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Better by the Bottle

On-trend retail sauces, marinades help at-home consumers add greater appeal to meals
Juliet Greene
November 27, 2020

COVID-19 has been the great disruptor of 2020 and it shows in the sauce and marinade flavor profiles currently trending. With many restaurants on either hiatus or using abbreviated menus for dine-in or take out, grocery retail trends are leading the way for manufacturers.


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Truff Pasta Sauce

The new pasta sauce features a recipe of ripe tomatoes, delicate herbs, black truffle and red chili peppers
November 26, 2020
TRUFF, a brand known for its hot sauce with a unique blend of truffles and spice, announced its first-ever category expansion with the launch of TRUFF Pasta Sauce. Using the same flavor profile and design that catapulted TRUFF's Hot Sauce into social media communities, TRUFF's Pasta Sauce brings an elevated option to the rapidly growing $7B pasta sauce market.
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Bob’s Red Mill Grain Free Baking Mixes

The new baking mixes include ingredients such as organic coconut sugar and almond, coconut and cassava flours
November 25, 2020
A longtime leader in gluten free baking essentials, Bob’s Red Mill expanded its baking mix portfolio with four Grain Free Baking Mixes. Made with premium ingredients like organic coconut sugar and almond, coconut and cassava flours, these easy-to-use mixes are gluten free, paleo friendly and Non-GMO Project Verified, and they go from package to pan in just a few steps.
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SeaPak Everything Bagel Butterfly Shrimp

The everything bagel seasoning includes sesame seeds, salt, poppy seeds, dried garlic and dried onion
November 24, 2020
With a combination of sesame seeds, salt, poppy seeds, dried garlic and dried onion, SeaPak Everything Bagel Butterfly Shrimp is the latest introduction from the frozen seafood company.
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2021 Predictions: FATS & OILS

New varieties of fats and oils promise to solve product development challenges, boost nutrition.
Karen Nachay MS
November 24, 2020

The explosion of plant-base meat and dairy analogs has created a paradigm shift in the ways food product developers are considering fats and oils. There’s plenty of innovation around plant-based meat alternatives, especially as they expand beyond burgers, sausages, and poultry into mimics of bacon, pork, and even such specific items as turkey burgers.


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2021 Predictions: PROTEIN

Protein, the King of Ingredients

Alternative protein ingredients will continue to be of interest to consumers, and food and beverage formulators
Devon Gholam
Devon Gholam, PhD
November 23, 2020
Vegetarianism and flexitarianism continue to grow in popularity, driven by health concerns as well as demand for greater sustainability and animal welfare. This means that alternative protein ingredients will continue to be of high interest to consumers, and therefore also to food and beverage formulators.
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M&M'S Sugar Cookie

New seasonal variety features a white chocolate, sugar cookie-flavored shell with a crispy center
November 23, 2020
M&M'S Sugar Cookie is officially available in stores and online at MMS.com. Created exclusively for the holiday season, M&M'S Sugar Cookie features a white chocolate, sugar cookie-flavored shell with a crispy center and can be an addition to seasonal traditions. 
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FORM + FUNCTION

Surveying New Functional Foods & Beverages Debuting in November 2020

This month's collection includes functional yogurt and ready to drink CBD water
November 20, 2020

Mojis Inc., Boulder, Colo., has extended its popular Weller CBD brand into a broader, better-for-you platform of bubbly drinks. Its first new offering are Weller Sparkling Immunity drinks in three varieties: Elderberry + Peach, Elderberry + Lemon-Lime, and Elderberry + Strawberry.


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Naturally Speaking

As today’s market swells with savvy consumers, the demand for recognizable, “clean-label”, “natural” ingredients is rising.
Tamieka Hardy
Tamieka Hardy
November 19, 2020

On one side of the food and beverage processing industry, food manufacturers have been tasked with solving issues of food and ingredient safety and security. From the other side, consumers are more closely scrutinizing the ingredients and processes involved in the food products they purchase.


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