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Articles Tagged with ''food product development''

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Hydrocolloids, Enzymes Key to Texture in Plant-Based Foods

From dairy alternatives to meat analogs, ingredient systems help formulators improve stability, mouthfeel and protein functionality to meet rising consumer demand
Nesha Zalesny
September 15, 2025

Formulators are turning to hydrocolloids and enzymes to solve texture and stability challenges in plant-based dairy, meat and beverage applications.


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Rethinking Innovation in an Unstable Supply Chain Era

As global volatility continues to disrupt ingredient sourcing and logistics, food and beverage companies must embed supply chain insight into the front end of innovation
Glenn Pappalardo
August 28, 2025

Because today’s supply chains are so deeply interconnected, what might once have been a localized issue now ricochets around the world, turning isolated disruptions into cascading headaches of increasing scale.


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Imbibe Expands SweetSense Line to Tackle Complex Taste Challenges

The latest addition to Imbibe’s taste modulation platform helps brands manage off-notes, balance sweetness and deliver clean-label products without compromising flavor
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
August 21, 2025

Imbibe’s taste solutions—SweetSense and NonSense—offer targeted support to mitigate off-notes, round out flavor profiles, and enhance sweetness perception, enabling developers to meet clean label goals without compromising on taste.


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Circana Reveals 2024 New Product Pacesetters, Spotlighting $8.4B in Breakthrough CPG Innovations

Now in its 30th year, the report highlights the top food, beverage, and nonfood launches that resonate with today’s consumers—driven by convenience, functionality, and powerful brand storytelling
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
June 25, 2025

This year’s report underscores consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies’ commitment to consumer-centric innovation, prioritizing solutions that solve for evolving lifestyle and occasion needs.


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U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council: Fuel Food, Beverage Innovation

U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, VentureFuel will fund innovative new blueberry-based products
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
June 5, 2025

The nine-week hybrid accelerator program will connect early-stage, revenue-generating companies of products using blueberries as a prominent ingredient with top blueberry, food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry leaders to fast-track growth through expert mentorship, tailored commercialization support and strategic guidance. 


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Mattson Launches Chef Insights AI, ProtoThink Foodservice AI

The new suite of artificial intelligence tools was designed to support for foodservice professionals
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
April 8, 2025

To introduce the foodservice industry to the power of Mattson AI capabilities, the company will be hosting an event at the Mattson Innovation Center in Chicago, called, “Meet The Chefs of Mattson Chef Insights AI.” 


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Turning Consumer Insights Into Innovative Food Products

From Inspiration to Innovation
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
April 1, 2025

Development Chef Andrew Hunter tells Prepared Foods about translating on-trend tastes and textures into finished products.


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Bluegrass Ingredients Adds to Kitchen Team

Grant Petersen joins the specialty food ingredients supplier as innovation chef
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
February 7, 2025

Chef Grant brings more than 25 years of culinary and food service experience to Bluegrass Ingredients, most recently serving as the senior culinary specialist at The Mushroom Company. 


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Calbee America Opens California Innovation Center

The facility will leverage the latest food industry technology from Japan to create products ranging from tortilla and potato chips to popcorn, cereal and crackers
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
January 22, 2025

Planned to help the company grow in double digits annually, the center will support the team in bringing Asian-flavored offerings to the mainstream marketplace and expanding Harvest Snaps’ presence as a better-for-you brand in the salty snack category. 


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How AI, Consumer Trends Will Shape the Future of the CPG Industry

Emerging technologies, economic shifts, and changing consumer expectations are redefining how companies innovate, market, and build trust
Lesley Salmon
December 24, 2024

2025 will signal a marked acceleration of AI in marketing as companies move past pilot purgatory and can scale models that create highly personalized consumer interactions, automate processes, and provide predictive data and analytics strategies.


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