Baking Business

Complete resource for grain-based food industry news, commodity markets, ingredients, processing trends and innovations, publications and more.

New Products

Corporate Strategy

Learn how companies are differentiating themselves from the competition and changing the way they engage with consumers.

International

People

Timely information on personnel changes throughout the industry.

Facilities

Learn how food manufacturers are reworking their plants to meet customer and food safety needs.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Breaking news about mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and takeovers within the baking industry.

Financial Performance

The latest markets news, data and analysis on industry manufacturers and suppliers.

Snacks

While there will always be a place for snacks in the diet, there is a lot of attention and a lot of research to improve nutrition while maintaining taste and texture.

Retail

The latest news and insights about retail, food service, institutional, export and e-commerce sales channels for food products.

Protein

USDA

Regulatory

Stay up-to-date on the latest regulatory changes that impact the baked foods industry.

Barilla Group

Donuts

Bakeries are seeing success by innovating and pushing the boundaries of the traditional donut.

Kraft Heinz Co.

Sustainability

Baking and snack companies are looking for new ways to be corporate citizens while lowering overhead and improving their bottom lines.

PepsiCo

American Bakers Association

McKee Foods

Tariffs

Artificial Intelligence

Oven

Achieving successful bake starts with matching the oven with the right application.

Bread

Consistently processing dough into quality bread requires good science, innovative engineering and an understanding of the various methods.

Ingredion

Tate & Lyle

Milling

BakingBusiness.com delivers the latest milling industry news and analysis.

Rolls

Aside from typical pairings, bakers have an opportunity to position rolls as components of meal kits.

Pizza

From crust to topping, the possibilities for pizza innovations can seem endless.

Private Label

Clean Label

946 Supply Chain

To achieve sustainable growth, operations must identify risks and opportunities in supply chains.

Mars

Supplier Innovations

WK Kellogg Co.

Flour

While flour can be derived from nearly any grain, legume, vegetable or other food items, it primarily is milled from wheat.

Flowers Foods

Grain-based

Responding to consumer demand for more nutritious products, the grain-based foods industry has introduced a variety of items featuring whole grains.

BEMA

Tortilla

Tortillas compete with bread for market share as ethnic foods gain popularity in the United States.

Mennel Milling

Wheat

The primary food grain in the United States, wheat is mainly milled to make flour for baking and other applications.

Sugar Reduction

Bars

Convenience, portability and health trends have all gained steam, making nutrition bars a key snack and meal-replacement category.

Brain Health

Baked Snacks

Baked snacks can be seen as a healthier snacking alternative by consumers.

Cracker

Flavors, textures, nutritional value and many other attributes of crackers take center stage to satisfy consumer demands.

Rice

The primary dietary staple for more than half the world's population, rice provides more than 15 vitamins and minerals.

Soybean

The primary use of soybeans is the production of soybean meal as the primary protein source for animal feed. Soy flour, derived from soybean meal, is widely used in food applications such as baked foods and salad dressings.

IFF

Climate

Trends

Corn

Food applications for corn include flaking grits in cold cereal, extruded products used in snacks, corn meal and flour used for breading and other purposes among other uses, including gluten-free products.

Bundy Baking Solutions

FDA

Cereal

Cereals provide sensory diversity and are often associated with fiber, heart health and weight control.

Plant-Based

Value

Looking to serve consumers at every price point, bakers and snack makers are delivering low-cost products that don't skimp on flavor and texture.

Pretzels

Pretzels traditionally been positioned as a healthier snack alternative, but this product has untapped potential for innovation.

ADM

Cargill

Grupo Bimbo

Target

Non-G.M.O.

King's Hawaiian

Functional Foods

Bunge

Bob’s Red Mill

Aspire Bakeries

UPFs

Flavors

Sugar

The commercial baking sector is the largest user of refined cane and beet sugar, but it remains the primary sweetener for confectionery, ice cream, beverages and many other food applications.

J&J Snack Foods

B&G Foods

Patents

Rich Products

Middleby Bakery

McDonald's Corp.

Whole Grains

Post Holdings

Maintenance

On a production line, components — big or small — can require maintenance at any given time.

PMMI

Sesame

Kroger

Makeup Systems

From mixing to sheeting to dividing to rounding, the most important processes in baking and snack manufacturing happen before the dough meets the oven.

J.M. Smucker

Whole Foods Market

Franz Haas

Blue Pacific Flavors

ADM/Matsutani

Starbucks

Malt Products Corp.

Glanbia

Dairy Ingredients

Cereals and Grains Association

Sprouts Farmers Markets

Natural

Wellness-seeking consumers are increasingly drawn to products with natural claims.

