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Food extrusion can be used to produce pasta and other cold-formed products, ready-to eat cereals, snacks, pet food, confectionery products, modified starches for soup, baby food and instant foods, beverage bases and textured (or texturized) vegetable protein.

A July 2011 study estimated that U.S. demand for cosmeceutical products will increase 5.8% per year, reaching $8.5 billion by 2015.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend consuming 25g of fiber per day. Typically, however, Americans consume around 12-18g per day, making fiber incorporation a challenge for food scientists.

With a global market valued at an estimated $1.45 billion, food colors comprise a sizable share of the world’s food industry.

SuperPharm, a leading drugstore chain in Israel, has launched Wellness, via its private label, Life.

Once a year, the British publication Restaurant Magazine publishes a list of the premier restaurants, called The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. It is gathered by obtaining feedback from over 800 international restaurant industry experts, from food critics to restaurant chefs, each selected for their expert opinion regarding the international restaurant scene.

More than 15,000 food professionals found themselves in New Orleans for the 2011 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, held June 11–14, when 900 exhibitors gathered to show their latest products and innovations.

Celebrity chefs are among the trendsetters in entrées and other meal elements, and any number of them have lent their name to retail entrées and dishes.

Energy bars have long been the domain of male consumers, or at least that is what the majority of the bars on store shelves would suggest.

Palm oil may be the staple of microwave popcorn brands, but one new launch attempts to capitalize on the positive health appeal of olive oil.