Snack manufacturers are looking to build in healthfulness through the use of raw materials, including vegetables and fruit, as well as cleaner ingredient profiles with more protein and fiber.

SNAXPO18, taking place March 12-14 in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center, is a must-attend event for anyone working in today’s snack food industry.

Hygienic design, quicker changeovers, reduction of maintenance time, improved cooling ability and the modularity and flexibility to run more-diverse products-sometimes with exotic raw materials that need gentler processing-are the top-of-mind issues for customers of extrusion equipment.

Egan Food Technologies, a confectionery and baking process equipment manufacturer and service provider, will unveil at Pack Expo a new four-roll co-extruder featuring a design that significantly reduces product changeover and cleaning times.

The new high-performance co-extruder from GEA is designed to simultaneously deposit two different types of dough, plus a third, fluid filling.

Flexibility, greater sanitation, gentle handling of ingredients, quicker changeovers, more precise weight control, and the ability to make products with healthier ingredients are top of mind features and benefits for snack and bakery customers of extrusion equipment and technology.

Baker Perkins has exploited innovative technology to improve process control, performance and hygiene on all the units in its Co-Ex Master co-extrusion systems, which create high-value products by adding a center filling into a cereal outer.

Snack and bakery companies looking at new or improve extrusion equipment to create puffed and popped snacks, bakery items like nutrition bars, and other types of SKUs have features and benefits like cleanability, flexibility, and remote support high on their list of considerations, according to companies that make extrusion equipment.

Snack and bakery producers are demanding more features than ever from extrusion equipment.

As the artisan bread movement continues to gain momentum across the U.S., one of its most-ancient forms—sourdough—is garnering more-widespread attention.

BreadPartners, Inc. Paste Product range, Superior, offers an alternative to running a scratch formula, which involves scaling a minimum of 5-7 ingredients. 

The Essential Baking Co. also now reaches a national audience with its Take & Bake line of artisan sourdough batards and baguettes, which get a notable 190-day ambient shelf life thanks to modified-atmosphere packaging (MAP).

There is a lot of confusion in cookie and cracker manufacturing today. Let’s focus on one of the major areas of confusion: leavening.

To successfully bake products requires an astute blend of art and science. A fundamental ingredient in the baking process is the leavening agent. Leavening contributes essential sensory characteristics to bakery products.

One of the concepts often overlooked in the baking industry is that baking is really fundamental chemistry in action.

Industry suppliers offer new and updated leavening ingredients for the development of clean-label snacks and baked goods.

Leavening ingredients and leavening aides are important ingredients that help consistently create the textural qualities of various baked goods. And like every ingredient segment within bakery, leavening agents are subject to ongoing shopper trends.

Ingredient suppliers and bakery clients are discovering new products and ways to use existing ingredients. 

LEVAIR Select leavening solution is a non-aluminum based alternative to traditional sodium aluminum phosphate.

Welcome back a classic campfire treat turned bite-sized muffin just in time for warm weather activities: Little Bites S’mores Muffins.

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

New collection, available only at Williams Sonoma, will focus on mindfulness of ingredients and sustainable sourcing to address growing consumer demand for food products that accommodate various dietary and lifestyle preferences.

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. 

Organic baking brand debuts redesigned logo, refreshed packaging, and two new SKU's.

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.

New products from Cinnabon and DAVID Seeds, both in the Conagra Brands portfolio.

Bimbo Bakehouse recently introduced Entenmann’s Little Bites for foodservice distribution in both Chocolate Chip and Blueberry varieties.

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

Available in Mott's Apple and Hawaiian Punch Fruit Punch flavors, the new products can be found in select grocers nationwide next month.

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

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. 

The new muffin varieties feature less sugar plus real ingredients like apple and chocolate, and a touch of hidden vegetables.

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.

The new and improved AGELESS provides a timely packaging solution for customers navigating the PFAS regulatory landscape.

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

Thanks to manufacturing improvements to its standard plated paddle agitator, Marion can speed up lead times on its popular 30-inch diameter and smaller-sized horizontal mixers.

Georgia-based HRS Heat Exchangers has been awarded the American 3-A Sanitary Standards approval for two of its key heat exchanger models for food and beverage use.

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.