Today, practically everything—from nuggets to vegetables to wings—is breaded, battered, and glazed. Such treatments can add additional color, flavor, and texture and, sometimes, even add a boost in nutrition or extended shelflife.

Batters, Breading and Coatings, they make it all better. They make the medicine go down, so to speak.

Don't like vegetables? Ever had tempura? Goodness gracious

My approach may seem obvious today. Batters, breading and coatings make good food great because many times when these techniques are employed it signals that frying is not far off. Frying! My goodness what a revelation! How sad the world would be without bubbling pots of fat!

Newly Weds Foods said it purchased Continental Mills’ industrial food-coating business. The deal includes a Pendleton, Ore., factory and assets that manufacture starch- and flour-based coatings and batters for potato and poultry applications, as well as other protein and vegetable-type substrates.

Newly Weds Foods Inc. announced the company’s acquisition of the food-coating business of Continental Mills Inc.