Snack foods are foods taken in between main meals. They can generally be classified as baked snacks (e.g: cookies, crackers, pies, tortillas etc), salty snacks (e.g: potato chips, corn chips, popcorn etc) and specialty snacks (e.g: extruded snacks, dried fruits, pizza, ice cream novelties, yoghurt, chocolates, candies etc).
A wide range of modern and traditional snacks can be found in the market in various forms and packaging. Many companies are introducing new processing technologies to create products which are different from their competitors and also to upscale their production. Companies now recognise the need to produce healthier alternatives with the increased consumer awareness on health.
With a nutritious product, effective quality control, nutritional labeling, halal and ISO certification, attractive packaging and the use of proper technologies, snack foods can be a major product exported to other countries to generate wealth for the nation and further diversify the food processing sector.
The National Food Technology Seminar 2008 will highlight the developments and advances in the snack food industry as well as explore new business and networking opportunities.
For more information, click here...National Food Technology Seminar 2008
