MGP Ingredients taps food industry executive Michael Buttshaw to lead its ingredients business.

In response to consumer scrutiny, snack and bakery brands hustle to achieve a “clean label.”

Penford’s expertise in potato starch, nonstarch texturizers and green solutions are expected to expand Ingredion’s capabilities to address consumer trends.

Emplex Non GMO is the newest addition to Corbion Caravan’s emulsifier portfolio.

Penford Corp.'s PenPlus 2140 pre-gelatinized, modified potato starch is recommended for use in tortillas and baked goods.

Cargill offers multiple solutions to assist food manufacturers in replacing all the various egg types.

Available from leading ingredient suppliers, egg replacers offer bakers readily available, cost-effective egg alternatives.

Ingredion Inc. has launched NOVATION PRIMA 340 and 350 functional native starches for extended cold shelf life stability with a clean label.

The aftermath of the avian influenza outbreak reveals multiple ingredient options for bakers.

Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, has announced the introduction of its tapioca-based CLARIA Bliss starch to the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, responding to growing demand from consumers for cleaner label products.

Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food ingredients and solutions, has introduced 17 new non-GMO starches with the same functionality as their traditional counterparts.

In today’s highly competitive snack and bakery market, collaboration between ingredient and equipment supplies and their customers continues to grow more common.

Ingredion Incorporated has announced in the U.S. the introduction of SUSTRA 2434 slowly digestible carbohydrate, a clean label starch-based solution for manufacturers of energy-focused nutritional products including bars, snacks and supplements.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report in February that reconfirms what most adults already know: A majority of Americans consume too much sodium. Too much sodium can increase the risk of high blood pressure, which often leads to heart disease and strokes. Processed and restaurant-prepared foods contain the most sodium of the foods people eat.

The Minnetonka, Minn.-based food solutions and potassium chloride supplier strikes a deal with Barentz Europe B.V., which is present in 26 countries in Europe, to distribute its Advanced Formula potassium chloride to food manufacturers in Europe. Nu-Tek says that governments in the U.K. and the Netherlands are close to making mandatory rules regarding sodium levels in food products with the aim to reduce high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Be they kettle-cooked, baked, fried, formed and even puffed, potato chips are still gold medal winners in the snack race.

Crunch and flavor have always been gold and silver medalists in the cracker and crisp game, but because consumers are looking for more healthful snacks, there have been interesting developments with these products.

Read about the latest ingredients for the baking industry.

Nu-Tek Food Science, Minnetonka, Minn., has signed an agreement with Tovani Benzaquen Ingredients, Sao Paulo, to distribute Nu-Tek Salt Advanced Formula Potassium Chloride to food manufacturers in Brazil.

Salt is a necessary and enjoyable ingredient that’s often vilified.

Nu-Tek Food Science and Cain Food Industries are partnering to help the grain-based food industry reduce sodium levels.

Nu-Tek Food Science’s Salt for Life Sea Salt Blend earns a 2013 Food & Beverage Innovations Award.

The American Bakers Association and Snack Food Association say the findings from a recent Institute of Medicine report add a new perspective to the national discussion of sodium’s role in the American diet.

The show will again offer the industry’s largest collection of food ingredients, equipment, packaging and service, with more than 1,000 exhibitors gathered under one roof.

From inclusions and replacers to pre-mixes and dough conditioners, bakers and snack manufacturers have plenty of ingredients from which to choose when creating products to meet consumer demand for healthful, clean-label foods and increasing government mandates.

Before heading into spring, I often reflect on the progress I’ve made both professionally and personally since the new year. 

Ingredient briefs from various suppliers. Check it out!

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that nearly half of children’s sodium intake comes from 10 foods, including bread and rolls.

Every year, as the holidays come to a close and resolutions kick in, many Americans vow to lose weight. Despite their best wishes, there’s no reset button on holiday excess, and therefore nearly half of Americans admit to committing to a diet but failing after just six months.

Low-sodium ingredients are readily available, but are consumers still concerned about their sodium intake?

Salt of the Earth Umami-Essence Sea Salt is a natural, savory liquid mixture of vegetable-extract umami and sea salt.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances has extended its line of ReduxSo sodium reduction solutions.

San Francisco Salt Co. will unveil its new gourmet salt line at Natural Products Expo West in March.

NuTek Food Science will product NuTek Salt at its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND.

With snacking up during the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the amount of salt in snacks is an on-trend task for snack companies.

Interview with Ajinomoto about strategies for snacks and baked goods that offer both craveable flavor and better-for-you nutritionals.

UK intellectual property investment group Tekcapital PLC has announced a major expansion of its MicroSalt brand.

Old El Paso is taking the flavor intensity up a notch this fall with its new Takis Fuego-inspired Hot Chili Pepper and Lime-Flavored Stand 'N Stuff Taco Shells.

Introducing Crepini Sweet Crepes, dusted with a pinch of cinnamon to allow consumers to recreate healthy versions of holiday classics. 

Mexican food brand introduces small-sized tortillas using authentic soft flour tortilla recipe.

Freebirds World Burrito, known as Texas’ No.1 Burrito, is adding two new plant-based options to its endless possible combinations of bowls and burritos.

Starting in March 2022, Egglife Foods is bringing its everything bagel egglife egg white wraps to Costco stores exclusively in the Pacific Northwest, for the first time ever.

The tortilla category did well over the past year, possibly because people are now staying home and working at home more often, and thus able to cook more elevated lunchtime meals.

 Webinar showcases how ingredients work together to create excellent tortilla products.

Cali'flour Foods is launching two new tortilla/flatbread flavors just in time to plan a fiesta: Chili Lime & Taco.

 Presentation examines clean label solutions to improve the quality and shelf life of tortillas.

The tortilla category largely flatlined during the past year, with some variation by type or brand of shell, as the world began to reopen after the worst of the pandemic and fewer consumers worked at home. 

Tortilla Pockets are crafted with a sealed bottom and are portable, making them easy for everyone in the family to hold.

Even with a sound production process, tortilla appearance depends greatly on raw ingredient quality.