MECATHERM has launched the Authentik Baguette, a solution that allows manufacturers to meet the new expectations of consumers looking for more authentic products, with a product positioned midway between the classic baguette and the artisan-style baguette. 

New thermal measurement device leverages innovative design to secure in-oven batter to cake temperature profiles for repeatability and quality assurance.

M.O.L.E. EV6 delivers handheld thermal profiling control, freeing bakery operators from time-consuming, offline PC download.

Milano Bakery’s recently expanded 40,000-sq.-ft. production facility mixes skillful manual baking procedures with highly automated production.

2022 Bakery of the Year, Hostess Brands, is seeing strong company growth amidst several leading initiatives related to sustainability, workforce development, and workplace safety.

Sargento Foods is continuing to innovate the refrigerated snack kit category with the launch of Sargento® Sunrise Balanced Breaks®.

Butter Buds Inc., a dairy and non-dairy concentrates company, announced Tom Buhler has been named the company’s chief community affairs officer.

From Mozzarella Submarines to Pretzel Swords, Lunchables debuts Dunkables, its second foray into the snack category.

The Topped Bons sprinkle Warheads Sour Popping Candy onto Cinnabon’s cinnamon rolls for a balanced sweet and sour flavor explosion.

Little Bites and its parent company, Entenmann's, are rereleasing pumpkin products for fall.

The brand's fall offerings include a Pumpkin King Cream Donut, Pumpkin Danish, Maple Pecan Layer Cake, and more.

First Watch is rolling out its seasonal menu highlighting flavors of pumpkin, salted caramel, apple butter, and hot honey.

Panera is unveiling unveils updates to its bakery case, with a selection of five new baked goods and three all-new croissant breakfast sandwiches.

Tous les Jours has announced a lineup of seasonal treats just in time for pumpkin season.

Dunkin’ is dropping an all-new Halloween menu, including a reimagined Spider Donut and the brand’s Halloween Munchkins Bucket with new Munchkins covered in sprinkles.

Expanding its better-for-you nostalgic treats, Lexington Bakes introduces four seasonal flavors, each crafted in collaboration with artisan brands.

The new seasonal treat is a blend of traditional French patisserie and the flavors of fall, and is available October 1 to December 1 while supplies last.

McLane's new bakery line and expanded private-label candy products will be available for c-store customers to experience and order.

Albertsons Companies is introducing its private label lineup of Halloween-inspired treats, including from its newly launched Overjoyed brand.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Unifiller announced the launch of the servo driven RP (Rotary Piston) Depositor.

Unifiller has unveiled its most versatile cookie dough depositor machine to date, the Uni-X Extruder.

Middleby Bakery Group hosted the grand opening of its $2.3 million Bakery Innovation Center in Plano, TX in April. 

Snack and bakery companies that work with dough, or looser components like batters, fillings or toppings, turn to manufacturers of depositors, dividers and rounders to cut, divide, portion and round or mould their products—and the equipment continues to get faster, more accurate, more customizable and easier to clean, among other winning qualities.

Unifiller Systems is pleased to unveil its newest portioning system, the Piping Bag Station, at this year’s IBA event.

Sanitation, automation, efficiency, speed, ease of cleaning, the ability to handle larger capacities, and the ability to produce clean label-foods are among the top priorities for snack food and baked goods makers seeking to purchase dividers, depositors and rounders.

Unifiller Systems, a subsidiary of the Linxis Group of Companies, is pleased to announce the launch of its iFill Depositor, intended for bakery and food producers looking to deposit large volumes, up to 31 ounces, in a single deposit, using a simple and compact depositor.

Snack and bakery customers in the market for dough-handling equipment like dividers, depositors, and rounders are looking for versatility, greater precision, higher capacity, longer maintenance intervals, adjustability of qualities like width and weight, and machines that can handle natural, clean-label, and gluten-free products.

Snack food and wholesale bakery manufacturers in the market for dividers, depositors and rounders have a long list of considerations. These include automation, reliability, scalability, integration, flexibility, communication, customization, ease of maintenance and sanitation, and different packaging capabilities, according to companies that produce such machines.

This high-production ultrasonic round cake cutting machine is capable of cutting a variety of round products. 

D’vash Organics is sweetening the snack aisle with three new products lines available now in select CVS and Whole Foods stores and through Amazon.

Sun-Maid Growers of California is expanding its snacking portfolio with the addition of two new trendy and summertime fruity flavor favorites: Tropical Punch and Peach.

Prime Planet's Crunchy Green Plantain Chips are now verified gluten-free by the National Celiac Association.

Puratos Classics, a new range of highly concentrated flavoring compounds, offers fruit fillings.

Research highlights growing body of prune evidence connected to favorable bone health.

The study found that carbohydrates and polyphenols in prunes act as prebiotics and help restore bone health.

Based on the concept of coloring food with food, EXBERRY colors are clean-label concentrates made from non-GMO fruits, vegetables and plants using physical processing methods.

While there are many ways to enjoy snacking on prunes, Sunsweet created these new products to deliver on the increased consumer demand for better-for-you snacks.

Students utilized frozen Washington red raspberry puree to develop new product concepts for the grocery/CPG market.

This week's Fun Friday includes a Nutella and Betches book club partnership, Nerds at the Big Game, Pillsbury partnering on candles, a Cheez-It college tailgating food truck, and Haribo's float debut at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

After celebrating 10 years in business (online only), the woman-owned Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop is soft-opening its first brick-and-mortar store today in Brooklyn.

The foundation is honoring six students with $5,000 PACK EXPO scholarships.