Month: January 2016

LAFAZA Foods, an innovator in developing sustainable supply chains for specialty products in Madagascar, has announced the launch of a new Organic Certified product line of high-quality Madagascar vanillas in 2016. The product line, available for retail, foodservice, and bulk/manufacturer customers, will include gourmet and manufactory grade vanilla beans, 1-fold and 2-fold vanilla extracts, and pure ground vanilla bean powder. …

The metamorphosis of the American diet in recent years has changed not only what we eat, but how we eat. Health concerns are at the forefront of these changes, and have had perhaps the greatest impact on new and emerging trends in the food and beverage industry. For one, we are increasingly a nation of snackers.  Snacking between meals was at an all-time high in 2015 with two-thirds of adults over the age of 18 (155 million people) claiming to often snack between meals, according to survey data published in the recent Packaged Facts report Sweet Baked Goods: U.S. Market Trends. …

Single-and smaller-portion bakery products remain the hottest growth area for in-store bakeries, as products with “built-in portion control” like individual cake slices, parfaits, and cake pops are garnering increased interest as part of the snacking megatrend. This trend is one of many examined in What’s in Store 2016, the annual trends research report published by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA). …