Food Processing back issues from September 2004:
A message from your ingredient vendors: ingredient suppliers want to be called into your product development process as early as possible.(Editor's Plate)
Sep 01, 2004; ... I had such fun with this approach three months back I decided to do it again. The Institute of Food Technologists' annual meeting and expo is a great place for the product development folks in our readership, particularly the food chemists, to meet and learn the latest from their ...
Pepsico 'spots' its healthier products: 'Smart Spot' identifies more than 100 products that contribute to healthier lifestyles.(Diet & Health)
Sep 01, 2004 ... PEPSICO, WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPING HEALTHIER products for some time through both product development and acquisition, unveiled the Smart Spot symbol, designed to help U.S. consumers identify more than 100 of the company's food and beverage choices "that contribute to healthier lifestyles." ...
7Up adds a healthy Plus.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... CADBURY SCHWEPPES AMERICAS BEVERAGES, PLANO, Texas, in late August introduced 7Up Plus, a low-calorie version of the once popular clear soda with doses of fruit juice, calcium and vitamin C. Cadbury Schweppes hopes the novel launch will revive the struggling 7Up brand. The new ...
New Miller cans rock 'n' roil.(Marketing)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... MILLER BREWING CO., MILWAUkee, is celebrating the "50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll" with eight commemorative beer cans that feature Rolling Stone cover shots of Elvis Presley, Alice Cooper and other acts. The promotion, a joint effort between the brewer and the magazine, ties ...
Kellogg.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration turned down applications for Kellogg, Battle Creek, Mich., to sell 18 vitamin-enriched products in that country. The ban affects enriched versions of flagship brands such as Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies ...
DSM Food Specialties.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... If the Dutch athletes at last month's Olympics looked refreshed and hydrated, thanks perhaps should go to DSM Food Specialties. The Netherlands-based but worldwide ingredients company developed ...
One big caffeine fix.(Marketing)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... BREAKING A GUINNESS WORLD Records Ltd. record is a larger-than-life proposition, but Nestle USA, Glendale, Calif., Silverson Machines and David Lees Productions put their heads together--no doubt over a cup of coffee--to create the World's Largest Latte. The extra-grande latte ...
Difficult year for product rollouts.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY executives are less optimistic about the sale of their products in 2004, despite successful rollouts in 2003, reports the first Grant Thornton Survey of U.S. Food and Beverage Companies. According to the survey, taken between March and May of this year ...
We're not in Kansas anymore: food processors must show farmers what is needed now and what will be needed in the future.(Power Lunch)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Your peaches are probably not grown in Georgia anymore, and who knows where your bananas came from. Like most other American businesses, supermarkets, food manufacturers and processors are turning to low-production cost countries to save money and to offer less expensive consumer goods. ...
Allergen labeling--in plain English: you also need to identify additives that may not have been identified in the past if they are derived from one of the eight allergens.(Regulatory Issues)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Both houses of Congress have passed a bill intended to improve the manner in which allergens are identified on food labels. At the rime of this writing, these provisions are expected to be signed into law by the President shortly and will be known as the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer ...
Stir up some neon fun.(Back To School Special)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004; ... It's time for those mini-chefs in your family to create some edible works of art to take back to school. McCormick & Co. Inc., Hum Valley, Md., introduces McCormick Neon Food Colors in pink, purple, blue and green, the perfect ingredients to paint the town ... neon. Your ...
Stick and sqaure gums, beware.(Back To School Special)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Masterfoods USA, Hackensack, N.J., extends its Skittles brand, the No. 1 fruit chew SKU across all channels and recognized as the No. I coolest brand among teens, with Skittles Bubble Gum. An innovative concept, Skittles Bubble Gum pieces are shaped like Skittles Bite Size ...
Bag o' donuts for lunch bags.(Back To School Special)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Grabbing a sweet treat just got casier thanks to Interstate Bakeries Corp., Kansas City, Mo. The newest member of the Hostess family, Donuts Bites make their debut this month, just in time for those school lunch bags. Then again, these snack size pouches are perfect for on-the go adult ...
