Quarantine snacking has seen wide variance in consumption between relishing in comfort food and enhanced diligence to healthier habits. Flavorchem revealed some of the most prominent bakery and snack trends taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

GNT Group has launched two new EXBERRY® Coloring Foods that deliver bright orange shades in powder and oil-dispersible formats. Made from paprika and carrot, the new Brilliant Orange products provide solutions for a range of applications.

Widespread stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic have led to record rates of unemployment and increased pressure on food banks. In support of its local communities during this challenging time, Lesaffre Corp. and Red Star are making charitable food donations worth $100,000 to food banks, starting with the cities where the company operates: Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Dothan, Ala.; and Milwaukee.

Pride Enjoy recently introduced Chocolate Chunkas chocolate chip cookies. The new cookies are vegan, gluten-free and do not rely on conventional ingredients to achieve a traditional chocolate chip cookie taste. 

PROVA Inc. offers a complete portfolio of chestnut extracts and flavors that authentically reflect the sweet, nutty tastes of chestnut. 

Already looking ahead to next year? Balchem’s Spring 2021 Feature Flavors Inclusions launch gives bakers five new ideas to add indulgence and on-trend flavor appeal to cookies, cakes and more.  

Made with 100% whole grains and no GMOs, Canyon Bakehouse's gluten-free Burger Buns are free from gluten, dairy, soy, and nuts (peanuts and tree nuts) so consumers can eat without compromise. 

Base Food, a Tokyo-based food tech company that creates nutritionally complete pantry staples, launched a new product called Base Bread. In some ways, this direct-to-consumer product is launched at a perfect time - given the grocery store shortages due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and consumers’ need for flexible, healthy WFH meal options.

Producing safe food is non-negotiable. This is particularly true for gluten-free foods intended for the approximately 3.2 million Americans with celiac disease, for whom trace amounts of gluten can cause debilitating health problems. 

Continental Mills, Inc., the maker of premium baking, breakfast and snack brands, including the beloved Krusteaz speed-scratch mixes and others, purchased a 175,000 square foot facility in Effingham, Ill., located adjacent to its existing manufacturing facility in Effingham.