Articles by Maxine Weber

Flavors bring new levels of adventure to products today, while colors lean toward bold and vibrant—and natural continues to factor into the mix across the board.

Chocolate ingredients bring more than craveable flavor and texture to snack and bakery products - they bring a story, as well.

Better-for-you ingredients and innovative flavors continue to keep potato chips at the top of consumers’ list of favorite snacks, while the classics still resonate.

While the classics are still cornerstones of the cookie category, new flavors and formulations continue to vie for more market share.

Snack and bakery manufacturers can add nutrition, flavor and overall interest to their products via fruit ingredients, nuts and other inclusions.

Ingredient manufacturers offer a diversity of whole grains to build nutritional appeal in today’s snack foods and baked goods.

Consumers want clean labels, nutrition, high quality and low prices—and for high-volume bakers, new dough conditioners, often delivered in a diversified premixes, are the answer.

Better-for-you formulations command attention through judicious use of protein ingredients, diversifying snack and bakery offerings.