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iTi Tropicals (iTi), the leading importer of 100% pure coconut water in bulk, released its survey of market data and concluded that coconut water products with added sweeteners represent about 75% of the coconut water market.

Fricke earned her culinary credentials with honors from Western Culinary Institute, Portland, and has a bachelor’s with honors in Nutrition and Dietetics from Idaho State University, Pocatello

Recent findings released from Technomic indicate “27% of consumers would consider ordering a flatbread crust for their pizza (up from 23% in 2012), and 64% would like pizza establishments to offer premium ingredients/toppings.”

La Costeña group, a privately held global leader in a wide range of packaged foods categories, said it completed its acquisition of Faribault Foods, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of canned beans and vegetables

Seawind Foods, formerly Seawind International, used IFT to showcase its broad line of dehydrated products and share its plans to grow and expand in the market.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Oak Brook, Ill., said it completed its previously announced acquisition of Flagstone Foods, the Minneapolis provider of private label healthy snacks

Culinary Farms Inc., Woodland, Calif., now can process frozen pastes.

The popularity of fruit as inclusions, or as foundations for beverages and desserts and flavorings, always has remained high

The Peanut Institute recently held a symposium presenting the latest research on peanuts and indications are that the peanut is the most nutrient-dense of all nuts—not just in calories from protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats but vitamins, minerals and other functional compounds.

The line promises to boost fruits' nutrition levels even further, with the addition of five vitamins, including B1, B6, D, E and K.