Few foods prioritize freshness as much as bread. Ensuring freshness has always been at the top of the to-do list for bakers, yet 90% of consumers say they wished commercial breads had another 14 days of freshness.
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Generational Differences in Baked Good Purchases
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on what foods Americans buy, and how they buy them. Among the big winners: packaged foods (including packaged bread) and e-commerce, where baking mixes have seen soaring sales increases.
Lending Bakers a Helping Hand
Times are tough for everyone. And now more than ever, professionals whose lives have been impacted by the coronavirus could use a hand up to make those aspects of their jobs they can control as easy as possible.
Challenges and Opportunities in Tough Times
Times of crisis and challenge are always difficult for food manufacturers, but they also provide opportunities for companies to innovate.
The Impact on Consumer Food Purchases
COVID-19 impacted how consumers shopped for food, with grocery e-commerce seeing a 133% increase in late March.
The evolution of clean label, free from and ‘real’
Clean label. Free from. “Real.” They’re three of the most buzz-worthy terms in the food world today. What exactly they mean — and how they differ from each other — is still up for debate.
Top tips for tapping into health trends
Incorporating well-being into every facet of their lives — particularly with the foods they eat — is a central focus of more and more consumers. Here are some key health-related trends and tips from Lenexa, Kansas-based Corbion.
Setting the record straight on emulsifiers
Emulsifiers are among the most important items in a baker’s toolbox. They’re also among the most misunderstood. Some critics point to the lengthy ingredient labels on baked goods that contain emulsifiers. Others claim that baked goods don’t even need emulsifiers.
Eight trends driving change in 2020
Today’s consumers want it all. Flavor, quality and variety are givens. But to be successful, bakers must also often deliver things like convenience, healthfulness, a clean label and a commitment to social responsibility — just to name a few.
Food trends: finding the right applications
It’s not hard to identify many of the trends dominating the food world today: convenience, premiumization, ethnic flavors, healthfulness, clean label, artisan, experiences.