Caramel colors are among the oldest food colorings, used in the food industry to impart an appealing appearance to food products since the 1800s. Today, caramel colors account for approximately 80% of all color additives used in foods and beverages, appearing in products such as, spirits, sauces, baked goods, processed meats, and even pet foods.
Field Roast Signature Stadium Hot Dogs are hung in a smokehouse and double smoked using maple hardwood wood chips and a combination of steam and dry heat
July 27, 2021
They say “teamwork makes the dream work.” Yet here’s a case where multiple teams contributed to a home run for Greenleaf Foods, SPC, Elmhurst, Ill. And coincidentally enough, this story involves baseball—with the Signature Stadium Dog now sold both outside and inside the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium.
Scouting the next ingredient trend to sprout up in new foods and drinks? The supplement market shows health-conscious consumers are learning more about botanical ingredients—and leaning toward them in new supplement purchases.
An innovator’s perspective on bakery flavor trends
July 19, 2021
Prepared Foods talks bakery flavor trends with Diana Moles, senior vice president of innovation at The Eli’s Cheesecake Company, Chicago. A graduate of Culinary Institute of America, Moles joined Eli’s in 1987 and also served as vice president of R&D before her current role.
Van Drunen Farms expands exotic fruit line with freeze-dried dragon fruit
July 14, 2021
One in three global consumers say that exotic flavors influence their food and beverage choices, according to Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Flavor Trends for 2021.
According to the International Taste Institute, taste drives 88% of F&B consumer purchase intent, making it the most important attribute for food and beverage products’ success and overshadowing other considerations like price, health and convenience. Yet taste, as the palate perceives it, is not merely a combination of aroma and flavor.
New Deerland Probiotic website shares science story behind probiotic
July 6, 2021
Probiotics are in demand across many health and wellness categories. People are increasingly seeking information, clinical support, and, ultimately, confidence that the ingredients they and their loved ones consume are safe and efficacious. With the recent launch of its DE111.com website, Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes delivers that confidence as a probiotic expert with consumer friendly resources.
July online celebration highlights innovation, winners’ strategy stories
June 24, 2021
Prepared Foods is pleased to announce and recognize winners of its 19th annual Spirit of Innovation Awards (SOI). Since 2003, these distinctive awards honor food and beverage product development teams for excellence in consumer insights, cross-functional execution and overall innovation. This year’s awards recognize items introduced from January 2020 through March 2021.
The National Peanut Board partnered with the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) to create a free, downloadable roadmap for processors
June 23, 2021
Controlling food allergens in processing environments can be a challenging but not impossible task. Brands and manufacturers from small to large often have questions or concerns about managing allergens, specifically peanut, in their facilities.