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New Product Trends: Market Watch

Asking Y

Generation Y may be a difficult group to define, but it is an incredibly powerful demographic in terms of spending power.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
May 21, 2014
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial generation, can be a difficult group to quantify.
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New Product Trends

Menu Award Winners

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.
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On the Brain

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.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
May 20, 2014
Put simply, the surge in an older population has distinct consequences from a cognitive health perspective.
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Hillshire Takes Pinnacle

Hillshire Brands will acquire all outstanding shares of Pinnacle Foods.
May 12, 2014
The total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $6.6 billion.
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New President at McCain

Jeff DeLapp has been named president of North America for McCain Foods Ltd.
May 8, 2014
Prior to joining Lamb Weston, he was president and chief operating officer of The Bruss Co.
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New Gluten-free Options

Ian’s has introduced new gluten-free products.
May 5, 2014
Southwest Chicken Tenders and Smokin’Sweet BBQ Nuggets are made using Ian’s unique gluten-free, whole-grain breading system.
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Frozen for Health

Those who consumed frozen meals consumed 253 fewer calories than those who consumed a quick service restaurant meal.
May 5, 2014
The analysis shows consumers of frozen meals come a little closer to meeting Dietary Guidelines for Americans than consumers of quick service restaurant meals.
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Biting Commentary

Children appear to be more socially aggressive and disobedient when they have to hold and bite their food than when they can use utensils and chew it.
May 2, 2014
One group was twice as likely to disobey adults and twice as aggressive toward other kids,
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Food on Employee Morale

A survey examines the impact food and other perks have on company morale, satisfaction and loyalty.
April 27, 2014
Companies are offering more food-based perks, up 11% from 2013.
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Keeping It Private

Store brands have extended their multiyear period of growth.
April 23, 2014
In supermarkets, unit and dollar shares of private label products rose to 23.4% and 19.4%, respectively.
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