The hard pretzel category grew steadily in the past year as consumers stuck at home continued to snack, although fortunes varied significantly from brand to brand. During the past year, consumer focus on cleaner labels and healthier ingredients has ramped up, while manufacturers have continued to experiment with a wider variety of flavors. Pretzel product and ingredient makers predict those trends will continue.
As Americans stayed home for another year during the COVID-19 pandemic, popcorn sales steadily rose, especially in the ready-to-eat popcorn/caramel corn category.
Hunch Snacks, a natural snacks start-up, is ready to break off a piece of the confectionary category with a better-for-you snack indulgence for today's consumer.
During the interview for our September issue cover story profile on fast-growing entrepreneurial brand Ka-Pop! Snacks, a company founded and led by Dustin Finkel, he talked about the need to keep the joy in better-for-you snacking.
Today’s market for better-for-you extruded snacks is skyrocketing, with products like veggie straws and other puffed/expanded products finding appeal among shoppers seeking alternatives to traditional offerings.
On-Demand: Learn how to expertly use natural colors in better-for-you snacks to gain an edge in a competitive marketplace. In this action-packed 30-minute webinar, Exberry® by GNT will offer practical tips and useful technical considerations for today’s most on-trend plant-based colors for snacks and bakery.