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First Watch launches fall flavors

First Watch is rolling out its seasonal menu highlighting flavors of pumpkin, salted caramel, apple butter, and hot honey.




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Panera launches new bakery items, breakfast sandwiches

Panera is unveiling unveils updates to its bakery case, with a selection of five new baked goods and three all-new croissant breakfast sandwiches.




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Voodoo Doughnut gets dirty with chai-flavored treat

The doughnut combines the tastes of chai and coffee in a baked item.




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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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Le Macaron launches LTO pumpkin macarons

The new seasonal treat is a blend of traditional French patisserie and the flavors of fall, and is available October 1 to December 1 while supplies last.




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McLane to unveil Better Case Bakery offerings at NACS

McLane's new bakery line and expanded private-label candy products will be available for c-store customers to experience and order.





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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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Snack bars return to pre-pandemic popularity

Now that the pandemic is receding, the snack bar category has been increasing in sales. That makes sense; people are on the go more often than before (back to the office, taking road trips, etc.), and a snack bar fits the bill when consumers want a quick and/or healthy snack to stash in a purse or glove compartment.




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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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Sensegen debuts Fall Flavors collection

The collection features seven curated cozy flavors as a tribute to the moods of warmth, comfort, and energy that define the autumn season.




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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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T. Hasegawa introduces Taste Academy flavor education program

The series is intended to help snack, bakery, and other food firms refine their flavors.




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Southern Recipe Small Batch releases seasonal holiday pork rind flavors

Southern Recipe Small Batch is rereleasing its Cranberry Jalapeno and Apple Cinnamon pork rind flavors for the holidays.




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Diamond of California, Nature Nate’s Honey collaborate on new Hot Honey Snack Walnuts

The snack nuts feature California-grown walnuts coated in the sweet heat of spicy honey.




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McCormick reveals Flavor Forecast 24th Edition and 2024 Flavor of the Year

Tamarind & Pasilla Chile Seasoning launches with limited-edition menu items nationwide at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer restaurants.




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T. Hasegawa: Ube will reign as the Flavor of the Year for 2024

The supplier predicts the bright purple Asian yam will impact snack, bakery, and other foods.




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Consumers search for better-for-you tortillas

Tortillas are known for their versatility—they can be used in tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and more. It’s no surprise, then, that the tortillas category has been doing well over the past year. 




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Flavors and colors provide consumers a next-level sensory experience

This article examines current and emerging trends in flavors and colors in snack and bakery production.




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Consumers pursue healthier, innovative chip flavors

Chips made out of potatoes are a well-known household staple, especially while watching sporting events at home. The category has been shaking things up, though, with the release of new formats, flavors, and proteins.




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Crackers category innovates with flavors, formats, occasions

Crackers companies are getting creative with flavors and formats, even adding cannabis to their recipes.




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Hot flavors and cool colors: what do consumers crave in bakery and snacks?

In SF&WB’s latest webinar, a Circana market expert dives into current and emerging trends.




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Double Good Popcorn unveils ranch flavor

The new flavor includes a tangy blend of buttermilk, garlic, and herbs.




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SNX 2024: Flavor trends, networking, and fun converge

Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery Senior Editor Liz Parker was able to attend SNX 2024, hosted by SNAC International, last week in Dallas, which took place from April 14–16.




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T. Hasegawa USA releases 'Flavor Lifecycles' trends report

T. Hasegawa's newest trends report takes a look at foodservice, flavors, and generational trends.




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Charles Ross & Son Co. double planetary mixing & discharging in a sanitary turnkey system

The ROSS Double Planetary Mixer is available in a “super sanitary” turnkey configuration, featuring a common stainless steel workbench for both the mixer and a matching discharge system.




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ROSS double planetary mixing, weighing and discharging system

Tailored to individual process needs, the ROSS Double Planetary Mixer comes with an optional weighing system for quick and precise measurements throughout the batching procedure.




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ROSS new laboratory high shear mixer video

ROSS recently launched a new video featuring the benchtop High Shear Mixer Model HSM-100LCI-T, the company's most popular laboratory mixer.




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Alfa Laval Hybrid Powder Mixer

Looking to eliminate lumping when dispersing and dissolving powdered pectin? Try the Alfa Laval Hybrid Powder Mixer (HPM) before you invest in a new powder mixer.




