Puffed and extruded snacks are shedding their junk-food image with more nutritious ingredients and no-fry processing, plus on-trend flavors, textures and shapes to add more fun.

While sales of microwave and kernel popcorn declined, ready-to-eat popcorn continues on a path of robust growth.

Snack mixes laden with nuts, fruit and other ingredients meet consumer demand for portable foods that offer convenience and nutrition.

New shapes, interesting flavors and better-for-you ingredients help make tortilla chips the second most-popular salty snack among U.S. consumers.

The pretzel segment today maintains time-honored product formats interspersed with innovative flourishes that can capture more snack dollars.

Despite flat sales, bright spots of growth in frozen appetizers and snacks help point toward the next generation of products that will breathe new life into the category.

Better-for-you ingredients and innovative flavors continue to keep potato chips at the top of consumers’ list of favorite snacks, while the classics still resonate.

New England Natural Bakers has added two granola clusters to its Organic Select line.

While changes related to flavor, format, ingredients and convenience step front-and-center in new product releases, much of the snack industry continues to thrive on tried-and-true classics.

Snack manufacturers are giving the humble cracker a makeover - launching new flavors, formats, textures and functionality—as consumers demand more from these snack staples.