New offerings capitalize on growing consumer demand for plant-based foods
August 26, 2020
With consumers clamoring for more plant-based products, the experts at Hormel Ingredient Solutions, an industry leader in protein-based ingredients for prepared foods manufacturers, announced the launch of a new line of plant-based ingredient solutions available to food manufacturers across the country.
Nuts, fruits, and other common inclusions deliver many attributes consumers seek, including elevated taste, texture, and nutrition. In addition, these ingredients address consumer increasing interest in plant-based foods and proteins, and often fit clean-label criteria.
Life just doesn't feel the same in 2020, especially this time of year as students of all ages begin their studies again, with remote learning in place in many densely populated parts of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives in many ways, including how we snack.
Snack and bakery facilities have a daily need for thoroughly cleaning pans, trays, containers, utensils, equipment, parts, and more, especially anything that comes into contact with the finished product or human hands, in order to meet the needs of food safety programs, including mitigating contamination from allergens or pathogens.
There was a time, not so long ago, when nutritional boundaries were more clear-cut. "Indulgent foods weren't healthy," says Mel Festejo, COO, American Key Food Products, Closter, NJ. "They either had a surfeit of nutrients that triggered health issues, or they contained ingredients whose names raised anxiety."
Freshness attracts attention in today's baking industry. It communicates the quintessential ideal of product quality and enjoyment. It's essential to the success of any bakery product.
Snack food and bakery companies in the market for mixers want machines that provide qualities like ease of sanitation, food safety, automation, airtight seals, and consistent operation that guards against product degradation during the mixing cycle.