Amelia Levin

Amelia Levin is a Chicago-based food writer, cookbook author, certified chef and certified holistic nutritionist. A former news reporter with a background in B2B magazine publishing, she has authored or contributed to nine books and writes for a variety of food industry trade publications. www.amelialevin.com.

The Rise of Clean Label Leavenings

The functional strengths of certain leaveners—whether natural or chemical—serve as primary drivers for decision-making

Amelia Levin Alexia Ciarfella

June 15, 2021

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Historically, bakery product developers’ main goal when selecting appropriate leaveners for a specific application was simply to attain a specific desired outcome every single time. Consistency mattered.

Plant Based Foods 2.0

How research chefs are moving consumers closer to plant-centered eating

Amelia Levin

August 28, 2020

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Plant-based is here to stay. In fact, it likely will be even more of a wave in the future, due to the growing desire among consumers to cut down on, or completely eliminate meat consumption for health and/or out of concern for the environment.

Trending Ingredients and Techniques For a New Era of Baked Goods

Baker's Dozen: A Modern Baking Primer - Bakers range of ingredients in order to keep up with rapidly shifting trends and expanding consumer preferences

Amelia Levin

March 26, 2020

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Here are a "bakers' dozen" — 13 — essential ingredients used in commercial baking, drawn from the vast baker’s toolbox that continues to change and evolve at a brisk pace.

Prepared Foods’ 19th annual SOI program will honor six food and beverage companies for new products demonstrating excellence in consumer insights, R&D teamwork, cross-functional execution and overall innovation.

In partnership with Deerland’s Family First platform, a content series helping product marketers connect consumers with the science-supported health product solutions they seek, this webinar will provide you with the information needed to formulate and market products to address the unique needs of family-conscious, health-minded consumers in today’s complex landscape.

Amelia Levin

ARTICLES

The Rise of Clean Label Leavenings

Plant Based Foods 2.0

Trending Ingredients and Techniques For a New Era of Baked Goods

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