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IQF Eggplant, Van Drunen Farms

On-Trend Eggplant

Creating a culinary-chic entrée or appetizer is easy with Van Drunen Farms’ IQF Eggplant.
September 29, 2014
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Creating an outstanding, culinary-chic entrée or appetizer is as easy as using IQF Eggplant from Van Drunen Farms (VDF).
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Uncovering Effective Vegetarian Formulations

Consumer trend, new product and ingredient options for the formulation of vegetarian and vegan foods & beverages.
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Malcolm Lowe
May 9, 2014
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I look to the garden this May and see short bushy rows of green. Chard, lettuce, radish, spinach, mustard greens, kale. In another month, I will have the makings of many meals that feature vegetables.
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Developing New Products for Vegetarians

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation
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Malcolm Lowe
November 22, 2013
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I can't stop eating bacon. I don't know why I am beginning an entry about developing food products for vegetarians by making that claim. All I can say is that it is on my mind and I had to admit it to someone. There. It's out there.
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Vegetarians at the Gates

Some 7% of consumers identify themselves as vegetarian; however, 36% indicate the use of meat alternatives.
August 12, 2013
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Less than half of consumers who use meat alternatives are using the products in place of real meat, and 16% indicate using the products alongside meat offerings.
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Veggie Diets and Health

Vegetarian diets have been linked with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, but a new study has claimed that they are also associated with reduced death rates.
June 5, 2013
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The study noted that some evidence suggested that vegetarian dietary patterns could be associated with reduced mortality, but the relationship is not well established.
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New Trends in Meals and Meats

Tom Vierhile
March 18, 2012
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Just as sports teams sometimes experience a “transitional year” from time to time, 2011 proved to be just such a year for makers of convenience meals and processed meats. The perception of these markets as relative “safe havens” for economically stressed consumers ebbed a bit as the economy improved.
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Quorn Goes Vegan

December 7, 2011
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Quorn, a U.K.-based food company specializing in meatless meals -- all of which, until now, contained eggs -- just introduced its first-ever all vegan product, which is now available exclusively in the United States.
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Pleasing the Vegetarian

August 11, 2011
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Only some 3% of the U.S. population describes itself as vegetarian, according to a 2009 Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) survey conducted with the polling firm Harris Interactive.
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Meating Demand

Vegetarianism may not be the largest trend in the food industry at present, but surprising numbers of young people are opting to go meat-free, while an aging population has its own reasons behind avoiding meats.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
April 18, 2011
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How much of a market is there for vegetarian products? A 2009 Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) survey found about 1% of American consumers identify themselves as vegan, roughly a third of the number who regard themselves as vegetarians, but the group’s 2010 survey found a surprising amount of vegetarians among Americans between 8-18.
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