The 2018 TIA Convention & Expo will take place June 1 and 2 at the JW Marriott in Palm Desert, CA. This is the top industry event exclusively dedicated to the tortilla and tortilla chips industry.

The 2018 IDDBA show, presented by the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), will take place June 10 to 12 at the Earnest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. IDDBA is a nonprofit trade association for food retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, brokers, distributors and other industry professionals.

Major League Baseball and Utz Quality Foods LLC has announced a new multi-faceted sponsorship agreement that extends across television, digital media and retail locations and makes Utz the Official Salty Snack of MLB.

Tortilla chips and tortillas are as American as they come, even though they are, of course, of Mexican origin. Manufacturers are putting their own spin on new products to entice consumers to buy more, and also to keep the category fresh.

Bare Snacks, creator of Snacks Gone Simple, has announced the launch of bare Fruit Medley.

While many snack categories find themselves reassessing and reformulating amidst healthy eating trends, the snack and nut mix category benefits from being seen as an intrinsically healthy choice.

Mondelēz International will acquire Long Island, N.Y.-based Tate’s Bake Shop for $500 million. Known for its signature thin-and-crispy cookies made with simple, high-quality ingredients, Tate’s is a fast-growing premium cookie and baked goods brand.

KPOP Foods is the new brand helping Americans discover and enjoy Korean food and flavors.

Calling all flavor-seekers and fans of the popular Australian snack brand, Red Rock Deli.

America’s Original Butcher, Omaha Steaks, has announced the debut of an exclusive line of premium Omaha Steaks Steak Snacks, available in retail grocery stores nationwide.