Sweet indulgence in coffees and teas.(Back To School Special)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Kraft Foods this month rolls out its reformulated General Foods International (Tarrytown, N.Y.) brand of premium-flavored coffee and tea beverages in sugar-free varieties, each with only 2 grams of carbohydrates and 30 calories per serving. It's notable that aside from being a relaxing ...
(Jim) Beam me up, Scotty.(Back To School Special)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Thanasi Foods LLC, Boulder, Colo., uncorks Jim Beam Original Kentucky Bourbon Soaked Sunflower Seeds, using Jim Beam bourbon as the primary flavor component Available nationwide, they are made from premium, in-shell U.S.-grown sunflower seeds soaked in Jim Beam prior to roasting in order ...
Pouched Asians are good to go.(Back To School Special)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004; ... It's projected that over the next five years ready to-eat meal solutions--already a $12 billion segment of the grocery market--will double. A great example is a new line of shelf-stable, family-sized (18 oz.) entrees by The Wornick Co., Cincinnati. Introduced to Wal-Mart this ...
Pasties are best left for adults": 'maybe it's an acquired taste.'.(Food Biz Kids)
Sep 01, 2004 ... James Ono, 7th grade: It tastes like nacho cheese with pepper flavoring. I don't really like it, but I think it would be good for most everyone except me. The texture is thick and creamy. It smells zesty. It would be good for parties. If you want to make it taste more ...
A vegetarian feast--in your hand: Busy Gen Y'ers and the flavor-affluent will find Forkless Gourmet bun meals interesting and worth another purchase.(Product Spotlight)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Hand-held foods have been a mainstay of humanity. Two pieces of matzohs with chopped nuts, apples, spices and wine eaten by the famous rabbi Hillel the Elder in the first century B.C. may be the first documented sandwich. Since then, we have used bread, wraps, tortillas and pitas to make ...
Death of the mass market: there are no more masses, just many smaller markets that demand to be delighted.(Market View)
Sep 01, 2004; ... In the July 12 issue of Business Week the cover screams, "The Vanishing Mass Market." While I have a lot of respect for Business Week, the mass market was gone years ago. Today, mass marketing involves putting your product on the shelf and going to Mass on Sunday and praying ...
Is this the future of food retailing? With traditional grocery retailing in question, does the future belong to big-box supercenters, dollar stores or drug retailers?(Cover Story)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Wal-Mart Supercenters and dollar stores are the top-growing retail markets for food products, but several other formats also are fast emerging as players in the market once dominated by supermarkets. Target, drug stores, club stores, foodservice supply stores, the new Sears Grand ...
Hooked on seafood: opportunities run deep for frozen seafood processors, but establishing a brand connection is difficult.(Category Report)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Consumers are hooked on seafood ... with qualifications. They like fresh fish, but are hesitant to buy it, and they flounder in the kitchen when they attempt to cook it. Nearly half of all Americans eat more seafood than they did five years ago, according to a Harris Interactive survey of ...
Change your oil: there are good fats and bad fats (and oils); next year, trans fats are going to be very bad.(Fats & Oils)
Sep 01, 2004; ... INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS ARE FRANTICALLY developing specialty fats for various applications to help out food processors who must remove trans fats by the end of next year or share the harsh spotlight that will be shone upon them. Recent research shows that commercially produced ...
Flexibility, throughput, time to market.
Sep 01, 2004; ... There's little or no "low-hanging fruit" left out there. That phrase came up at least three times in out conversations with officials at architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms for this report, the easy, quick-payback capital projects food and beverage processors have ...
Profiles.(Company Profile)
Sep 01, 2004 ... BIG-D CONSTRUCTION www.Big-D.com Big-D Construction 420 East South Temple, Ste. 550 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone 800-748-4481 Fax 801-415-6900 www.big-d.com Company Profile ...
