INNOVATIONS 84 86 EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING 88 91 patents Topper with flexible architecture for different applications Axis Automation's Apex Series Topper helps bakers deliver products that cater to changing consumer tastes and shifting trends. FEATURED FORMULATING TECHNICAL EXPERT Heat and Control: Jeff Almond Jeff Almond attributes his three-decades-long career in the snack industry to his father and uncle. INGREDIENTS & Improved protein solutions for extruded snacks Glanbia Nutritionals' protein options aim to solve the challenges snack manufacturers face with protein extrusion technology. 92 new on the shelf www.bakingbusiness.com / April 2022 Baking & Snack 83http://www.bakingbusiness.com