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Online exclusive: Developing breads, buns and rolls to meet top U.S. foodservice trends

Insights into the top sandwich trends across the U.S. restaurant industry, including R&D inspirations for sandwich-specific breads, buns and rolls.




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Claussen, Baked by Melissa drop Pickle Cupcake

The Baked by Melissa x Claussen Pickle Cupcake will be available beginning July 10 in packs of six or 25 while supplies last.




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Nothing Bundt Cakes spices up fall with four LTO flavors

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




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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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Jimmy John's announces Pita Jimmy Chips

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




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Kettle Brand debuts Spicy Pimento Cheese chips

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




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Stacy’s Pita Chips unveils Tomato & Basil flavor

The new variety was created in partnership with Amber Balakian, a fourth-generation tomato farmer.




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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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Cava debuts first new flavor of its pita chips

This new, LTO menu item features a Mediterranean-inspired ranch seasoning, with onion, garlic, and paprika alongside Cava's proprietary herb mix.




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Pringles returns dill pickle crisps to shelves

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




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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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Pipcorn Heirloom Snacks launches fries

The line of gluten-free snacks will hit retail shelves this fall.




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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hostess launches four holiday-inspired snacks

New products include Holiday HoHos and CupCakes, Mint Chocolate Flavored Twinkies, and Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Flavored Donettes.





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Little Debbie debuts Pumpkin Spice Mini Donuts, Big Pack Fall Party Cakes

The items join the McKee Foods brand’s lineup of fall seasonal bakery treats.




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Biospringer North America Corporation announces $29 million expansion to its Yeast Extract production site in Cedar Rapids Iowa

Biospringer North America Corporation has announced an expansion on its yeast extract site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to support the growing market trend for natural origin ingredients derived from fermentation.  




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Tastykake swings into snack aisle with limited-edition 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' packaging

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.




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Formulation strategies for developing better-for-you snacks and baked goods

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.




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State of the Industry 2020: Healthy pizza diversity fuels growth

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., shoppers began to frantically stock up on select food products. Due to its convenience and comfort-food appeal, frozen pizza was a top choice, and retailers soon found themselves with dwindling supplies as American society braced for the worst.




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2019 Bakery of the Year: St Pierre Groupe

Every so often, the primary aspects of a life fall together so perfectly that it appears that the proverbial fates are smiling upon destiny.




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Salty snacks pique consumer interest with fresh and exotic flavors

Salty snacks like chips, popcorn, pretzels, and snack crackers have long been a staple in the home, and have become even more essential now during the coronavirus pandemic.




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SoCrispies crispy protein puffs

SoCrispies is a new ingredient that reinvents the way to consume dairy and more specifically, dairy proteins.




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Whisps Hot & Spicy Cheese Crisps

Whisps Snacks, the company that's on a mission to put real cheese back in snacking, has announced its latest chip-inspired flavor: Hot & Spicy Cheese Crisps.




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Wisconsin Cheese virtual event: editors discover new flavor dimensions in pizza

On Thursday, December 3rd, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery attended a virtual "wine and cheese" night hosted by Wisconsin Cheese.




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Papa Murphy's introduces dairy-free cheese option for pizza

Consumers are hungry for dairy-free cheese, and Papa Murphy’s is ready to serve it up.




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Paris Baguette unveils pumpkin spice, fall menu flavors

The brand's fall offerings include a Pumpkin King Cream Donut, Pumpkin Danish, Maple Pecan Layer Cake, and more.




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Tous les Jours launches fall-inspired pastry line

Tous les Jours has announced a lineup of seasonal treats just in time for pumpkin season.




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Krispy Kreme jumps into fall with pumpkin spice LTO

The chain’s Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed doughnuts will be sold singly or by the dozen, in shops or via the company app and website.




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Banquet d'Or debuts Pistachio Filled Croissant

The European frozen bakery company created the new product in response to customer requests and flavor trends.




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Krispy Kreme debuts Thanksgiving pies doughnut collection

Krispy Kreme’s Thanksgiving Pies Doughnut Collection is available in-shop and for pickup or delivery via Krispy Kreme’s app and website.




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Entenmann’s brings back bakery treats with fall-inspired flavors

The limited-time items feature a quartet of pumpkin-flavored breakfast and sweet items.




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Setton Farms spices up Tajin-seasoned pistachio packaging

The snack featuring the Mexican seasoning now comes in bolder packaging and a new size.




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California Pizza Kitchen launches limited-time-only Korean BBQ Steak Pizza

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is offering guests a special dine-in free pizza offer and is launching a new limited-time-only Korean BBQ Steak Pizza.




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Puffed and extruded snacks innovate with pulses, spicy flavors

The puffed and extruded snacks category is having a great year: all of its subcategories are up from the same time period last year, per Circana data, and consumers are returning to gatherings where snacks like Cheetos, Funyuns, and other snacks are omnipresent.




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DiGiorno introduces new pizza 'pie' for Thanksgiving

The brand is introducing its first ever Thanksgiving Pizza available for consumers this November while supplies last.




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Daily Crunch debuts Dill Pickle Sprouted Trail Mix

The women-owned, mission-driven small business has expanded its Uniquely Crunchy product line with the addition of Dill Pickle + Pepitas.




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International blends, spicy snacks among Kerry’s 2024 taste trends

A World of Future Tastes offers a glimpse into snack and bakery flavors to watch.




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Pies appeal to millennials, families with differentiated portion sizes

The making or buying of a pie used to signal that company was coming over—or at the very least that a family would soon be sharing the dessert.




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Expanded pizza production capabilities

According to SF&WB's 2019 State of the Industry analysis, the frozen retail pizza segment increased by 4.8 percent from 2018 to 2019 and has hit $5.0 billion in annual retail sales, per IRI.




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Admix redesigns RS-02 Pilot Scale Mixer and includes it in quick ship lineup

Admix, Inc., global manufacturer of hygienic and industrial mixing equipment serving the food and beverage, chemical/industrial, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets, has announced their newly redesigned RS-02 Pilot Scale Mixer is now available.




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Unifiller rotary piston depositor

Unifiller announced the launch of the servo driven RP (Rotary Piston) Depositor.




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Unifiller Piping Bag Station

Unifiller Systems is pleased to unveil its newest portioning system, the Piping Bag Station, at this year’s IBA event.




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R&D inspirations for next-generation pizzas

According to Technomic's 2018 Pizza Consumer Trend Report, 83 percent of U.S. consumers eat pizza at least once per month, with 43 percent opting for pizza every week.




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Sun-Maid Tropical Punch and Peach raisins

Sun-Maid Growers of California is expanding its snacking portfolio with the addition of two new trendy and summertime fruity flavor favorites: Tropical Punch and Peach.




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Tapping into fruit trends is a balancing act: Icon Foods

A company representative talks about meeting multiple consumer demands in snacks and bakery.