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Inspection/detection systems offer flexibility to snack and bakery companies

X-ray, metal detection, checkweighing, sorting, and vision systems feature many upgrades.

February 2, 2022

When it comes to new developments in inspection/detection equipment for the snack and bakery industry, consumer demand for variety is driving the need for equipment that is flexible enough to accommodate new product types, packaging materials, and package sizes.

Automation, sanitation, gentler handling sought for slicing, cutting, portioning equipment

Slicing, cutting, portioning equipment amps up their features and benefits.

Ed Finkel

February 2, 2022

Higher capacities, new shapes, longer blade life, automation, flexibility, sanitary design, quick changeover, and gentler handling of fragile ingredients are among the top features and benefits that snack and bakery companies want from their slicing, cutting and portioning machinery.

Q&A on evolving UPC barcodes, with GS1 US

Liz Parker Kuhn

February 1, 2022

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Carrie Wilkie, senior vice president, standards & technology, GS1 US, about the transition away from UPC barcodes and some challenges and opportunities related to it.

Q&A with Kerry on 2022 flavor trends

Liz Parker Kuhn

January 31, 2022

Read our interview with Kerry about upcoming flavor trends for 2022.

2022 Snack and bakery industry outlook

Industry leaders provide perspective on trends to watch in 2022.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

January 30, 2022

Every year poses its share of market challenges to companies operating in the snack and bakery market, a vital economic sector, which at retail alone accounts for over $100 billion in annual U.S. sales.

2022 CPG outlook and strategies from Deloitte

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

January 28, 2022

Building consumer trust, understanding a product’s life cycle, and addressing challenges like increasing costs and the supply chain.

Crackers category ups its game with exciting flavors, new SKUs

Consumers look for better-for-you crackers, as well as nostalgic brand names.

Kimberly Decker

January 27, 2022

As far as Carla King is concerned, the contemporary cracker aisle is a far more welcoming, perhaps even a more progressive, place than it was when she was younger.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is essential for snack and bakery companies, so that they can organize all of their activities through a single piece of software.

Snack and bakery companies search for new and improved ERP software

New features aim to address traceability, food safety concerns.

Liz Parker Kuhn

January 26, 2022

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is essential for snack and bakery companies, so that they can organize all of their activities through a single piece of software.

Leavening ingredients help optimize quality, consistency, operational efficiency

Manufacturers search for clean-label, nutritionally sound leaveners.

Joyce Friedberg

January 25, 2022

Leavening ingredients and leavening aides are important ingredients that help consistently create the textural qualities of various baked goods. And like every ingredient segment within bakery, leavening agents are subject to ongoing shopper trends.