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Contents Ingredient Technology 22 | But Is It Art? Bakers may disagree about the true deﬁnition of the term “artisan,” but they reach a consensus that producing quality bread is a true art form in itself. Peter Havens Senior Group Publisher 22 Production, Technology & Product Development Solutions for a Changing Industry. December 2008 Vol. 97 No. 12 29 | New Products Read all about this month’s newest products, including energy bread, premium chicken nugget beef jerky, probiotic crunch bars and multi-grain blue chips. havensp@bnpmedia.com Ron Bean Publisher beanr@bnpmedia.com 847-405-4074 Editorial Dan Malovany Editor malovanyd@bnpmedia.com 30 | Branching Out Sometimes consumers are what they eat. Other times, they worry about what they eat. So chocolate producers are expanding their roots to bring chocoholics a guilty pleasure – without all the guilt. Marina Mayer Managing Editor mayerm@bnpmedia.com Michael J. Escobedo Senior Art Director 29 Production Technology 40 | Fits to a T To keep up with today’s changing consumer trends, the latest in slicing and bagging systems provide portion and package options that ﬁt almost any request. 30 Advertising Sales Barbara Szatko Senior Sales Manager szatkob@bnpmedia.com 630-527-9927 Lisa Calhoun Advertising Production Manager calhounl@bnpmedia.com 847-405-4041 Sharon Ward Classiﬁed Sales wards@bnpmedia.com 847-405-4078 Deb Soltesz Reprints Sales Representative solteszd@bnpmedia.com 248-786-1405 Snack Food Today 46 | Racing to the Finish The year 2008 brought on a ﬂurry of new products, but how do the numbers compare to previous years? Read on to ﬁnd out how various snack food and baked goods categories stack up on the shelves. Support Services Michelle Weston Rowe Sr. Marketing & Promotion Manager Audience Development Christine A. Baloga Corporate Audience Development Director Kourtney Bell Audience Development Manager Megan Neel Multimedia Manager Carolyn Alexander Audience Audit Assistant List Rental Postal contact: Rob Liska at 800-223-2194 x.726 robert.liska@edithroman.com What’s New Online? Check out SF&WB’s newest addition to the www.snackandbakery.com Web site called “Our Views,” a section dedicated to the comments and viewpoints of the SF&WB staff. Read what Dan, Marina and Jeff have to say about trends, new products and news items pertaining to the snack food and wholesale baking industry. Email contact: Shawn Kingston at 800-409-443 x.828 shawn.kingston@epostdirect.com 40 BNP Corporate Timothy A. Fausch Publishing David M. Lurie Publishing John R. Schrei Publishing Christine A. Baloga Audience Development Steve M. Beyer Custom Media Rita M. Foumia Corporate Strategy Scott Kesler Information Technology Vincent M. Miconi Production Lisa L. Paulus Finance Michael T. Powell Creative Douglas B. Siwek Marketing Nikki Smith Directories Marlene J. Witthoft Human Resources Scott Wolters Conferences & Events Sarah Corp Clear Seas Research For subscription information or service, please contact Customer Service at: Tel. (847) 763-9534 or Fax (847) 763-9538 or e-mail SFWB@halldata.com www.snackandbakery.com BNP Media Helps People Succeed in Business with Superior Information SNACK FOOD & WHOLESALE BAKERY (ISSN 1096-4835) is published 12 times annually, monthly, by BNP Media II, L.L.C., 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualiﬁed individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in the U.S.A.: $90.00 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in Canada: $122.00 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $140.00 (int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2009, by BNP Media II, L.L.C. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Periodicals Postage Paid at Troy, MI and at additional mailing ofﬁces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: SNACK FOOD & WHOLESALE BAKERY, P.O. Box 1080, Skokie, IL 60076. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. GST account: 131263923. Send returns (Canada) to Bleuchip International, P.O.Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to SNACK FOOD & WHOLESALE BAKERY, P.O. Box 1080, Skokie, IL 60076. For single copies or back issues: contact Gisele Manelli at (847) 405-4061 or manellig@bnpmedia.com. 4 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - DECEMBER 2008 www.snackandbakery.com http://www.snackandbakery.com http://www.snackandbakery.com http://www.snackandbakery.com

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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008

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