Norman Love Confections' holiday selections include Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and Carrot Cake.

Second Nature Brands LLC will acquire the Voortman cookie brand from The J.M. Smucker Co. in an all-cash transaction worth $305 million.

The well-known sweets brand has launched 20 prepackaged sweet treats that consumers can purchase at retailers nationwide and online.

The bars category continues show good to strong levels of growth, with sufficiently diversified product offerings to appeal to nearly every type of shopper. Few product categories so seamlessly fit into today’s on-the-go lifestyle suited to on-demand snacking.

With better-for-you trends top of mind across the food industry, how does an indulgent category like desserts fare?

Today's snack and bakery consumers want food products in packaging that offers convenience, reliable functionality and sustained freshness. They're looking for better-for-you snacks in single-serve portions and resealability.

Since the beginning of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began its destructive spread across the earth, the baking industry has seen highs and lows unlike any other time in history. This unprecedented challenge has reshaped our world, and much of the industry is emerging stronger than ever.

Paris Baguette will be offering a mochi and a King Cream doughnut, plus a chocolate cake, Easter log, and Easter layer cake for the spring season.

Consumers can visit Crumbl from September 23–28 for a new mini cake plus deals and contests.

Consumers have been looking to eat healthier, and producers are responding, offering multigrain, keto, and other options for loaf bread.

Buns and rolls will never not be valued in the U.S.—whether you’re a carnivore, flexitarian, or vegetarian, you’re inevitably going to be eating a hamburger or perhaps veggie burger this summer. 

Producers face ongoing pressures, but they keep demonstrating their strength.

Snacking is a constant, with BFY and other trends mixing things up.

The pretzel category rose 6.4% in sales over the past year.

The desire for distinctive offerings drives consumer choices in candy and confectionery.

Ease of cleaning, maintenance and access, as well as the ability to produce a wider variety of items, are among the top desires of companies looking to purchase dough laminators and sheeters for production of snack foods and baked goods.

After a seven-year hiatus, the Lay’s Do Us A Flavor contest is making its return.

Consumers continue to reach for their favorite puffed and extruded snacks in their many forms. However, while U.S. shoppers still put tried and true types (like cheese curls and pork rinds) in their cart, they’re increasingly interested in trying new flavor twists, better-for-you bases, and other novel takes on the category. 

The brand is kicking off a nationwide search for the next Deja tu Huella Ambassador to uplift and inspire the Hispanic community.

Conagra to unveil sweet, spicy, and salty new innovations from its brands.

One hundred home cooks will compete for more than $1.3 million in cash and prizes on Nov. 3 in Nashville, TN.

AIB International's globally recognized Consolidated Standards for Inspections have been updated to incorporate the latest industry best practices, new regulations, and food safety requirements and will be released on July 25.

For National Food Safety Month (NFSM), ServSafe’s goal is to help everyone—from frontline food handlers to executives—focus on the skills and knowledge that create a culture of food safety.

Like all types of food operations, snack food, and wholesale bakery plants need to monitor and maintain quality control, which prompts the need for inspection and detection equipment and technology to ensure that particles of glass, stone, and other contaminants don’t inadvertently get mixed into their formulations.

The 2024 event programming aims at maintaining safety in processing environments 

A new generation of extrusion equipment for the food industry has been launched by Baker Perkins.

Baker Perkins has exploited innovative technology to improve process control, performance and hygiene on all the units in its Co-Ex Master co-extrusion systems, which create high-value products by adding a center filling into a cereal outer.

Leavening is a fundamental ingredient category in baking that performs some serious heavy lifting. Leavening agents help create the textural quality in many baked goods.

Leavening ingredients and leavening aides are important ingredients that help consistently create the textural qualities of various baked goods. And like every ingredient segment within bakery, leavening agents are subject to ongoing shopper trends.

The bakery snacks category overall experienced an increase in sales in 2021, the possible reason for that being that consumers are now returning to the office and want on-the-go snacks to keep them company at their desks. 

New products from Cinnabon and DAVID Seeds, both in the Conagra Brands portfolio.

Americans of a certain age likely associate bakery snacks with lunchboxes, unwrapped and enjoyed at school, near the tail end of their midday meal. 

Motion Controls Robotics' Collaborative, End of Line Palletizer can be used with multiple lines without extended downtime or setup costs.

The solution is reportedly set to redefine standards in food safety and production efficiency within the food processing industry.

Key debuts new conveyor solutions to help processors streamline operations and reduce labor.

Econocorp will be unveiling the newest addition to its line of secondary packaging machinery, the Spartan M-Pro cartoning machine, at PACK EXPO this year.

Munk Pack’s line of innovative Protein Cookies line took away top honors in this year's ‘Best Healthy School Snacks’ contest.

Consumers are reading labels more, looking for products that are nutritious, with ingredients that are easy to understand and that work with their family's budget. While there's no official definition of "clean label," consumers and the snack and bakery industry have their own definition in mind.

Consumer interest in foods that support holistic health and well-being is increasing. According to the 2020 IFIC Food and Health Survey, over half of consumers report that healthfulness has more of an impact today versus 10 years ago on their food and beverage purchase decisions.

Producers are serving up new nutritional ingredients to consumers craving better-for-you foods.

The iba trade fair in Munich will be opening its doors from September 15-20, 2018.

Heat and Control has chosen SNAXPO 2019, their 55thyear as an exhibitor, to introduce their latest snack processing innovation, the new Rotary Dryer Roaster (RDR).

Heat and Control recently released their Rotary Dryer Roaster (RDR) multizone convection dryer/roaster system.

The new TruBake HiCirc convection oven launched by Baker Perkins brings higher rates of convection, higher heat flux, and a broader range of product capability than its predecessors. 

When it comes to equipment like ovens and proofers, internet connectivity, wider and larger machines, artisanal production methods, shorter bake times, reversible belts, energy efficiency and improved cleaning and sanitation are all top considerations in today’s market.

Food and pet food manufacturers have their own unique way of making products, and therefore there’s a need for a wide range of solutions for the drying stage of production.

Reading Bakery Systems has introduced a new multi-pass environmentally controlled proofer that accelerates dough development time in a reduced production footprint.

Salty snacks like chips, popcorn, pretzels, and snack crackers have long been a staple in the home, and have become even more essential now during the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday, December 3rd, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery attended a virtual "wine and cheese" night hosted by Wisconsin Cheese.

Cheese Buds Simple Cheddar Cheese Concentrate makes it possible to increase overall cheddar cheese flavor with very low inclusion levels without the need to declare as “flavor” or “natural flavor” for a cleaner label.