food trends | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

2022 Snack and bakery industry outlook

Industry leaders provide perspective on trends to watch in 2022.

January 30, 2022

Every year poses its share of market challenges to companies operating in the snack and bakery market, a vital economic sector, which at retail alone accounts for over $100 billion in annual U.S. sales.

ADM shares 5 consumer behaviors reshaping food and supplement innovation

Pandemic has transformed how consumers perceive holistic health and well being

August 30, 2021

Consumers are taking a more proactive approach to managing well-being with functional nutrition, close-to-nature ingredients and foods that signal self-care.

ADM’s 2021 Top 5 food trends were shaped by COVID-19

Ingredient company predicts a year of innovation, marked by significant breakthroughs in nutrition.

Crystal Lindell

November 18, 2020

ADM’s 2021 food trends were strongly influenced by behavioral and societal changes that have emerged since the beginning of the pandemic, the company said.

Taking a trip on the adventurous side

Offering unique, global culinary experiences to share on social media key to engaging young consumers, Innova Market Insights reports.

Alyse Thompson

May 15, 2019

Offering unique, global culinary experiences to share on social media is key to engaging young consumers, Innova Market Insights reports.

State of the Industry 2018 Overview: The snackification of America

As U.S. snacking culture continues to redefine itself, the industry seeks new avenues for growth

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

July 24, 2018

Snacking is a way of life in America. As Mintel notes in its May 2017 "Snacking Motivations and Attitudes-U.S." report, nearly everyone in America snacks every day. Of the 94 percent of people who snack during the day, half snack two to three times per day.

IFT17 review: Top trends and new products point toward the future of food

July 6, 2017

Trends, highlights and new ingredients, equipment and technology from IFT17.

‘Feelin’ good about the future

Latest analysis of opportunities in the global confectionery sector paints a rosy picture.

Bernie Pacyniak

June 28, 2017

Sometimes things just fall right into your lap. Here I was, mulling what I was going to pen for today’s column, when I get this email. Nowadays, of course, emails dictate the direction of our minutes and hours more often than not.