Encore Consumer Capital acquires frozen bakery desserts, baked food inclusions maker.
 

Organic sales, meanwhile, rise for fresh bread sold at retail.

Sales decline in the fiscal year due to lower volume.

New details come from the group’s “US Grocery Shopper Trends: Finding Value” report.

Muffin Town produces premium products with a healthy halo for schools, retailers, foodservice and in-store bakeries.

Bakers are making better use of data, and design improvements are moving conveyors forward.
 

Hard-core keto diet guidelines give way to products with fewer restrictions.

Achieving lower amounts often takes various approaches to replicate the full-sugar versions.

Companies may show consumers how to dispose or recycle items.

Hot honey chicken among the new flavors.