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Prepared Foods' editors dish out their expert opinions on recent trends in Our Viewpoints. David Feder, Bob Garrison and Billy Roberts each have their own unique insights to help you keep up with the ever changing food and beverage industry.
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April 19, 2013
A couple of months ago, the courts ruled against the esteemed Mayor Bloomberg of New York in re: the ban against the sale of soft drinks larger than 16oz. This ignited some interesting debates within the nutrition communication industry (and don’t kid yourself—it is an industry).
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January 30, 2013
Returning from 2013 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco is a challenge, if for no other reason than the abundance of information and products on display.
Part Two: From Paradise
October 23, 2012
Welcome to Part Two of the report on my tour of Israel’s food, beverage and nutritional ingredient and supplement industries. In Part One, I wrote about the impressive achievements of the tiny island of Western-oriented progress in the Middle East that is Israel. When it comes to the manufacturing, research and development of foods, beverages, supplements and ingredients—Israel is on par with—and in some cases (such as food safety) even ahead of many such operations in North America. With a population less than half that of Greater New York City, and in an area about the size of Delaware, the Israelis have embraced progress as a second religion.
September 25, 2012
This summer, I found myself touring of some of Israel’s food, beverage and nutritional ingredient and supplement industries, courtesy of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, and this is the first of my three part report on this Western-oriented island in the middle of the Levant.
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July 19, 2012
At the annual Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conference, held in my home town of Dallas April 30-May 3, I recognized more than ever how much of the food industry relies on packaging – just as much as processing.
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Research Reduction, a Prepared Foods blog, jump-starts your ingredient, formulation and market research by sifting news, trends and product information and presenting results in easily digested information capsules. Search results can be overwhelming. Research Reduction does the legwork for you.
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Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation
June 14, 2013
It's safe to say that we all attempt health, a healthy life. We make strides toward eating foods that are nutritious and loaded with all the goods things that make our bodies pulse with vitality. And then we eat pound cake and a cigarette for breakfast
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Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation
June 7, 2013
My approach may seem obvious today. Batters, breading and coatings make good food great because many times when these techniques are employed it signals that frying is not far off. Frying! My goodness what a revelation! How sad the world would be without bubbling pots of fat!
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Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation
May 31, 2013
I've said this before and I will say it again: I'm so happy cheese is in the world. And as for sauces and bases with cheese in them? All the better.
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May 24, 2013
When I imagine food colorings I can't help but think of rows of bright candies and open cylinders of ice cream. Lime green sherbet, please.
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Research and trends for your food formualtions
May 17, 2013
Dietary fiber. We've been told time and again that it is essential to good health. I pledge to you now that I am not here to contradict that argument today.
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