Despite competition from a variety of sources, frozen pizza manufacturers see themselves giving rivals a run for consumers’ money.

Just as auto racing has followers around the world, tortillas are getting the green light from consumers of all ethnicities for their versatility, convenience, healthy ingredients and gluten-free options.

Some sweet goods and snack-cake manufacturers are zooming by their competitors by consistently delivering products that meet consumer demand

Bakers and snack producers interested in expanding into the foodservice sector may find 2013 the right year to do so

Bakers and snack producers are stocking up on the ingredients they’ll need to create traditional and novel treats throughout the year. Fruits and nuts, key elements in many seasonal recipes, are sure to be on their must-buy lists.

Founded nearly 25 years ago to fulfill a need for Mexican food in western Michigan, Festida Foods Inc. comanufactures and copacks private-label tortilla and corn chips for retailers and wholesalers in nine Midwestern states and on the East Coast.

Several leading packaging material producers discuss issues influencing the type of packaging bakers and snack producers are using to meet consumer needs and their own. 

Food safety and sanitation have always been top concerns for bakers and snack producers and may be even more so now that the Food Safety Management Act is law.

Gums and starches, two baking industry staples, are being reformulated to meet growing baker and snack producer demands for ingredients that will enable them to reduce their ingredient costs, produce clean labels and create products that address consumer eating trends.

Ovens are an integral part of a bakery…and also one of its biggest energy users.