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FDA: Menu Labeling Taking Longer than Expected

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that the task of finalizing a law requiring certain establishments to print calorie counts on menus is taking the administration a longer time to finish due to complications and specific requirements.
March 19, 2013
The FDA states that it hopes to finish drafting and editing the law by this spring, however, many of the businesses are still lobbying hard to be exempt from this new law.
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New Plant for Cuisine Solutions

Cuisine Solutions announced the opening of a new $30 million, state-of-the-art plant in Sterling, Va.
March 14, 2013
The facility expands the company's ability to products customized gourmet menu items for fast-casual and restaurant chains.
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Calorie Labeling on Restaurant Choices

Showing diners how many calories are in restaurant food items may influence how much they eat - especially among the least health-conscious people, a new study suggests.
March 4, 2013
Showing diners how many calories are in restaurant food items may influence how much they eat - especially among the least health-conscious people, a new study suggests.
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Politics and Food

A recent survey evaluated consumer food preferences by political affiliation.
March 1, 2013
A recent survey evaluated consumer food preferences by political affiliation.
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Fast Food in Americans' Diets

If the average American put all the food he or she ate in a day on a platter, about a tenth of it would be wrapped in paper or cardboard as part of a value meal.
February 22, 2013
If the average American put all the food he or she ate in a day on a platter, about a tenth of it would be wrapped in paper or cardboard as part of a value meal.
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February 2013 Plant to Plate New Foodservice Products

Sweet Meets Salty

Foodservice introductions include a probiotic soft-serve dessert, gourmet brownies and a sweet and salty take on desserts.
February 22, 2013
Chefs and ingredient suppliers have identified sweet-and-salty flavor combinations as a new trend.
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Fast Food on the Liver

A new study shows that regularly eating fast food can damage the liver in ways that are surprisingly similar to hepatitis.
February 21, 2013
A new study shows that regularly eating fast food can damage the liver in ways that are surprisingly similar to hepatitis.
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February 2013 Plant to Plate New Foodservice Products

Probiotic Soft-serve

Foodservice introductions include a probiotic soft-serve dessert, gourmet brownies and a sweet and salty take on desserts.
February 18, 2013
NEWtritious says its new HHice Cream Probiotic Defense is the “healthy hospital” fortified soft-serve that can provide supplementation to patients who have trouble chewing or swallowing, due to advanced age, surgery or chemotherapy.
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Food Safety in the Kitchen

In a poll of 400 consumers and 100 chefs, 73% say they lick the spoon while cooking.
February 15, 2013
In a poll of 400 consumers and 100 chefs, 73% say they lick the spoon while cooking.
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February 2013 Plant to Plate New Foodservice Products

Bistro Bites

Foodservice introductions include a probiotic soft-serve dessert, gourmet brownies and a sweet and salty take on desserts.
February 14, 2013
Sara Lee Foodservice says it has “refined indulgence” with several new Bistro Collection gourmet brownies, which represent an extension to the company’s dessert bar line.
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