The ingredients innovator in the bakery, sweet goods, and chocolate industry hosted its annual Taste Tomorrow conference in Austin this week.

The limited-time items feature a quartet of pumpkin-flavored breakfast and sweet items.

Now that the pandemic is receding, the snack bar category has been increasing in sales. That makes sense; people are on the go more often than before (back to the office, taking road trips, etc.), and a snack bar fits the bill when consumers want a quick and/or healthy snack to stash in a purse or glove compartment.

The snack featuring the Mexican seasoning now comes in bolder packaging and a new size.

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is offering guests a special dine-in free pizza offer and is launching a new limited-time-only Korean BBQ Steak Pizza.

The collection features seven curated cozy flavors as a tribute to the moods of warmth, comfort, and energy that define the autumn season.

The producer also is bringing back Cranberry English muffins, bagels, and swirl bread.

The puffed and extruded snacks category is having a great year: all of its subcategories are up from the same time period last year, per Circana data, and consumers are returning to gatherings where snacks like Cheetos, Funyuns, and other snacks are omnipresent.

The brand is introducing its first ever Thanksgiving Pizza available for consumers this November while supplies last.

The series is intended to help snack, bakery, and other food firms refine their flavors.

The women-owned, mission-driven small business has expanded its Uniquely Crunchy product line with the addition of Dill Pickle + Pepitas.

The movie chain is offering the seasoned popcorn in select venues across the U.S.

Southern Recipe Small Batch is rereleasing its Cranberry Jalapeno and Apple Cinnamon pork rind flavors for the holidays.

This year’s report also provides insights and recommendations on how to turn these trends into action to encourage consumer engagement and to stand out from the competition. 

The snack nuts feature California-grown walnuts coated in the sweet heat of spicy honey.

Tamarind & Pasilla Chile Seasoning launches with limited-edition menu items nationwide at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer restaurants.

Tortillas are known for their versatility—they can be used in tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and more. It’s no surprise, then, that the tortillas category has been doing well over the past year. 

A World of Future Tastes offers a glimpse into snack and bakery flavors to watch.

This article examines current and emerging trends in flavors and colors in snack and bakery production.

Chips made out of potatoes are a well-known household staple, especially while watching sporting events at home. The category has been shaking things up, though, with the release of new formats, flavors, and proteins.

Dentist Bobby Grossi and his wife, Sabrina, have opened their second Crumbl franchise in Michigan.

Crackers companies are getting creative with flavors and formats, even adding cannabis to their recipes.

In SF&WB’s latest webinar, a Circana market expert dives into current and emerging trends.

The new flavor is available for a limited time starting this spring at retailers nationwide for an SRP of $5.29.  

The new flavor includes a tangy blend of buttermilk, garlic, and herbs.

Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery Senior Editor Liz Parker was able to attend SNX 2024, hosted by SNAC International, last week in Dallas, which took place from April 14–16.

T. Hasegawa's newest trends report takes a look at foodservice, flavors, and generational trends.

The latest 600-gallon ROSS VersaMix Model VM-600 is capable of high speed subsurface powder induction with proprietary ROSS Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM). 

Bakery Concepts International has announced that it has been granted new patents for its Rapidojet technology.

A new sanitary Model RCM36X9SS Rotary Continuous Mixer from Munson Machinery blends dry bulk solids with or without liquid additions, in-line at low cost over long production runs.

The ROSS Double Planetary Mixer is available in a “super sanitary” turnkey configuration, featuring a common stainless steel workbench for both the mixer and a matching discharge system.

According to SF&WB's 2019 State of the Industry analysis, the frozen retail pizza segment increased by 4.8 percent from 2018 to 2019 and has hit $5.0 billion in annual retail sales, per IRI.

ROSS inline high shear mixers from 1 through 250 HP accelerate mixing, emulsification and homogenization in both recirculation and continuous modes.

Multiflux GMS mixers from process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA feature a proprietary, hygienic design as standard to promote fast, complete cleaning, ensure product purity, and minimize risk of batch-to-batch cross-contamination.

Admix, Inc., global manufacturer of hygienic and industrial mixing equipment serving the food and beverage, chemical/industrial, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets, has announced their newly redesigned RS-02 Pilot Scale Mixer is now available.

Tailored to individual process needs, the ROSS Double Planetary Mixer comes with an optional weighing system for quick and precise measurements throughout the batching procedure.

A new Sanitary Rotary Batch Mini Mixer on a mobile frame can de-agglomerate and blend up to 5 cu ft (142 ℓ) of dry bulk ingredients with or without liquid additions at multiple plant locations.

A new sanitary Model RCM-60X20-SS Rotary Continuous Mixer from Munson Machinery blends primary bulk ingredients, minor ingredients and/or liquid additions uniformly in one to two minutes residence time (typical), at low cost per volume of material blended.

ROSS Triple Shaft Mixers are easily adapted to suit a variety of challenging viscous applications requiring hygienic and sanitary handling.

Companies in the market for new or improved mixers for snack and bakery dough applications have displayed a recent focus on specific features and benefits. These include efficiency, cost savings, pre-hydration, handling of ancient grains, automation of processes, and stepped-up sanitation and maintenance, especially in the wake of COVID-19.

Process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA, Somerset, NJ, has introduced the Turbo Compact Mixing (TCM) module.

INDCO HS-100 and HS-300 series benchtop dispersers can mix up to 5 gallons of materials at a time, making them ideal for a wide range of high shear applications within labs, pilot plants, and small-scale production environments.

INDCO HS-100 and HS-300 series benchtop dispersers can mix up to 5 gallons of materials at a time, making them ideal for a wide range of high shear applications within labs, pilot plants, and small-scale production environments.

DIOSNA offers a series of Hygienic Design Wendel Mixers for efficient and clean dough production.

Mixers serve essential functions for snack and bakery companies creating their own dough. We ask a lot of this category of heavy-duty equipment, including reliability and efficiency, to maintain established product quality-control standards.

The Turbo Compact Mixing (TCM) module from process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA, Somerset, NJ, meets ATEX requirements for operation in hazardous environments. 

Process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA, Somerset, NJ, has introduced the Multiflux GMS Laboratory Mixer.

The Benchmix 10 includes the patented Admix Rotosolver high shear mix head, engineered for high efficacy of wetting out and dispersing powders, eliminating agglomerates, and creating homogenous mixtures and emulsions. 

Automated Gericke GMC mixers offer high capacity, high throughput rates.

The ROSS Model HSM-405SC-25 Inline High Shear Mixer with Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM) Technology is designed with efficiency, mobility in mind.