Prepared Foods links retail consumer insights to innovation in a discussion with Barbara Connors, Vice President of Commercial Insights at 84.51˚, Cincinnati.

Prepared Foods Editor Bob Garrison talks with Seattle’s Emily Cruz, whose 16-year career includes roles as a chef, nutritionist, product developer and director of innovation. This wide-ranging conversation includes fruit ingredients tips for formulators; on-trend varieties; and new products, ranging from better-for-you applications to new snack and sweet-savory options.

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Prepared Foods’ executive editor-technical David Feder discusses plant-based trends with Dr. Miles Woodruff, CEO of Sophie’s Kitchen Plant-Based Seafood.

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With growing consumer interest in plant-based eating, Innova Market Insights research shows exciting opportunities in alt-dairy innovation. Learn what alt-dairy consumers are looking for and how the category landscape is shifting in response.

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Prepared Foods Chief Editor Bob Garrison talks plant-based seafood and sustainability with Chad Sarno, Co-Founder of Gathered Foods, the Austin, Texas-based parent to Good Catch plant-based seafood. Sarno and Co-Founder Chris Kerr were named by UBS Group AG as “Global Visionaries” for their efforts to preserve and protect the planet's resources through sustainable and plant-based products.