2022 Bakery of the Year, Hostess Brands, is seeing strong company growth amidst several leading initiatives related to sustainability, workforce development, and workplace safety.
Each year, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery reports on hundreds of the new snack and bakery products released to the American market. The most-popular products of the year earn a slot in our annual “Best New Snack & Bakery Products” review, conducted by SF&WB and BEMA staff.
Snack food and wholesale bakery companies in the market for machines that help prepare, store, transport, and otherwise handle ingredients are most focused on qualities like automation, ease of maintenance, and the ability to deliver higher performance in throughput and accuracy.
Innovation is prevalent in the area of closing and bagging equipment as well as twist ties, clips, zippers and package resealing. Thanks to product introductions and equipment upgrades, these systems run faster and are easier to use.
Oat-based snack foods and baked goods are in high demand, but recent crop shortages have manufacturers scrambling to find a secure supply of this popular grain.