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Blount Fine Foods Coconut Chicken & Noodle Soup

Q&A with Jeff Wirtz, Blount Fine Foods

An executive chef’s perspective on soup trends and formulation
October 16, 2017

Prepared Foods talks with Jeff Wirtz, corporate executive chef for Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Mass., processor of premium fresh and frozen soups, sauces, entrees and sides.


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Angry Orchard Pear

New hard cider is made with a blend of domestic culinary pears and apples grown in the United States
October 13, 2017
The Angry Orchard cider makers chose to make a cider with pears because like apples, they have a long history in Europe as a traditional fruit used to make alcoholic beverages.
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Consumers Answer How They Order Appetizers and Small Plates

Mix-and-Match Bundles on The Rise

More than half of consumers say that a wide variety of options is an important menu attribute at full-service restaurants
Brett Dworski
October 13, 2017

One outcome of this push for more menu assortment is that operators are experimenting with mix-and-match bundles of smaller items—such as offering a sampling of appetizers and small plates as alternatives to traditional entrées.


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Dave’s Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Variety

Bread-maker expands Thin-Sliced line to include white bread
October 12, 2017
Smaller than White Bread Done Right but just as mighty, White Bread Done Right Thin-Sliced is another option from the organic bread company, offering consumers nutrition-packed products without sacrificing taste and texture.
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Probiotic Foods and Beverages Appeal to Millennials

Fortified foods such as probiotics and prebiotics are of elevated interest to young American adults and health conscious consumers
October 11, 2017
With the increased focus on their potential in recent years, probiotics have emerged as one of the biggest trends today in the food and beverage industry.  
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Bertolli Rustic Cut Pasta Sauces

New sauces from the Bertolli brand are inspired by the simple goodness of Tuscan cooking
October 10, 2017
The Bertolli® brand unveiled Bertolli Rustic Cut™, a unique line of pasta sauces that are full of hearty vegetables. Inspired by the simple goodness of Tuscan cooking, all four varieties of these chunky sauces can be found at grocers and mass retailers nationwide beginning this fall. 
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Pamela's Organic, Gluten-free Pasta

Allergen-Free Food Trends Expand

Allergen-free new products continue to grow, tap wider interest in healthier options
Lu Ann Williams
Lu Ann Williams
October 9, 2017

The market for allergy-free or free-from foods has moved from a relatively specialist status to mainstream in just a short period of time. In particular, those products with gluten-free and lactose-free positions are establishing strong presence.


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Twix Dark, Twix White and Twix Peanut Butter Varieties

New Twix Dark features a crunchy shortbread cookie covered in caramel and enrobed in rich dark chocolate
October 6, 2017
Mars Chocolate North America has unveiled more ways to enjoy Twix. Twix Dark, Twix White and Twix Peanut Butter varieties will join the original caramel variety on store shelves by the end of 2017.
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Favorite Products: August 2017

Prepared Foods readers select KIND Fruit Bites as their favorite new product launch from August 2017
October 5, 2017
Voting for favorite new product introduction from August 2017 was an even  affair among Prepared Foods readers. Squeaking out the victory was KIND Fruit Bites with 27% of the total vote.
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