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State of the Industry 2024: Extruded snacks endure

Extruded snacks are having a bright year, and producers expect the success to continue.




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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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Calbee introduces sweet-and-spicy Harvest Snaps flavor

The snacks consist of a baked base of green peas and are flavored with a touch of sweetness and heat.




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Pringles Mingles snacks hit retail shelves

The snacks, unveiled earlier this year and previewed at Sweets & Snacks Expo, are a permanent addition to the brand portfolio.




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Kemin Fortium RVC antioxidant

Kemin Industries, a provider of shelf-life extension and food safety solutions that help manufacturers protect their food and beverage products, is adding a new antioxidant to its portfolio of antioxidant solutions.




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LEED-ing the Way

Shearer’s Foods portrays “Shearer Perfection,” thanks to its new LEED Platinum-certified snack
manufacturing plant.




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On the Cutting Edge

Looks are deceiving at Gabby’s Bagels. The “small” artisan bakery may first appear unassuming, but it has plenty of big programs that keep it ahead of the competition and regulations.




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Keeping snacks simple

Not satisfied with the ingredients in many crunchy snacks on the market, Simply 7 Snacks, Houston, went into crunch time




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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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State of the Industry 2021: Pizza takes premium to new heights

Pizza is essential to a high percentage of Americans, a fact reflected in the over $6 billion annual sales for this market segment in frozen retail pizzas alone. While diversification of crusts and ingredients is attracting health-conscious consumers, there is still demand for high quality, Italian-style premium frozen pizza.




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Tyson debuts new chicken offerings at retail

The new retail offerings include Honey Chicken Bites and Restaurant Style Crispy Wings.




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Insomnia Cookies, Marvel debut 'Agatha All Along' collab

Insomnia Cookies is conjuring up sweet treats inspired by Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along, now streaming on Disney+.




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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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Last Crumb introduces ube cookie flavor

The new cookie, available starting October 1, features the sweet taste and vibrant purple flavor of the namesake sweet potato.




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Insomnia Cookies launches LTO fall collection

Insomnia Cookies is "fall-ing" into cozy and spooky season with the launch of its limited-edition fall collection.




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American Bakery to offer Madeleines at Sam’s Club stores

The scallop-shaped baked treats reportedly are made without artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.




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Brownie Brittle shakes up its packaging

Brownie Brittle, the snack known for its thin treats, is debuting a new look.




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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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Oreo introduces LTO Festive Cookies

The embossments on the cookies include a candy cane, gingerbread man, penguin, snowman, and a red-nosed Rudolph.




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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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Pepperidge Farm to debut Thin & Crispy Peppermint Cocoa cookies

The product consists of a chocolate cookie dotted with crisp peppermint chips throughout.




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47th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest names finalists

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




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Defining 'whole-grain foods'

Nearly 15 years ago, a definition for whole grains was developed, based on scientific information from the American Association of Cereal Chemists (now AACC International). 




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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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Angelic Bakehouse unveils new packaging design

The bold, new look is designed to help the Cudahy, WI, bakery's products stand out in retailers' natural foods aisles.




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Quality cookies, nutritious snacking

Quality trumps quantity in the cookie category, as bakers turn toward simple, natural ingredients in response to consumer demand for more nutritious snacking options.




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Transforming a basic brownie into a value-added product

Let’s take a look at how we can transform a basic brownie into a value-added product through the use of key functional ingredients and eye-catching inclusions.




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Puratos takes top honor in ASB competition

Puratos Corp.’s Muesli Cookie concept wins first place in the American Society of Baking’s 2015 Product Development Competition.




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Lancaster Colony acquires Flatout Holdings

T. Marzetti Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corp., purchases the flatbread manufacturer for approximately $92 million.




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The power of protein

From a young age, we’ve been told that eating protein will help us grow tall and strong.




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Diversifying the whole-grain scene

Ingredient manufacturers offer a diversity of whole grains to build nutritional appeal in today’s snack foods and baked goods.




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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.




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Unbridled innovation-bar none

The snack and granola bars category continues to show gains, growing ever-crowded and diverse-but which bars will make the cut over the long term?




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Cold chain solutions adapt to meet companies’ needs

The cold chain is essential for snack and bakery companies that produce perishable products, as the temperature of these products must be monitored throughout the distribution process.




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Squadle Sense releases remote temperature monitoring system

Leveraging LoRaWAN technology, Remote Temperature Monitoring penetrates solid objects like refrigerators and freezers, then uploads temperature data to Digital Checklists.




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Food Safety Summit gathers in-person for the first time since 2019

Save the date for the 25th annual Summit scheduled for May 8–11, 2023 in Rosemont, IL.




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Key Technology launches FM Alert with Artificial Intelligence

The new tool captures and saves digital images of critical foreign material contaminants that the sorter detects and rejects from the product stream.




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Sanitary design of equipment matters in terms of safety and the bottom line

Maintaining sanitary conditions is at the top of the priority list in the food processing industry.




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AIB International releases updated consolidated standards for inspection

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.




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Q&A: Air management in snack and bakery facilities

A look at the best air management practices for snack and bakery companies.




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Spiroflow, Cablevey combine portfolios to offer clean-in-place options

Spiroflow will now be offering the full range of Cablevey tubular drag conveyors in its product portfolio.




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AIB International launches food safety, sanitation online course

With this new training program, designed by instructional experts and based on neuroscience principles for adult learning, mid-level managers in the food supply chain can strengthen their knowledge in an easy-to-follow, modular format. 




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New online courses fuel staff training for snack, bakery companies

Snack, bakery industry personnel are constantly learning.




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Guardian Technology by Energis announces pathogen reduction milestone in wheat tempering

Validated 3rd party study confirms an average 5.40 log reduction of pathogens in wheat temper with the Guardian System.




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Nestlé turns to Tomra food sorting technology for product safety

The producer’s frozen pizza brands utilize the supplier’s Smart Sort technology in production.