Evive has introduced a savory snack for wellness warriors: Muffin Bites, a wholesome treat packed with fruits and vegetables.

The bakery snacks category overall experienced an increase in sales in 2021, the possible reason for that being that consumers are now returning to the office and want on-the-go snacks to keep them company at their desks. 

Seasonal favorite is packed with real pumpkin and contains 0g trans fat and no high fructose corn syrup. 

Dunkin’ debuts three items for the holidays and, by popular demand, brings back its Cranberry Orange Muffin.

The limited-edition muffins are made with real apples and no high fructose corn syrup or trans fat.

Checking in on what’s new in the muffins bakery category.

Muffin brand rereleases limited-edition flavor for spring and summer snacking.

Upcoming film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse themed packaging will be on select Tastykake items in conjunction with a National “Swing into Tastykake” Sweepstakes.

The muffin tops are free of artificial colors, flavors, and high fructose corn syrup, and they pack 11 grams of whole grains per serving.

Americans of a certain age likely associate bakery snacks with lunchboxes, unwrapped and enjoyed at school, near the tail end of their midday meal. 

The muffins are available now through October, and each pouch is 200 calories.

The company creates plant-powered, gluten-free products rooted in Konjac—a fiber-rich Asian root plant that can be used to empower flour substitute applications.

The bakery snacks come in multi-packs of single-serve pouches for portable convenience.

McKee Foods aims to meet the ever-growing demand for larger pack sizes while delivering the same quality and taste that consumers expect.

Alongside its new Marble Cake, Dr. Schär's is unveiling its soft-textured Muffins in Classic, Chocolate, and Chocolate Chip flavors. 

Available now through July at most retailers, the muffins are made with real ingredients like cinnamon and maple syrup, and no high fructose corn syrup or trans fat. 

Little Bites Biggie Muffins come in two new pack sizes: 8 muffins that are individually wrapped in 4 twin packs and a single-serve 4-pack designed for convenience.

McKee Foods Corp. is launching Little Debbie Cosmic Mini Muffins, a tribute to its Cosmic Brownie, which is celebrating 25 years.

Motion Controls Robotics' Collaborative, End of Line Palletizer can be used with multiple lines without extended downtime or setup costs.

Delkor will introduce its new Corrugated Case Former/Erector at Gulfood Manufacturing in the Dubai World Trade Center, November 7–9 in Hall 4, stand E4-15.

The TheiaVu E-Series is a standalone vision inspection system that collects measurements of features of many types of baked goods, such as buns, rolls, English muffins, doughnuts, cookies, and more.

The space-saving design of the  high-output horizontal wrapper makes it ideal for facilities with limited floor space or those seeking to expand packaging throughput in existing production environments. 

Paxiom has announced the installation of its turn-key bulk nut packaging system, designed to streamline the packaging process for peanuts and ensure freshness and efficiency at every step.

The Coperion line of ZSK Mv PLUS high efficiency extruders have been upgraded to include options for easier clean design to meet the highest standards of hygiene, ideal for the processing of food products.

CleanTech Evo is an automated handwashing station clinically proven to remove more than 99.9% of pathogens with each hand wash.

The solution is reportedly set to redefine standards in food safety and production efficiency within the food processing industry.

The new bulk weigh filling machine is the first to integrate an in-line metal detector between the filling process and weigh bucket. 

SPRE drums are now optimized to meet the stringent requirements of food processing, ensuring the purity and safety of food products.

The SiftAI Smart Table from Smart Vision Works, a KPM Analytics brand, promises better contaminant detection and product grading.  

The new laminator is said to offer a smaller footprint, flexibility, and easier sanitation and maintenance.

On exhibit at PACK EXPO will be the company's Thiele UltraStar G2 Bagger, Hayssen R300 Flow Wrapper, and OpView HMI.

The unit reportedly allows any existing vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bagger to be converted from traditional pillow-style bags to reclosable zipper bags. 

The X52 is designed to meet the demands of challenging applications in packaged products.

The company’s integrated lines provide solutions from system design and simulation to machine selection, all the way through FAT testing and installation.

Wraparound case packers are used for their ability to provide a high level of protection and stability for packaged products, says the brand.

The item is suitable for snack and bakery manufacturing, as well as other production environments.

Munk Pack’s line of innovative Protein Cookies line took away top honors in this year's ‘Best Healthy School Snacks’ contest.

Munk Pack, winner of the 2017 ‘Best Health School Snacks’ contest, discusses natural, healthy, vegan snacks.

The idea of "better for you" encompasses much of what consumers desire today in many of their snacks and baked goods: clean label, non-GMO, natural and—at its core—solid nutrition to make those foods a healthy part of their daily diet.

Consumers are reading labels more, looking for products that are nutritious, with ingredients that are easy to understand and that work with their family's budget. While there's no official definition of "clean label," consumers and the snack and bakery industry have their own definition in mind.

Grains are fundamental ingredients in snacks and baked goods, providing function, flavor, texture and nutrition. Grains are classified as either whole grains or refined grains.

Consumers want to achieve better overall health and wellness, and adding more dietary protein and fiber helps. FDA defines dietary fiber as "certain naturally occurring fibers that are 'intrinsic and intact' in plants, and added isolated or synthetic non-digestible soluble and insoluble carbohydrates that FDA has determined have beneficial physiological effects to human health."

MGP Ingredients, Inc. is pleased to announce the formal approval of its citizen petition requesting dietary fiber status under the new nutrition facts labeling regulations for its flagship brands of Fibersym RW and FiberRite RW.

Crackers maintain far-reaching appeal. But while the category benefits from increased consumer interest in snacking, crackers have experienced intensified competition from other foods within salty snacks and beyond.

There's a reason why better-for-you is trending and "perfect-for-you" isn't. According to the August 2018 "U.S. Better for You Eating Trends" market report from Mintel, just 7 percent of consumers say they're strict with themselves to make sure their diet is as healthy as possible, and just three in 10 say they maintain a healthy diet most of the time.

While taste will remain a dominant factor for all food products, health, wellness and the nutritional value of the product is growing in importance. Several studies point to the fact that consumers are looking to achieve better overall wellness by selecting foods and ingredients that provide a functional health benefit.

Ingredients by Nature (IBN)—supplier of high-quality, customizable, science-based food ingredients—has announced the launch of MonkFiber, a functional, sweet fiber from the pomace of the monk fruit.

Ingredion Incorporated has launched a dietary fiber in the U.S.—NOVELOSE 3490.

BENEO has announced the expansion of its chicory root fiber and rice starch ingredient portfolio with two new organic solutions.

Grains are a fundamental ingredient in snack food and bakery products and an important food in consumer diets. In fact, based on the 2020 IFIC Food and Health Survey, consumers view fiber, whole grains, and protein from plants as the healthiest, and most-sought-after, nutrients.