Beaverton Foods is expanding from the specialty condiments aisle to delicatessens and restaurants with its new Pacific Farms Authentic Wasabi.

Kalsec introduces Szechuan pepper extract.

Polska Foods Pierogi announced new product labels that can now be seen on the shelves of Whole Foods stores and select grocery stores in the West Coast region.

It’s been a busy year for menu development. Restaurants have been active in efforts to differentiate concepts, spark consumer interest in the menu, and drive customer traffic with the promise of value, quality or simply something new.

The transaction includes substantially all of the assets of the company, which will be renamed El Burrito Mexican Foods Products Corp.

A McKinsey & Co. study finds consumers in Mexico have remained considerably more brand loyal than their American counterparts since the onset of the economic downturn. The poll of 2,200 shoppers from Mexico and 1,000 from America found 70% of the former had trimmed their spending since the beginning of the downturn. By comparison, only 45% of the latter had done so.

Ruiz Foods Inc. selected Rachel Cullen as its new president and chief executive officer.

American moms are hungrier than ever for digital and online recipes.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced the launch of the new Certified Food Scientist (CFS) program.

According to Ambrose Bierce, in The Devil’s Dictionary, sauce is “the one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment.” He added, “A people with no sauces has one thousand vices; a people with one sauce has nine hundred and ninety-nine.”