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Admix debuts Benchmix 10 high shear lab mixer

The Benchmix 10 includes the patented Admix Rotosolver high shear mix head, engineered for high efficacy of wetting out and dispersing powders, eliminating agglomerates, and creating homogenous mixtures and emulsions. 




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Automation, scalability, integration sought for dividers, depositors, and rounders

Snack food and wholesale bakery manufacturers in the market for dividers, depositors and rounders have a long list of considerations. These include automation, reliability, scalability, integration, flexibility, communication, customization, ease of maintenance and sanitation, and different packaging capabilities, according to companies that produce such machines.




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Companies seek automation, efficiency, labor savings from dough handling equipment

Snack food and wholesale bakery companies in the market for dough-handling equipment such as dividers, depositors, and rounders have been increasingly focused on machines that provide greater automation, along with the corollary efficiency and labor savings.




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D'vash Organics launches three snack items

D’vash Organics is sweetening the snack aisle with three new products lines available now in select CVS and Whole Foods stores and through Amazon.




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New report identifies California Raisins as a plant-based fat replacer in baked goods

The California Raisin Marketing Board has released a new white paper spotlighting the functional benefits and opportunities for California-grown raisins and raisin ingredients as a fat replacer in baked goods.




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Tree Top releases Pumpkin Flake Powder in fruit ingredient lineup

Tree Top has announced the addition of a new fruit ingredient to its extensive plant-based portfolio: Drum Dried Pumpkin Flake Powder.




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Prime Planet gluten-free Crunchy Green Plaintain Chips

Prime Planet's Crunchy Green Plantain Chips are now verified gluten-free by the National Celiac Association.





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Puratos USA adds clean-label flavoring compounds to plant-based product range

Puratos Classics, a new range of highly concentrated flavoring compounds, offers fruit fillings.




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First global cacaofruit brand Cabosse Naturals to enable consumer brands to claim Upcycled Certified on pack

To support consumers in making conscious decisions, Cabosse Naturals has deepened its collaboration with the Upcycled Food Association.




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Symrise debuts range of aronia health actives with high cellular antioxidant effects

Symrise continues to develop its health expertise with the launch of a new range of aronia health actives.




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GNT launches Non-GMO Project Verified range of clean-label EXBERRY color concentrates

Based on the concept of coloring food with food, EXBERRY colors are clean-label concentrates made from non-GMO fruits, vegetables and plants using physical processing methods.




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T. Hasegawa USA debuts flavor enhancer technologies

Global top 10 flavor manufacturer unveils HASEAROMA and ChefAroma, two new technologies aimed at producing more authentic taste experiences.




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Fruits add flavor and flexibility in snack and bakery products

Fruits can add a pop of color, flavor, and texture to snack and bakery products, but with consumers being more mindful of health and wellness, the use of fruits has expanded beyond the traditional uses. 




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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.




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Fun Friday: Nutella book club, Nerds' at the Big Game, Pillsbury candles, Cheez-It tailgating truck, Haribo float

This week's Fun Friday includes a Nutella and Betches book club partnership, Nerds at the Big Game, Pillsbury partnering on candles, a Cheez-It college tailgating food truck, and Haribo's float debut at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.




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Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop launches Brookies

After celebrating 10 years in business (online only), the woman-owned Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop is soft-opening its first brick-and-mortar store today in Brooklyn.




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Tazzy debuts chocolate-covered cookie bites

The bite-size cookies are coated in Belgian chocolate and available in two flavors.




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PMMI Foundation gives $5K in student scholarships

The foundation is honoring six students with $5,000 PACK EXPO scholarships.




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Fun Friday: HI-CHEW and Menchie's collab, Oprah's Favorite Things pound cake, Pinkbox monthly doughnut

This week's Fun Friday includes a Menchie's and HI-CHEW partnership, Oprah's Favorite Things pound cake, Pinkbox Doughnuts' treat of the month, a Haribo and Adidas sneaker collab, and IT'SUGAR's "Chews-Your-Mix" candy experience.




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Primera debuts LX4000 color label printer

LX4000 uses the same print engine as Primera’s LX910 Color Label Printer, but with the addition of large, individual ink tanks and a reusable thermal inkjet print head.




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J.M. Smucker opens new Uncrustables facility in Alabama

The thaw-and-eat sandwich brand has grown from a $12 million property to about $800 million in annual sales, according to the company.




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ADM launches insights tool for sugar reduction trends

On average, 83% of consumers are limiting or avoiding sugars in their diets, but the products of particular concern vary widely.