Articles Tagged with ''food and beverage trends''

Pretzel Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches

AdvancePierre expands Hot ‘n’Ready c-store line with Pretzel Flatbread breakfast sandwiches.

July 21, 2014

AdvancePierre Foods (APF), Cincinnati, expanded its Hot ‘n’ Ready sandwich line with the launch of two Pretzel Flatbread Sandwiches: Sausage, Egg & Cheese Pretzel Flatbread and Canadian Bacon, Egg White & Cheese Pretzel Flatbread.

On-the-Go Breakfast Shake

Post Foods enters the beverage category with the brand’s first breakfast shake, Post Goodness-To-Go.

July 21, 2014

Post Foods, LLC, Parsippany, N.J., expanded into the beverage category with the launch of the brand’s first breakfast shake, Post Goodness-To-Go.

Hain Celestial Buys Organic Poultry Unit

Hain Celestial Group purchased the remaining 51.3% of Hain Pure Protein Corporation, a leading antibiotic-free and organic poultry company.

July 18, 2014

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., acquired the remaining 51.3% of Hain Pure Protein Corporation (HPP) that it did not already own from an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. The purchase price of HPP was $40 million.

Next Tastes, Trends at Fancy Food

Exhibitors highlight new spreads, teas, smoked flavors, protein-packed jerky, and more.

July 17, 2014

The next big thing coming to a store near you will be new takes on peanut butter, protein-packed jerky, and smoked flavor in unexpected places

Microwave Spaghetti

Campbell Soup says new SpaghettiOs MicrOs can be ready in just two minutes.

July 16, 2014

Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N.J., has put its beloved SpaghettiO’s in a convenient new snack-size microwaveable tray.

Appetizer Adventures

Small offerings continue to be big business. Flavors, texturants, stabilizers for freeze-thaw systems—all help processors create high-quality finger foods and well-crafted delicacies.

Walter Zuromski, CEC, CCE, Contributing Editor

June 30, 2014

Traditional appetizers, more formally known as hors d’oeuvre, from the French term referring to an item that’s a “small part set apart from the main work,” are served during the cocktail hour.

Ethnic Comfort

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...

David Feder , RDN

May 22, 2014

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.

New Product Trends

Best-Selling New Retail, C-store Products

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.

Targeting the Gourmet

Economic woes may have impacted away-from-home dining, but consumers still crave restaurant-quality food and beverage options—and expect retail products to deliver the same quality and cutting-edge taste experience.

William A. Roberts, Jr.

April 11, 2014

According to the Specialty Food Association’s “The State of the Specialty Food Industry 2013,” specialty food is among the fastest growing U.S. industries with sales skyrocketing 22.1% between 2010-2012.

Soups and Sides Get Creative

Growth has been elusive in packaged soups in recent years, but 2013 saw soup makers willing to embrace unconventional approaches to jump-start sales.

Tom Vierhile

March 14, 2014