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Snack cake

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Snack cake
Hostess Twinkies snack cakes
TypeCake
Main ingredientsCake base, icing

Snack cakes are a type of baked dessert confectionery made with cake, sugar, and icing.

Markets

Canada

The main manufacturer in Canada is Vachon Inc. which makes and distributes such products as May West, Jos. Louis, Passion Flakie, and Ah Caramel!.

Mexico

Grupo Bimbo is a manufacturer of snack cakes in Mexico, and is the parent company of Marinela, which sells the Gansito brand of snack cakes.

United States

Little Debbie Zebra Cake

Snack cakes can be found in many American supermarkets and convenience stores, sold either individually or by the box. Examples include Drake's Devil Dogs, Twinkies and zebra cakes. Well-known American manufacturers of snack cakes include Hostess, Little Debbie, Dolly Madison, Tastykake and Drake's. In 2004, the snack-cake industry in the US experienced major consolidation, which resulted in fewer products being offered to consumers.[1] For example, Dolly Madison zingers, Hostess brand Twinkies, and Drake's coffee cakes were all solely produced by the now-defunct Interstate Bakeries Corporation.[1]

United Kingdom

Jaffa cakes are a popular type of biscuit-like snack cake in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Philippines

The main manufacturers in the Philippines are Monde Nissin, Rebisco, Universal Robina, Lemon Square and Regent Foods Corporation, which produces and distributes snack cakes such as Fudgee Barr, Inipit, Quake, Lava Cake, Monde, Cream-O Cake Bar and Regent Cake.

Indonesia

Indonesian company Kino Indonesia which produces snack cakes such as Kino Nastar.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Piece of cake (article) - from All Business website, February 1, 2004.