Today's snack and bakery companies need belts and conveyors that provide reliability to keep production steady, versatility to handle different types of products, sanitary design that allows easy access for efficient cleaning and maintenance, and the ability to detach and reattach them with as few tools as possible to account for issues like allergy concerns.

Greater product variety and increasing consumer attention to quality are among key factors driving snack producers and bakeries to update their inspection and detection equipment with models that, among other features, detect ever-smaller foreign objects and reduce false rejects.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software helps producers improve efficiency and day-to-day operations. New software can help snack and bakery companies increase their financial success, and there are a variety of ERP technologies from which to choose.

Fresh bread, bagels and English muffins comprise the largest segment in bakery, valued at over $10 billion per IRI, Chicago. But sales overall remain relatively flat. Nevertheless, several strategic options exist for bakers to infuse new life into bread sales.

The spicy, savory chile seasoning paired with lime flavor in the new Chile Lime Popcorn will give consumers a delicious kick.

More people are growing increasingly aware of the amount of sugar in their diets. The 2017 "Food & Health Survey" from the International Food Information Council found that 76 percent of respondents were trying to limit or avoid sugar.

Created by The Real Good Food Company, Real Good Pizza is a disrupter in the frozen pizza category, using a proprietary antibiotic and preservative-free parmesan chicken crust instead of traditional flour, corn or rice base.

After implementing CPGToolBox Trade Planner, popchips gained a holistic view of its business, from planning and budgeting, to execution and collections.

Dunkin’ Donuts is kicking off 2018 with news sure to give doughnut fans a sweet start to the New Year.

Aldi is now opening stores with in-store bakeries.