Archer Daniels Midland Company has introduced a new line of specialty tapioca starches and tapioca maltodextrin ingredients in partnership with Vedan International.
While the core market for buns and rolls across retail and foodservice remains steadily anchored in tradition, specialized niches continue to grow, building incremental category interest, and revenue.
At first glance, it might not seem that the bread aisle has changed all that much of late. Many of the same traditional products are performing as expected.
But look closer, and you'll see sliced bread products that look remarkably like their artisan cousins. Dig deeper, and clearly organic is starting to surface with more regularity.
From its Midwest regional bread preparation facility near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, a large national restaurant chain trucks unbaked loaves of bread to its many restaurants.
Just in time for the Royal Wedding, Harry & David has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with The Royal Touch to create a new collection of gourmet baked goods from Carolyn Robb, former personal chef to the British Royal Family.
Comax Flavors has released new primary research on consumers’ behavior, usage and attitudes towards bread products, which focused on sliced bread, English muffins, bagels, pitas and wraps/flatbreads.