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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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2021 Snack Producer of the Year: ALDI’s affordable simplicity

Product purchase and consumption patterns in America point toward a desire for affordable simplicity in our foods. This has catalyzed ongoing product development efforts to meet increasing consumer demand for natural and organic snacks. And efforts to bring cleaner snacking options to more Americans find increased success when retailers can offer such simplified products at affordable price points.




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Calbee America named SF&WB Snack Producer of the Year

The award will be handed out at SNAXPO 2023, taking place March 19–21 in Orlando.




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Insomnia Cookies, Marvel debut 'Agatha All Along' collab

Insomnia Cookies is conjuring up sweet treats inspired by Marvel Television’s Agatha All Along, now streaming on Disney+.




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Walker’s Shortbread debuts 2024 holiday product lineup

Walker’s Shortbread, the 125-year-old Scottish shortbread brand, is introducing its 2024 holiday lineup, touting its new tartan packaging.




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Fancypants releases Ginger Snap seasonal cookies

The limited-time product is made with real butter, bits of crystallized ginger, and upcycled oat flour.




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Insomnia Cookies launches LTO fall collection

Insomnia Cookies is "fall-ing" into cozy and spooky season with the launch of its limited-edition fall collection.




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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse drops seasonal menu

The brand is offering its Spooky Pizookie dessert, as well as its Big Twist Pretzel with beer cheese.




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Supermarket Italy debuts baked goods and snack baskets

Supermarket Italy, an online destination for authentic gourmet imported products from Italy since 2009, has expanded its offerings to include snack and bakery baskets.




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Walker’s Shortbread to launch Mini Scottie Dog Carton

The item consists of shortbread cookies shaped like Scottie dogs, housed in a specially decorated 3D carton, to be sold at Walmart.




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Baker debuts seasonal macaron box

The selection features eight flavors that capture the essence of autumn, per the brand.




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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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Quality cookies, nutritious snacking

Quality trumps quantity in the cookie category, as bakers turn toward simple, natural ingredients in response to consumer demand for more nutritious snacking options.




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Transforming a basic brownie into a value-added product

Let’s take a look at how we can transform a basic brownie into a value-added product through the use of key functional ingredients and eye-catching inclusions.




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Flowers Foods acquires Roman Meal trademark

Flowers Foods will use the trademark in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas.




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Tortillas and tortilla chips get real

Tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturers find themselves facing demands for new products that are versatile, flavorful, gluten-free and/or made with organic or non-GMO ingredients.




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Bimbo Bakeries USA introduces new Healthfull bread line

The company will launch an integrated marketing campaign this month titled “Love, Your Bread” to reinforce the goodness of whole grains.




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California Walnut and Fig Energy Bars

I am truly blessed to be a chef in California. We are spoiled by having the best selection of ingredients literally in our backyards.




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Más Cubano at La Segunda Central Bakery

Over the past century, historic La Segunda Central Bakery has grown from serving the local Cuban community in Ybor City, FL, to distributing traditional Cuban bread from coast to coast.




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Fortress Technology's gravity metal detectors add tighter food security layer

 Fortress Technology has made several recent enhancements to its Stealth Gravity Metal Detector.




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Carrot cake squares recalled due to undeclared walnuts

Leonard Novelty Bakery announced today a recall involving Carrot Cake Squares sold in its bakery departments due to undeclared walnuts.




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Key Technology launches FM Alert with Artificial Intelligence

The new tool captures and saves digital images of critical foreign material contaminants that the sorter detects and rejects from the product stream.




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AIB International releases updated consolidated standards for inspection

AIB International's globally recognized Consolidated Standards for Inspections have been updated to incorporate the latest industry best practices, new regulations, and food safety requirements and will be released on July 25.




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ServSafe releases free content for National Food Safety Month

For National Food Safety Month (NFSM), ServSafe’s goal is to help everyone—from frontline food handlers to executives—focus on the skills and knowledge that create a culture of food safety.




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AIB International launches food safety, sanitation online course

With this new training program, designed by instructional experts and based on neuroscience principles for adult learning, mid-level managers in the food supply chain can strengthen their knowledge in an easy-to-follow, modular format. 




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Food Safety Summit delivers opportunity to collaborate on top-priority challenges

The May 8–11 event connects snack and bakery professionals with safety solutions.




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Food Safety Summit’s 25th annual edition kicks off this week

Taking place in Rosemont, IL, the event will also stream select sessions online.




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Kiwa Group names Alfoso Capuchino VP of certification at ASI

The food safety specialist has added the 20-year food industry veteran to its staff.




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PTNPA Operations & Technical Food Safety Forum 2024 registration open

The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association event features targeted education.




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Essentials for ensuring bakery checkweighing compliance

Efficient weight controls and checkweighing systems on bakery production lines are integral to meeting consumer expectations and ensuring compliance with net weight regulations.




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Tastykake St. Patrick's Day Snowballs

Tastykake has released its limited time St. Patrick’s Day Snowballs. 




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Hostess Brands, Inc. announces strong first quarter 2022 financial results

Strong consumer demand drives 25% organic net revenue growth, raises 2022 full year guidance.




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Tastykake releases football-themed snacks

Tastykake will bring back its themed on-the-go packaging for football season.




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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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Hostess releases new and returning baked snacks for Valentine’s Day

The quartet of treats comes in heart-bedecked packaging for seasonal snacking.




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State of the Industry 2024: Bakery snacks offer small indulgences

Consumers are still looking for indulgences, despite the fact that many products now have health halos. However, in our current era of “little treat culture,” the bakery snacks category—aka smaller servings of snack cakes and pies—continue to be popular.




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Bunge purchases specialty extrusion business

Bunge North America purchases Heartland Harvest, a producer of die-cut pellets used to make extruded foods.




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Handtmann Bakery expands sales and technology capabilities

Handtmann has announced the appointment of Christian Strohm and Sean Gorman to bakery sales specialist positions in Canada and the U.S.




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Balancing tradition and better-for-you innovation in extruded snacks: State of the Industry 2016

The puffed and extruded snack segment combines the best elements of tradition and forward-thinking better-for-you innovation.




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Extrusion equipment for unique and healthy snacks

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.




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The ancient allure of sourdough

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.




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The organic and artisan ingenuity of The Essential Baking Co.

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).




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Supply-chain diversity of leavening agents helps grow bakery product appeal

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.




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The fundamental chemistry of baking cookies

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




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Clean-label leavening agents appeal to consumers

Leavening is a fundamental ingredient category in baking that performs some serious heavy lifting. Leavening agents help create the textural quality in many baked goods.




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Leavening ingredients help optimize quality, consistency, operational efficiency

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.




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State of the Industry 2022: Bakery snacks jump in sales as consumers return to the office

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. 




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Café Valley launches Mott's Apple and Hawaiian Punch-flavored baked goods

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




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Little Bites Snacks heralds return of its Chocolate Party Cake Muffins

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




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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical releases first-ever, PFAS-free oxygen absorber

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