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Organic Coconut Sugar for Diabetic Applications

AKFP offers all-natural, low-glycemic index sugar for specialty baked goods, energy bars, beverages and other applications.
April 17, 2013
American Key Food Products (AKFP) has introduced Suchero brand organic coconut palm sugar to the North American market.
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Breakfast Cereal and Obesity

Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy weight for kids.
April 11, 2013
The new study looked at the role that breakfast, specifically cereal, plays in both weight and nutrition among low-income kids.
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Deffner Leads American Egg Board

This March saw American Egg Board (AEB) members elect chairman Roger Deffner as the organization’s chairman for 2013-2014.
April 4, 2013
Deffner is vice president, National Food Corporation, Everett, Wash., and has been involved with AEB since 2008.
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Benefits of a High-protein Breakfast

Satiety is just one of the benefits researchers found from a high-protein breakfast.
March 27, 2013
The consumption of the high-protein breakfast led to increased fullness or "satiety" along with reductions in brain activity that is responsible for controlling food cravings.
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2013 New Products Annual: Cereals & Breakfast Bars

Cereals and Bars Expand and Diversify

Fueled by growth in gluten- and other allergen-free items, breakfast cereals and bars saw a resurgence in 2012.
Tom Vierhile
March 22, 2013
Ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal makers channeled their inner Mark Twain in 2012, as in “the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” with the category celebrating a comeback year on the new products front.
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Fewer Mergers in 2012

January 31, 2013
Some 301 mergers were recorded by the Food Institute through the end of 2012, down about 21% for the year when compared with 2011.
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Cereal with Greek Yogurt

January 28, 2013
Post Foods announced the addition of a new variety to the Honey Bunches of Oats family, new Honey Bunches of Oats Greek Honey Crunch cereal.
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Post Gets Attune

January 15, 2013
Attune Foods, a San Francisco-based natural and organic cereals company, has been acquired by Post Foods.
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Satisfying Cereal Bars

William A. Roberts, Jr.
January 10, 2013

Cereal bars have come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, as studies have criticized the products as full of sugar, fat and calories. However, many of these same bars are positioned as healthy, with such nutritious attributes as whole grains, nuts and dried fruit. How are manufacturers responding to the criticism, while keeping consumer needs and demands at the forefront? 


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