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Research Reduction, a Prepared Foods blog, jump-starts your ingredient, formulation and market research by sifting news, trends and product information and presenting results in easily digested information capsules.
The latest information about the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak as it relates to product sourcing, development, distribution and overall safety in the food and beverage industry.
Consumer trend, new product and ingredient options for the formulation of plant based, vegetarian and vegan foods & beverages.
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This section highlights new functional foods — including nutrition bars, frozen food, candies and dairy products — that promote nutrition and health benefits.
This section highlights new healthy beverages — including power drinks, teas, juices, protein shakes and fruit and vegetable smoothies — that promote functional nutrition and health benefits.
This section highlights new supplements — including protein powders, gummies, and other vitamins and minerals — that promote functional nutrition and health benefits.
Information for developing legal recreational and medical cannabis beverages, including ready-to-drink (RTD) and instant coffee and tea, carbonated beverages, dealcoholized beers and other alcohol alternatives, energy drinks, smoothies, still beverages like lemonade, water, and more.
Information for developing legal recreational and medical cannabis candy and confectionery products, including chocolate, gum, gummies, hard candy, mints and more.
Information for developing legal recreational and medical cannabis foodservice edibles and beverages, menu trends, culinary trends, nutritional guidance and more.
Information for developing legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages, including condiments, cooking oil, honey, jam, jelly, nut butter, syrup and more.
Packaging materials, technologies and strategies for child-proofing, child-resistance and to improve the safety, and more of legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages.
Packaging materials, technologies and strategies to improve the freshness, shelf life, stability and more of legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages.
Packaging, labeling and product design related to marketing, demographics, branding, audience and more for legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages.
Health, product development and other information on cannabis-derived cannabinoids like cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabinol (CBN) and more, including cannabis oil concentrates, isolates and distillates, as well as cannabutter, for developing legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages.
Product development information on using flavors in legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages, including flavor trends and flavor masking.
Equipment for analyzing and testing legal recreational and medical cannabis edibles and beverages for process validation, food safety, shelf life, label accuracy, quality assurance and quality control.
New packaged consumer foods and beverages introduced to the marketplace highlight trends. Be sure to vote for your favorite Product of the Day in our monthly Favorite Product poll!
Prepared Foods’ First Person Q&A is an exclusive interview series involving food company R&D professionals, nutritionists, research chefs and other industry experts.
Sustainability initiatives in the food and beverage industry including trends, new products, and ingredient and formulation information.
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