In a retail landscape that demands that snacks and baked goods have it all—great taste, affordable pricing, innovative flavors, recognizable ingredients and boosted nutrition—one category in particular is rising to the challenge: cookies.

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

Riverside Natural Foods was able to double its packaging speeds by installing new packaging systems from tna.

2foods will be showcasing its Nexty Award Finalist, Gâteau Chocolate at Expo West.

Consumers can add eggs, butter or oil, and water for homemade baked goods with the new mixes.

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.

Nothing Bundt Cakes tested the new flavor in a handful of markets last year and received a positive response, leading to its nationwide launch.

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

Café Valley is introducing a new line of Girl Scout Cookie-inspired mini cupcakes, available beginning in August in five different flavors.

The new 12-count mini cupcakes are rolling out to select retailers nationwide now.

Nothing Bundt Cakes and Pop-Tarts have joined forces to release a new cake flavor, Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts, available Aug. 19 to Sept. 1, while supplies last.

The brand's Tastes of Autumn Collection debuts new Pop-Up flavors and brings back its Pumpkin Spice flavor.

To celebrate the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Crumbl is releasing a new dessert, as well as hosting an Instagram-only giveaway that will offer one lucky winner an unforgettable Warner Bros. Studio Tour experience in Burbank, CA.

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

The nationwide bakery café chain is offering a limited-edition Halloween collection to celebrate the festive season.

The bakery café is introducing four new gourmet cake selections for Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving.

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.

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

Some candies don’t fit neatly into one column or another. That’s okay; the “other” candies like marshmallows, spreads, interactive novelty items, and such seem to be fitting into consumers’ candy budgets just fine. 

It makes sense that mint sales are up (though modestly, when looking at units sold) as recovery from the effects of the pandemic marches on. 

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. 

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. 

With more consumers attending gatherings, the dessert category is having a renaissance. 

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

As is the case with many bakery products, better-for-you is a leading subcategory.

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

Manufacturers are poised to tackle the various challenges of the chips category.

To overcome industry obstacles and entice consumers, producers are getting creative.

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

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

Seeking to replace an outdated laminator or sheeter? You’ll find plenty of new replacements to meet your current and future needs.

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.

Dough comes in many styles, and today's laminators and sheeters need to accommodate an increasing range of requirements.

Machining and handling of dough prior to the cutting action requires several steps/actions, as they are critical to the textural characteristics of the finished product.

The American Bakers Association’s Bakers Manufacturing Academy has launched a new specialized course for cracker operations: the Sheeting and Laminating Lesson.   

The limited-edition Pita Jimmy Chips are served with Sabra Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, reportedly offering a sweet, smoky flavor.

Pringles Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps are light, crispy, and never greasy, and bursting with roasted spices, citrus zest, and a little kick of cayenne pepper, per the brand.

The limited-edition Spicy Pimento Cheese includes a blend of bold pimento peppers and cheddar cheese flavors cooked into Kettle chips.

The two chip flavors—one new and one returning—are hitting shelves in time for the fall snacking season.

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

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

In response to countless requests, Pringles Dill Pickle is back, along with other popular Pringles flavors.

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

Salsa Verde joins three other flavors (Queso, Zesty Ranch, and Cinnamon Churro)in the Fiesta Twists lineup.

The brand is undergoing a packaging redesign for its three Harvest Snaps flavors: Honey Dijon, Loaded Taco, and White Cheddar Jalapeno.

Offering a nutritious solution for infant snacks, Little Spoon Puffs encourage self-feeding and fine motor skill development for babies over six months.

Frito-Lay's Flamin’ Hot portfolio, encompassing 25 unique products, is coming together as an official brand and stepping out with a fierce new look.  

On April 8, Whisps is launching Popped: protein-packed poppable snacks made from 100% real cheese, seasoned with even more cheese.

Available in two flavors, the new snack will be available at Sprouts and on LesserEvil.com starting June 1.

The line marks the brand’s first foray into extruded snack territory.