As better-for-you sentiments integrate themselves into the snack and bakery landscape, manufacturers have begun to offer more downsized options that make portion control easier to grasp.

Hinoman has received GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for Mankai, a vegetable whole-protein ingredient that can be used in a variety of beverages and foods, including a variety of baked goods.

Millennials are the top consumers of soy foods, according to the United Soybean Board’s 22nd Annual Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition study.

Puravita—Puratos’ new range of nutritious grain mixes—features Puravita Whole Grain, Puravita 12 Grain and Puravita Artisan Gourmet Mixed Grain.

Classic brands maintain strong dominance, while every category across bakery sees varying degrees of maturation and diversification.

While traditional bun and roll products continue to sell well, bakeries have ?diversified product offerings to include portion-controlled and nutrition-forward ?items, with more specialty products on the horizon.

Consumer demand for nutritional bars continues to climb. Success for this flourishing category going forward will rely on manufacturers’ continued understanding of trends driving sales.

Proryza Crisps from RiceBran Technologies is an all-natural source of dietary fiber, vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals.

The snack and granola bars category continues to show gains, growing ever-crowded and diverse-but which bars will make the cut over the long term?