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Italy-inspired Snack

Pasta Chips claim to be an idea born out of the hills of Tuscany and made from real pasta.
December 10, 2013
Pasta Chips are made with the same semolina flour, ancient grains, and Italian herbs that were celebrated over 800 years ago.
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Highwood Takes Tarazi

Highwood Farms has acquired Mediterranean food manufacturer Tarazi Specialty Foods Inc.
November 22, 2013
Tarazi strives to manufacture non-GMO, gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free products.
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Consumers Warm to Hot, Spicy Food

Kalsec uses its own HeatSync Heat Indexes to track more than 30 different peppers in global new product development.
November 21, 2013
American and European consumers continue to seek out hot and spicy foods and beverages, according to recent postings by the U.S. and EU HeatSync Heat Indexes.
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All-natural, Authentic Ingredients

Kettle Cuisine emphasizes ingredient integrity in four new all-natural, fresh soups.
November 21, 2013
This fall saw Kettle Cuisine, Chelsea, Mass., introduced four all-natural, fresh soups: Chicken Enchilada, Caribbean Jerk Chicken (pictured), Moroccan Vegetable Stew and Roasted Corn & Poblano.
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Learning Latin

With consumers expecting new flavors that broaden their culinary horizons, many manufacturers need only look south, though admittedly fairly far south -- to the spicy and sweet cuisines of Latin America and the Caribbean.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
November 20, 2013
Clearly, Latin and Caribbean cuisine is not solely tailored for U.S. Hispanics.
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A Taste of Ikaria, Greece

A small island in the Aegean Sea boasts one of the world’s largest concentration of centenarians, and research scientists all over the world who have studied the people of Ikaria believe their longevity results from a combination of lifestyle and diet.
Wilbert Jones
October 28, 2013
The Ikarian diet resembles the Mediterranean diet.
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Mainstreamed Ethnic Foods

Tortillas, tacos, burritos, salsas and other ethnic foods have firmly found their way into the American diet.
October 28, 2013
IRI InfoScan data show supermarket tortilla dollar sales increasing at a faster pace in than potato chips.
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Sea Food Differently

More consumers are seafood-savvy. Developing and flavoring new seafood dishes requires a new level of creativity in culinary techniques and ingredients.
Michael Joy
October 22, 2013
After cereals, seafood might be the world’s most important food, furnishing about 15% of global protein intake.
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On-Trend Appetizers

Restaurant patrons are beginning more meals with appetizers.
Darren Tristano
October 22, 2013
Restaurant patrons are beginning more meals with appetizers, according to Technomic’s new “Starters, Small Plates & Sides Consumer Trend Report.”
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