Whole Grains Council

Lesaffre North America

Shick Esteve

Crop tour

2986 Supply Chain

936 Nuts

AMF Bakery Systems

Brinker International

Mixer

Mixing is fundamental to all baked foods and snack items and is the make or break point of quality and consistent end products.

Frozen Dough Product

Cereal Ingredients

Slicer

When choosing slicers and portioners, a bakery considers its product's characteristics, the equipment's flexibility and the company's strategies to adapt quickly in the case of a problem.

Baby Boomers

As the demographic ages, baby boomers represent growing opportunity for marketers

Warehouse/Distribution

For greater traceability and to improve the handling of finished products, automated warehouse management systems can go a long way in helping advance distribution systems.

Animal Welfare

Part of the growing shift toward sustainable practices, brands are working to develop animal welfare standards.

Inclusions

Sheeter and Laminator

Quality pastry and other products come from precise sheeting and laminating technology.

Finishing

With a variety of applications, comes new challenges for bakers that create consistent, finished baked goods.

Tyson Foods

Probiotics

Pans

Learn how the design, production and storing of pans impacts their lifespan.

Portion Control

From mini desserts to single-serving snacks, food manufacturers are getting creative when it comes to portion control.

Transparency

Going beyond the label, consumers are now digging deep to discover how ingredients are sourced.

C-store

The convenience store channel has experienced rapid growth as consumers look to snack on-the-go.

Omnichannel

To stay competitive in an evolving retail landscape, baking and snack manufacturers are developing a multi-channel sales approach.

Hinds-Bock

Fritsch USA Inc

School Nutrition

New regulations provide more flexibility with school lunches to ensure school nutrition standards are both healthful practical.

Snack Production

With the snacking market continuing to evolve, flexibility matters most when selecting equipment.

966 Organic

The demand for organic certification increases at a rapid pace, creating a greater need for organic farmers.

Convenience

On-the-go snacking drives the demand for portable products.

Muffins

Consumers are starting to think of muffins as more than just a morning snack.

Superfoods

Consumers are constantly searching for the latest product to deliver optimal health benefits.

Ingredientsonline.com

Aldi

Reiser

Millennials

Millennials have been a driving force of change within the baking and snack industry, creating new opportunities and challenges for manufacturers.

Weight Management

Prep for IBIE

Confectionery

Despite being more health-conscious, consumers aren't shunning confectionery. In fact, smaller sweet bites and handcrafted pieces are finding success in this category.

E-commerce

The convenience store channel has experienced rapid growth as consumers look to snack on-the-go.

Depositor

Whether it be cookies, bread, donuts, filling or topping, any system depositing a material is covered here.

Cultures/Enzymes

Nisshin

Encapsulates

Sports Nutrition

Sweeteners

Kwik Lok Corporation

Rheon USA

Fiberstar

Amber Wave

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Hemp

Koenig Bakery Systems

910 Nuts

Grain Processing Corp. (GPC)

Aryzta

SNAC International

Diosna

Grain Merchandising

Camlin Fine Sciences

Sysco Corp.

Fiber

Mix Manufacturing

Pinnacle Foods

Albertsons

DineEquity

ABF Ingredients

Auto-Bake

Formost Fuji Corp.

Upcycled Food

FGF Brands

Education

Comax Flavors

Puratos

Kerry

Brolite

Scoular

NAMA

Fuchs North America

CHS Inc

Watson

Symrise

iTi Tropicals

Kemin Food Technologies

Baking & Snack

Egg Replacers

Vitamins

Smithfield Foods

Dominos

AIB International

Subway

American Society of Baking

Institutional

Louis Dreyfus Co.

Culinology

Potassium

Prinova

Free-From

McCormick & Co.

DDW

Peanuts

Panera Brands

DSM

Gold Standard Baking

Redwood Group

Corbion

Lallemand Baking

Newly Weds Foods

Sosland Centennial

Flax

Gruma SAB de CV

Snyder's-Lance

NGFA

Denny's Corp.

Yum Brands

Burford

Oterra

Equipment

Rademaker USA

Innophos

Dawn Food Products

Baker Thermal Solutions

The Campbell’s Co.

911 Organic

Cain Food Industries

Inulin

Wendy's

Coperion

Reading Bakery Systems

Seasonings and Spices

BluePrint Automation

Weston Foods

Schwan Co.

Added Sugars

Kellogg Co.

Ukraine conflict

Low-sugar

VMI

Campbell Soup Co.

Danone

Ancient Grains

Intralox

Arcadia Biosciences

Lancaster Colony Corp.

Heart Health

ICL Food Specialties