Jan 22, 2025 · Complete resource for grain-based food industry news, commodity markets, ingredients, processing trends and innovations, publications and more.

Jan 2, 2025 · LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Post Consumer Brands has revealed its most popular ready-to-eat cereals of 2024. The top options for the past year include five top-selling cereals and five new and limited-edition cereals. For top-selling Post cereals, Fruity Pebbles ranked No. 1 for the second year in a row. The company said Fruity Pebbles not only succeeds as a cereal but also as an ingredient for other ...

BakingTECH celebrates 100-years of technical education for the baking industry. ASB’s annual conference offers technical solutions, insight, and experience. Over 1,000 baking professionals participate in a number of educational sessions where knowledge and information is shared.

Dec 17, 2024 · CHICAGO— Ingredients and dishes from Haiti, Peru, China, Japan, Italy, and more are forecast to make an impact on US menus and packaged foods in 2025, according to Datassential’s new Food, Flavor, and Beverage Trends list. “We’ve seen the evolution of many evergreen trends,” said Renee Lee Wege, trendologist and senior publications manager at market research firm Datassential ...

Nov 20, 2024 · DENVER —Ardent Mills, LLC is closing its flour mill in Mankato, Minn. Operations at the facility are expected to begin winding down shortly with milling to stop completely by mid-January, according to Ardent Mills. The Mankato mill, located about 80 miles southwest of the Twin Cities, is the smallest of the three mills Ardent Mills operates in Minnesota. The company’s other mills in the ...

Nov 29, 2024 · ORRVILLE, OHIO — Mark Smucker, chairman, president and chief executive officer of J.M. Smucker Co., has sketched out the food company’s plan to energize the sluggish Hostess brand during a conference call with analysts to discuss second quarter results. J.M. Smucker finalized the Hostess Brands Inc. acquisition in November 2023 after announcing the $5.6 billion transaction about two months ...

Nov 25, 2024 · DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — H-Food Holdings LLC, the parent company of contract manufacturer Hearthside Food Solutions, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The process will allow Hearthside to eliminate more than $1.9 billion of its debt and secure $200 million of new capital at exit, according to the company. Company management said they have “widespread support” from ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Building a new bakery is an exciting time. It represents a new start and a clean slate to improve upon designs of current or former facilities or fulfill a long-held wish list. The opportunity is rare for many bakers, so getting it done correctly takes a lot of thought and planning. Projects that come in on time and on budget are often the ones in which bakers put in the hard work needed at ...

Nov 29, 2024 · Sweet goods are not immune from the recent push for healthier baked goods and snack foods. Like most categories, there is a move toward clean label products. Gluten-free, vegan and products free of the nine major allergens have become a priority for commercial bakeries. “Based on feedback from our bakery category managers and customers, consumers are looking for better-for-you, and ...

Dec 30, 2024 · NEW YORK — Bake Me Healthy, a startup producing plant-based baking mixes that are free from the top nine allergens and formulated with sustainably produced ingredients, has added a new product to its line of Soft-Baked Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies. The cookies, the company said, were designed for health-conscious snackers and those with dietary restrictions. The cookies, which are formulated ...