Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Sarah Jones, founder of Miss Jones Baking Co., about Miss Jones' new 50 percent less sugar baking mixes and proprietary SmartSugar blend.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to connect with Jonathan Finch, senior director of client services, Daymon, to talk about inflation, especially in grocery stores and on restaurant menus.
Tortillas, always one of the most versatile breads, had extra mileage to accomplish this past year: consumers wanted better-for-you options for their tacos, flautas, and fajitas. They also wanted these to be easily accessible at their local grocery stores so that they could cook at home during the pandemic.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have been staying home more often, and searching for familiar snacks. Cookies have helped fill that void, and top brands have taken note of what is trending.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to chat with Brian Schiegg, president of consumer brands at Schwan's Company (a subsidiary of CJCJ Food, Americas), about frozen pizza sales during the pandemic and why consumers have made it a pandemic staple.
Bakery snacks and snack cakes will always be popular, both for their portability as an on-the-go treat and for feeling like a "small indulgence." Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are still gobbling up these tasty treats, and if they're pre-portioned, that's a plus too.
From tortilla chips to street tacos, it's fair to say that tortillas are extremely versatile. And tortilla products all saw nice growth over the past year.
Installation of cleanrooms has been on the rise over the past few years. But this aspect of snack and bakery operations has gained more focus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cleanrooms are sealed off from the rest of a production facility to protect against contaminants.
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Jeff Martin, Jenn Martin, and Teresa Tsou, founders of Pipcorn, on using heirloom corn in its products, its Shark Tank beginnings, and being selected for Oprah's Favorite Things list.