November 2018 | Prepared Foods

Inclusions Bring On the Taste, Texture to Food Formulations

Product makers and foodservice companies are finding consumer interest is readily piqued by the addition of inclusions

November 21, 2018

Call them bits, pieces, inclusions, mix-ins, or add-ins, inclusions bring both flavor and textural elements to foods. Color, too, can make it to the show by way of inclusions.

Heart Healthy Foods In A Heart Shaped Bowl

Legumes, Nuts, Fruits, Whole Grains and Functional Botanicals Pump Up Heart-Health Appeal

Teasing out the nutrition factors that influence heart health is challenging, because the task is complicated by the modern trend toward obesity and sedentary lifestyle

Mark Anthony PhD

November 14, 2018

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Many of the nutritional factors that reduce the risk for heart disease are essential parts of well-known dietary staples. At least, staples for some. Many such foods and ingredients are not necessarily staples in the modern Western diet.

Vegan Chocolate and Vanilla Cakes and Cupcakes

Q&A with Andrew Stoloff, President of Rubicon Bakers

A bakery president's perspective on cake and dessert trends

November 12, 2018

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Prepared Foods talks cake and dessert trends with Andrew Stoloff, president of Rubicon Bakers, Richmond, Calif.

Q&A with Stacie Sopinka, US Foods

An innovation leader's views on cakes and desserts

November 8, 2018

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Prepared Foods talks culinary menu and dessert trends with Stacie Sopinka, senior vice president, innovation and quality, US Foods, a leading foodservice distributor based in Rosemont, Ill.

How Will Gen Z Consumers Affect Food?

It's too early to say—but they are different than Millennials

Maeve Webster

November 5, 2018

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After a decade or more of focusing largely on the needs, preferences, and behaviors of Millennials, the food industry is ready to focus its attention on Gen Z.

New Strategies Help Bakers Build Better, On-Trend Cakes

Marisa Churchill

October 30, 2018

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Cake creation is a many layered topic. There are snack cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, yeast cakes, fruitcakes, and even boozy Bundt-style cakes. For cake makers and bakers, as well as sellers and consumers, staying on top of cake trends is essential.

Ten Ways Powdered Emulsifiers Can Outperform Cake Gels

Powdered palm oil-based emulsifiers make it easy to create a non-PHO recipe with a very similar mouthfeel and texture to the PHO-containing original

November 26, 2018

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Activated powdered emulsifiers are unlike ordinary food ingredient emulsifiers. While the latter are usually carried on shortening, powdered emulsifiers are activated on starch in a highly sophisticated extrusion process.

C.W. Brabender Introduces Customer Service Program to Keep Customers Smiling, Satisfied

C.W. Brabender supplies lab and plant testing, analytical and processing equipment to several industries—including the baking, starch, pasta/noodle, snack food, dairy and brewing segments

November 20, 2018

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When you specialize in analytical instruments and equipment, your products not only have to be precise—but they need to be perfect, of high quality. That's the standard held by C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc. and its German parent, Brabender GmbH & Co. KG.

Petal Organic Sparkling Botanical Blends

FORM + FUNCTION

New Functional Foods, Drinks & Supplements Introduced in November 2018

Petal organic sparkling botanical blends, FODMAP foods and Omega Pals collection of Omega-3 + eye protection supplements make up this month's collection

November 13, 2018

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Prepared Foods takes a look at new better-for-you foods, drinks and supplements introduced in November 2018.

Good Karma Foods Plant-based Dairy Products

Plant-Based Foods, Drinks Attract More Consumers, New Products and Ingredients

Manufacturers are turning to plant-derived ingredients to address growing consumer interests in health, sustainability and even ethics

Lu Ann Williams

November 9, 2018

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It's fall, a time when outdoor plants slow down in advance of winter. Then again, you could say the plant-based foods market still is in its budding, spring season.