Gluten-free foods and beverages spent the better part of the past two decades moving up the trend track in fits and starts. Recently, however, the gluten-free category experienced a growth spurt of epic proportions.
National Restaurant Association officials recognized some of the industry’s most creative new offerings with NRA’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations Awards.
May 21, 2014
National Restaurant Association (NRA) officials have recognized some of the industry’s most creative new offerings with NRA’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations (FABI) Awards.
You might call them “dairy deceptions.” Dairy analogs made from soy, grains, nuts, coconut, seeds -- and even algae -- work hard to fool lovers of milk, cheese, yogurt and frozen treats.
The tapestry of today’s American palate is woven from threads of many cultures, and food creators are finding that, sometimes, nothing satisfies more than the simple, comforting flavors crafted by amah -- or nonna, abuela, matamahi, impo, savta...
Home-style Latin, European, Asian and Subcontinental flavors and formulations are supplanting a recent trend of “comfort foods” that reads as more “retro” than true to the American demographic of today.
Information Resources, Inc. released its “2013 New Product Pacesetters” report, in which the firm identifies last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods brands.
May 21, 2014
Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), Chicago, released its “2013 New Product Pacesetters” report, in which the firm identifies last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.
Cognitive health has proven quite a noteworthy trend in the nutraceutical arena and is making increasing in-roads into mainstream foods and beverages, as a sizable demographic explores options to retain its brain health as it reaches retirement age.
ConAgra Foods’ Lamb Weston business says its new Alexia Oven Roasted Potato Medley combines sweet potatoes and three naturally colorful heirloom potato varieties in purple, gold and rose hues.
May 22, 2014
ConAgra Foods’ Lamb Weston business, Eagle, Idaho, says its new Alexia Oven Roasted Potato Medley combines sweet potatoes and three naturally colorful heirloom potato varieties in purple, gold and rose hues.
Chiquita Brands North America earned one of the National Restaurant Association’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations Awards for new Gourmet Cafe Creative Classics from Fresh Express.
May 22, 2014
Chiquita Brands North America, Charlotte, N.C., earned one of the National Restaurant Association’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations Awards for new Gourmet Cafe Creative Classics from Fresh Express.
Prepared Foods talks menu and food formulation trends with Brett Curtis, CEC, corporate chef, business manager and channel sales manager with Nestlé Professional.
July 17, 2014
Prepared Foods talks menu and food formulation trends with Brett Curtis, CEC, corporate chef, business manager and channel sales manager with Nestlé Professional.
Americans love their pizza: Three quarters of U.S. consumers eat pizza at least twice a month, according to Technomic’s 2014 “Pizza Consumer Trend Report.”
The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering comments on its proposed action to declare partially hydrogenated oils unsafe for food use due to their trans fat content.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering comments on its proposed action to declare partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) unsafe for use in food due to their trans fat content.