Organizers of Yummex Middle East, formerly known as Sweets and Snacks Middle East, have announced the winners of the 2017 Innovation Awards during the show’s 11th edition, held Sept. 18-20 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Back in the early 1930s, when Charles Elmer Doolin started The Frito Company and Herman Lay started H.W. Lay & Company, they were establishing the groundwork for a snack empire. The two companies merged in 1961, and four years later joined forces with The Pepsi-Cola Company to create PepsiCo, which operates Frito-Lay as a subsidiary.

In private label today, as we see elsewhere across the snack and bakery industry, clean label is still the current buzz phrase, and consumers continue to seek foods that fall into the larger better-for-you category.

The Gluten Free Bar (GFB) is paving the way in the growing gluten-free “cluster” category with its new line of GFB Bites.

For decades, players and fans across the country have reveled in game-day rituals in hopes of helping lead their NFL team to victory.

Bare Snacks is fueling shoppers’ seasonal-flavored snack obsession this fall with the limited edition launch of bare Pie Spice Apple Chips.

Back to Nature Foods Company has announced a new addition to its nut offerings, Hickory Smoked California Almonds, which will be available in September 2017.

Today’s snack and bakery market remains as fiercely competitive as ever. The definition of what constitutes a “snack” is tracking an evolutionary course, shifting in step with consumer trends and desires.