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Paris Baguette debuts seasonal cakes for celebrations

The Mother's Day cakes and Graduation Cake is available starting May 1, and the Cheers to Dad cake is available starting June 8.




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Crumbl reveals Strawberry Shortcake LTO

Crumbl's Strawberry Shortcake features a double-stacked vanilla shortcake layered with fresh whipped cream and housemade strawberry jam.




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HelloFresh brings 'Friends' trifle meal to life

The limited-edition meal kit is inspired by the series’ Thanksgiving episode and features all the pre-portioned ingredients to recreate the sweet and savory trifle.




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Sprinkles, Miyoko’s Creamery partner on vegan cupcake

The limited-time bakery treat is made with Miyoko’s Cinnamon Brown Sugar Oat Milk Butter.




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State of the Industry 2024: Consumers search for healthier bread options

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




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State of the Industry 2024: Shoppers still seek sweet treats

Cookies are a bakery treat that fit in many places—solo snacking sessions, birthdays, and special occasions, tucked into lunchboxes for school or work consumption, and more. 




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State of the Industry 2024: Breakfast producers optimistic about the future

Hungry consumers continue to start their day with flavorful, convenient breakfast goods.




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State of the Industry 2024: Pizza purchases holding steady

Consumers are choosing frozen over delivery demand quality and variety in their pizzas.




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State of the Industry 2024: Bakers continue to show resilience and creativity

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




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State of the Industry 2024: Crackers stay steady

Challenges persist, but producers express optimism about the category’s future.




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Sheeting and laminating systems built to please

Laminators and sheeters need to evolve as quickly as customers needs do, delivering state-of-the-art advantages, high performance and flexibility to meet increased user demands.




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New and updated laminators and sheeters provide flexibility and convenience features

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.




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Snack and bakery manufacturers search for sanitation, versatility with laminators and sheeters

Effectively and efficiently handling dough is integral to many snack and bakery operations. And the needs producers have today are diverse.




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S’noods launches snack inspired by a favorite Jewish treat

Company founder Lauryn Bodden triumphed in the Netflix cooking competition ‘Snack vs Chef.’




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Bare releases Sea Salt and Caramel Apple Chips

Bare Snacks is releasing a limited-time offering just in time for fall, with its new Sea Salt & Caramel Apple Chips. 




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Like Air unveils Sour Cream & Onion Puffcorn

The snack brand’s latest flavor will launch at BJ’s Wholesale Club April 30.




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Puffed and extruded snack consumers want health and heat in their buys

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. 




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Hippeas announces LTO Minions-themed snacks

The plant-based snack company features limited-edition Minions-themed pack designs on all puffs and veggie straw flavors and special pack sizes.




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Funyuns, Maruchan heat up snack aisle with collab

For the first time, the brands are coming together for an unexpected flavor mash-up: Funyuns x Maruchan Hot & Spicy Chicken Ramen Onion Flavored Rings.




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Hippeas launches LTO Mexican-inspired chickpea puffs

The plant-based snack company is debuting Mexican Street Corn and Churro Chickpea Puffs.




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PepsiCo brands launch spooky season snacks

The company’s Halloween-themed snacks include Quaker bars, and Cheetos in both sweet and savory varieties.




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Better-for-you, Ayurvedic bread from Surya Spa

Surya Spa bakes breads that feature healthy ingredients like fruit and nuts, and also some ingredients more akin to Ayurveda than the bakery industry.




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Snack Food Company of the Year: Kangaroo Brands.

Family-owned Kangaroo Brands, Milwaukee, strives for consistent quality and value when it comes to all things pita. Passionate about baking and snack production, Kangaroo uses quality ingredients to provide quality products, including its popular line of light, crunchy pita chips for retail and foodservice. It’s for these and other reasons that Kangaroo is our Snack Manufacturer of the Year.




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Unique Pretzel Bakery named ‘Snack Producer of the Year’

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery has announced that its 2016 “Snack Producer of the Year” award will go to Unique Pretzel Bakery, Reading, PA, best known for its Original “Splits” pretzels.




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Inside the 2016 Snack Producer of the Year, Unique Pretzel Bakery

Unique Pretzel Bakery astutely combines equal measures of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition and modern-day innovation to catalyze its success.




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Quinn Snacks named 2017 ‘Snack Producer of the Year’

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery has named industry game-changer Quinn Snacks its 2017 Snack Producer of the Year. 




