muffins | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

State of the Industry 2024: Shoppers still seek sweet treats

Consumers continue craving sweet goods.

June 7, 2024

Cookies are a bakery treat that fit in many places—solo snacking sessions, birthdays, and special occasions, tucked into lunchboxes for school or work consumption, and more.

Tastykake debuts limited-time USO products

June 2, 2022

Tastykake has recently debuted its limited-time USO products, available in stores through mid-September.

State of the Industry 2020: Consumers indulge in comforting sweet goods

Specialized diets fuel R&D efforts while consumers seek balance—and comfort

Liz Parker Kuhn

June 29, 2020

Sweet goods are having a moment. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, people want comfort food, and that includes bakery products like pastries, doughnuts, muffins, and more.

Foodservice bakery solutions

Main Street Gourmet has emerged as a leader in custom bakery product development for ISB and foodservice.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

November 20, 2019

With the right recipe and conditions for growth, greatness can arise from humble beginnings. Such is the case with Main Street Gourmet, located in Akron, OH, a bakery company founded by lifelong friends Steve Marks, co-founder, member of the board of directors and former co-CEO, and Harvey Nelson, co-founder and CEO.

State of the Industry 2017: Sweet goods go specialty, seasonal and even guilt-free

Variety and clean label are top demands in the upward-trending sweet goods category.

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

June 14, 2017

They’re wedding cake stand-ins, they’re topped with everything from sweet breakfast cereal to bacon, and they’re popping right off the breakfast plate and onto restaurant menus nationwide. It’s safe to say designer doughnuts are having a moment.

State of the Industry 2016: Breakfast standbys hold their ground

Frozen waffles, pancakes and French toast face challenges, but bright spots exist for these classic morning convenience foods.

Ed Finkel

June 13, 2016

The frozen breakfast category, anchored by waffles, pancakes and French toast, has produced its share of picks and pans over the past year, largely dominated by a handful of big-dollar items with little variation in sales.