Voting recently concluded for the annual Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery “Best Healthy School Snacks” contest, highlighting new snacks and baked goods particularly suited to meeting the nutritional needs—and taste preferences—of today’s youth.

Venus recently received authority from the Non-GMO Project to display its seal of approval on retail packages.

Featured items included bakery items from newly acquired Labriola Bakery

The launch of these new products marks Kodiak Cakes’ expansion of its portfolio to include a multitude of baking mixes.

When it comes to new trends in the bread category, bakers have put a fresh face on flatbreads. Modern culinary revolutions, alongside technical progress, have brought these most basic of breads into the 21st century.

The Big Fig is an individually wrapped cookie, available in three flavors: Mission Fig, Raspberry & Fig, and Blueberry & Fig

Palsgaard A/S, a leading innovator within emulsifiers and stabilizers, has completed development of the world’s first palm-free, powdered emulsifier for industrial cakes. Palsgaard® SA 6615 neatly solves the challenges faced by the industry in the quest to remove palm oil from cake recipes without damaging product quality.

In addition, the brand is unveiling new Foodstirs Organic Snickerdoodle Blondie Mix, and three limited-edition holiday SKUs: Foodstirs Organic Very Merry Gingerbread Cookie Mix, Foodstirs Organic Chocolate Chippy Pumpkin Bread Mix, and Foodstirs Organic Pumpkin Spice Stacks Pancake Mix.

Smaller than White Bread Done Right but just as mighty, White Bread Done Right Thin-Sliced is another option from the organic bread company, offering consumers nutrition-packed products without sacrificing taste and texture.

The product is a limited edition offering and is available nationwide.