April 2021

Prepared Foods

Check out the April 2021 issue of Prepared Foods, featuring our cover story on the diversity in today's condiments, the growing interest in nutricosmetics, new beverages for foodservice operators, and much more.

Catching Up with the Creative Craft of Condiments

Condiments typically feature a supportive flavor, a thickener and/or a liquid, seasoning, and mouthfeel enhancers, all built on a base platform

Hinnerk Von Bargen

April 8, 2021

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Whether a hot condiment such as Tabasco, sriracha, or gochujang gets folded into the coating for hot and “sexy” chips or into a newly crafted fiery dip, or if the goal is a dressing, a splash, or a pour of flavorful expression, condiments are trending big.

Product Makers Pick Fruit to Add Flavor, Health to Formulations

Adding fruit to formulations has become not only easier, but more exciting with the continuously expanding variety of fruits to choose from and the near disappearance of seasonality

Anne-Marie Ramo

March 31, 2021

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Adding fruit to formulations has become not only easier, but more exciting with the continuously expanding variety of fruits to choose from and the near disappearance of seasonality. When it comes to product formulation, developers can choose from a multitude of fruit-derived ingredients and types, including whole or prepped; fresh or frozen; freeze-dried, dehydrated, or puréed; and concentrates, juices, or powders.

Increased Frequency of Natural Gums, Hydrocolloids in Food & Beverage Applications

Manufacturers have taken advantage of expanded forms and sources of gums and technology that can increase functional ranges

Deborah Cross

April 14, 2021

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Gums and hydrocolloids are a diverse collection of polysaccharides that create gel-like formations when in contact with moisture. They are extremely versatile, improving texture, mouthfeel, and physical appearance in foods and beverages. Gums can be used to increase viscosity levels or benefit flow. They are especially prized for increasing stability in an ingredient matrix.

Top Trends in Food: Eat Pretty

Consumers are increasingly selecting food and drinks that support their physical appearance and reduce the effects of aging

Lu Ann Williams

April 12, 2021

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“Eat Pretty” was one of Innova Market Insights Top Trends for 2020, but interest continues to grow for 2021 and beyond. That’s because the “Beauty from Within” concept is taking on a whole new meaning and the food and beverage market continues to see a growing number of launches bordering on the cosmeceutical.

Q&A with David Bezenyei, Columbus Vegetable Oils

Discussing condiment, sauce and dressing trends with a food executive

April 13, 2021

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Prepared Foods talks dips, sauces and condiment trends with David Bezenyei, sales manager, Columbus Vegetable Oils. Based in Des Plaines, Ill., Columbus Vegetable Oils produces a wide range of sauces, dressings, condiments and oils for private label and contract manufacturing customers. Likewise, it supplies a Butcher Boy sauce line to foodservice operators.

Q&A with Chef Andrew Hunter, Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc.

Discussing Asian flavor and food trends with a corporate executive chef

March 31, 2021

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Prepared Foods talks Asian flavor and food trends with Andrew Hunter, corporate executive chef for Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc. Chef Hunter also is head of culinary R&D for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide and executive chef for Niman Ranch.

In this webinar, we will cover how you can utilize small scale extrusion to rapidly create a unique high moisture meat analog product through changing extrusion conditions and blending different types of protein.

The explosion of interest in plant-based products has challenged the food industry to develop savory alternatives comparable to the animal products they are designed to replace.