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Cheese consumption in the U.S. is at an all-time high. Discover how food scientists are transforming traditional cheeses like cheddar and mozzarella into innovative ingredients for modern food applications.

Prepared Foods has selected six new food and beverage products introduced in My 2025. Vote to let us know which new product is your favorite!

When it comes to snacking, crunch is king. And it could easily be said that the king of the crunchy snacks is the pretzel.

New sauces bring the heat with global flair, playful mashups, and bold innovation. Flavor chasers, take note—2025 is bringing serious sauce energy.

Bold global flavors, probiotic twists, and chef-driven sauces lead the latest wave of innovation. Condiments and dressings are getting a serious upgrade in 2025.

Food scientists have long recognized that crunch is something more than a texture; it has the power to affect how we interpret flavor. Crunchy foods yield many sensations and experiences, and are psychologically rewarding on several levels.

Today, sports nutrition products occupy shelf space across the retail landscape and capture the attention of not only serious sports enthusiasts but also casual active participants and regular consumers simply looking for a boost.

Prepared Foods talks tariffs, food color bans, GLP-1 and more with Rob Dongoski, Kearney’s global lead for Agriculture and Food. 

Prepared Foods has selected six new food and beverage products introduced in April 2025. Vote to let us know which new product is your favorite!

As the plant-based category continues an explosive growth trajectory, the number of ingredients commonly used in plant-based formulations has multiplied and diversified. Product developers apply innovative techniques to balance ingredients in formulations, and have generated a staggering amount of product introductions to the space. However, the nuanced use of specialized ingredients places further demand on R&D professionals to maintain awareness of discoveries in ingredient technology.