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Snacks reimagined—Quinn Snacks, 2017 Snack Producer of the Year

Even in our crowded and highly competitive snack and bakery industry, when excellence emerges, people take notice. Such has been the case for Quinn Snacks and its co-founder and CEO, Kristy Lewis, which have racked up an impressive list of accolades over the past few years




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2018 Snack Producer of the Year: Carefree organic snacking with Late July Snacks

Over the past 15 years, Late July Snacks, the 2018 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery "Snack Producer of the Year", has steadily grown its business to its position today as a leader in organic, non-GMO snacks, most notably its strong level of innovation in the tortilla chip category.




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2019 Snack Producer of the Year - John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Over the past century, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, the 2019 'Snack Producer of the Year,' has grown into one of the world's top nut companies, and a strong culture of growth and innovation continues today.




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2020 Snack Producer of the Year - Barcel USA

In the world of snacks, some innovations are hotter than others, and sometimes burn so brightly that the entire industry feels the heat.




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2021 Snack Producer of the Year: ALDI’s affordable simplicity

Product purchase and consumption patterns in America point toward a desire for affordable simplicity in our foods. This has catalyzed ongoing product development efforts to meet increasing consumer demand for natural and organic snacks. And efforts to bring cleaner snacking options to more Americans find increased success when retailers can offer such simplified products at affordable price points.




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2022 Snack Producer of the Year: Kellogg Co. and Cheez-It crackers

Cheez-It crackers are a testament to American snacking ingenuity. Introduced in 1921, the amazingly popular, one-inch-square, 100% real cheese snack crackers have maintained a steadfast ability to reach nearly every consumer demographic, with an inherent, near-universal appeal.




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Video: 2022 Snack Producer of the Year, Kellogg Co. and CHEEZ-IT crackers

Congratulations to CHEEZ-IT, our 2022 Snack Producer of the Year!




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Calbee America named SF&WB Snack Producer of the Year

The award will be handed out at SNAXPO 2023, taking place March 19–21 in Orlando.




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2024 Snack Producer of the Year: Biena Snacks

Consumers continue to crave salty snacks—that behavior isn’t fading anytime soon. However, shoppers increasingly seek more meaningful than mindless noshes.




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Walker’s Shortbread debuts 2024 holiday product lineup

Walker’s Shortbread, the 125-year-old Scottish shortbread brand, is introducing its 2024 holiday lineup, touting its new tartan packaging.




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Fancypants releases Ginger Snap seasonal cookies

The limited-time product is made with real butter, bits of crystallized ginger, and upcycled oat flour.




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Chips Ahoy! unveils 'biggest' innovation in 60 years

Chips Ahoy! Big Cookies are available in Chocolate Chip, Chocolatey Brownie, and Chocolatey Caramel flavors.




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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse drops seasonal menu

The brand is offering its Spooky Pizookie dessert, as well as its Big Twist Pretzel with beer cheese.




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Chip City cookie features Pop-Tarts Crunchy Poppers

The item features a vanilla sugar cookie filled with strawberry jam and topped with Pop-Tarts Crunchy Poppers.




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Walker’s Shortbread to launch Mini Scottie Dog Carton

The item consists of shortbread cookies shaped like Scottie dogs, housed in a specially decorated 3D carton, to be sold at Walmart.




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Chips Ahoy returns Hot Cocoa flavor to shelf after 8 years

Chips Ahoy! is bringing back a flavor for the first time in 8+ years: Chips Ahoy! Hot Cocoa.




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Ounce of Hope debuts Gingerbread Crème Pie Edibles

Shaped like classic gingerbread men, Ounce of Hope's baker makes each crème pie in-house.




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Baker debuts seasonal macaron box

The selection features eight flavors that capture the essence of autumn, per the brand.




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Navigating the clean label landscape

As GMOs, gluten intolerance and ‘no artificial additives’ gain heavy traction in the food arena, snack manufacturers and commercial bakers continue to showcase new clean-label pursuits with more transparency. 




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Flowers Foods acquires Roman Meal trademark

Flowers Foods will use the trademark in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas.




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Honey Bunches of Oats Breakfast Biscuits

Honey Bunches of Oats, a Post Foods brand, has launched an on-the-go breakfast option with the crunch and honey sweet taste of the classic breakfast cereal.




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Tortillas and tortilla chips get real

Tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturers find themselves facing demands for new products that are versatile, flavorful, gluten-free and/or made with organic or non-GMO ingredients.




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Tuscan Garden Breakfast Flatbread

This recipe brings together multiple components with which most American consumers are quite familiar: flatbread, pesto, scrambled eggs, vegetables and a creamy sauce.




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Bimbo Bakeries USA introduces new Healthfull bread line

The company will launch an integrated marketing campaign this month titled “Love, Your Bread” to reinforce the goodness of whole grains.