The B.T.R. x Blue Bottle Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Superfood Protein Bar can be found at all Blue Bottle Coffee locations nationally.

An expert from the ingredients supplier discusses the call for healthy indulgence.

A representative from the producer discusses consumer cravings and company history.

The purchased company offers a line of seed-based, better-for-you crackers.

Made from kelp, the new snack promises an ocean of flavor and health benefits.

The local New Jersey-based brand debuts full line of avocado bread products in one of the largest independent grocers in the nation.

The brand aims for the sweet spot between better-for-you and indulgence.

IFPA Global attendees will get to experience the variety before its release in February 2025.

The 30-minute MegaTrends for 2025 & Beyond will aim to offer insights driving key consumer categories.

The two entities are working together to commercialize egg-free ovalbumin for baking and other applications.

After 10 years of offering gluten-free delectables, the company keeps innovating, balancing between health and good taste.

The Quincy, Mass.-based flour and grain-based products provider says it’s acquiring T.J. Harkins Basic Commodity Brokers Inc. and subsidiaries, a supplier of natural, nutritious and flavorful ingredients for grain-based foods. Harkins also supplies sesame and edible seeds, sweet spices, ancient grains, specialty grain flours and grain blends.

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Gums and starches, two baking industry staples, are being reformulated to meet growing baker and snack producer demands for ingredients that will enable them to reduce their ingredient costs, produce clean labels and create products that address consumer eating trends.

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Bread is often fortified with dietary fiber of various origins to meet “good” and “excellent” source-of-fiber claims. 

Specialty starches producer Penford Corp., Centennial, Colo., announces it will acquire Tucson, Ariz.-based Gum Technology Corp., a provider of hydrocolloid stabilizing systems.

Consumer and industry demands prompt manufacturers to search for gums and starches that do more than just thicken and texturize formulations. Ingredient suppliers are stepping up to the mixing bowl and developing functional ingredients for gluten-free, clean-label, and nonallergenic, GMO-free and low-calorie products.

Penford Corp. completed the acquisition of Gum Technology on March 25. The resulting expanded product line will offer customers more innovative new products and a broad range of applications from which to choose.

Niagara Fiber LLC, a global supplier of insoluble fiber products, acquires Allied Blending and Ingredients Inc., a provider of fiber- and starch-based proprietary products and mixes.

Growing demand for specialty ingredients is driving expansion of the ingredient-solutions provider’s manufacturing capacity.

Gus Griffin is now president and CEO of the Atchison, KS, company. Randy Schrick is promoted to the newly expanded position of vice president of production and engineering, while Sean McHenry is named technical service director for MGP’s ingredient solutions business segment.

The acquisition will expand Ingredion Inc.’s specialty ingredient portfolio.

Key Ingredion ingredient solutions achieve Non-GMO Project Verified status.

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

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.

Penford Food Ingredients' GumPlete GF 101 improves texture in gluten-free baked goods applications, such as bread, cookies, muffins and cakes.

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.

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.

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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. 

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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.