients.

Joyce Friedberg

December 20, 2021

Grains are a fundamental ingredient for snack and bakery products. They provide taste, texture, nutritional, and functional benefits. Consumers have a growing interest in wholesome plant-based foods and ingredients

The top 10 most-viewed snack and bakery feature articles of 2021

December 16, 2021

Check out the top 10 most-viewed feature articles from January through December 2021 on the Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery website.

Q&A with Puratos on 2022 trends and its 'Taste of Tomorrow' report

Liz Parker Kuhn

December 14, 2021

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Jaina Wald, vice president marketing, Puratos, about its Taste Tomorrow findings, as well as 2021 and 2022 trends and its new Digital AdvisAR tool.

Q&A with Van's Kitchen on pandemic trends and supply chain woes

Liz Parker Kuhn

December 10, 2021

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Carl Motter, chief revenue officer, Van's Kitchen, about pandemic trends for frozen snacks, as well as what's on the horizon.

How to entice consumers to try your gluten-free products with transparent labeling

Jeanne Reid Laura K. Allred

December 10, 2021

Gluten-free foods have come a long way in the last 10-15 years, but consumers still face challenges in finding gluten-free products they can trust.

Q&A with Carbonaut on keto bread and the better-for-you category

November 30, 2021

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to chat with Carbonaut about the company's origins and how it came to produce keto bread.

The importance of industry interactions

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

November 30, 2021

Over the past few months, after nearly two years of disruption, I've been getting back into the saddle, visiting with the industry across the many pathways I carve through the course of my work.