Company listings.(Directory)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Food Industry Segments AECs Have Worked in During the Past 5 Years Advantage Engineering 603 Salem St. Wakefield, MA 01880 Ph: 781-245-8611 Fax: 781-246-7596 Alberici Constructors 2150 Kienlen Ave. ...
Going with the grain: grains add special fatty acids, complex carbs and lots of nutrients.(Ingredients)
Sep 01, 2004; ... A IS FOR AMARANTH, B IS FOR BARLEY. Or buckwheat. Move up the alphabet through flaxseed, oats, quinoa (pronounced kween-wa), rice and wheat and food formulators have a huge batch of grains to work with ... and to get familiar with. The low-carb trend has distracted food ...
High temps, low carbs: IFT exhibitors meet what could be the Atkins peak.(IFT Show)
Sep 01, 2004 ... LAS VEGAS IN JULY IS MORE THAN a little warm. But the heat did not keep 19,536 registered attendees and 926 exhibiting companies from attending the 64th IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo. Exhibitors were up from about 900 last year, but many big-name flavor houses were absent ....
More scoops from Toops.(IFT Show)
Sep 01, 2004 ... IFT is unique in that many of the ingredient companies create food products just to tout their ingredients. Diane Toops picked out some of her favorites in her back-page column (p.80) and continues here. STRAWBERRY CREAM SOY MILK fooled my palate. The product was made with ...
National Starch asks for carb clarification.(IFT Show)(Correction Notice)
Sep 01, 2004 ... National Starch and Chemical Co. (www.nstarch.com) announced it had submitted a citizen's petition asking the FDA to clarify carbohydrate content in foods; specifically asking that fiber be subtracted or at least separated from any carbohydrate labeling requirement the agency devises. ...
Thoughtful conveyor selection: speed alone kills; maximum throughput for your line must acknowledge buffers and accumulators.(Plant Operations)
Sep 01, 2004; ... When you're planning conveyors accumulators and buffers for your process or packaging system, focusing on throughput tan carry you to the right solution. Forget equipment that can run at the speed of light and conveyors that spiral and bend and pass through contraptions as if ...
Getting noticed at Sam's Club: Signature Snacks picks a paperboard canister for new size of chocolate-covered pretzels.(Packaging)
Sep 01, 2004 ... SIGNATURE SNACKS CO. EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS faced with the enviable problem of developing a new package for a single, large retail customer. Signature Snacks, Stamford, Conn., a wholly owned portfolio company of Brynwood Partners, produces the Flipz brand of snacks in four ...
Meeting Wal-Mart's mandates: Morgan Foods connects with the retailer's AS2 and UCCnet efforts with e-commerce software.(Enterprise Software)(Applicability Statement 2)
Sep 01, 2004 ... FOUNDED IN 1899, MORGAN FOODS HAS GROWN from a small canning company supplying food for soldiers during wartime to one of the three major manufacturers of condensed soup in the U.S. That kind of growth also led it to become a supplier to Wal-Mart ... with the opportunities and challenges ...
Bench-top but powerful.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The new Model 100LCI high shear mixer is designed to be a versatile benchtop laboratory mixer. It has the most powerful and versatile rotor/stator mixer ever built for the laboratory, the company claims. A power lift makes raising and lowering the mix head easy. Standard features include: ...
Easy disassembly.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... This continuous mixer offers a one-piece paddle arrangement within a clam shell barrel for easy cleaning. It can be disassembled and reassembled in 30 minutes. The ...
Mixing and cooking.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Bottom-driven processing vessels can be used for cooking or cooling while also mixing and blending various products in atmospheric, vacuum or pressure conditions. They deliver 30 percent better mixing action while allowing no dead spots either at the bottom or around the shaft. ...
Sanitary colloid mills.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Z Series sanitary colloid mills ore offered in a variety of models to produce ultra-fine particle size reduction and submicron dispersions and emulsions of varying viscosities. Featuring a milling head that requires no special assembly tools and can be CIPed, their ...
Small, sanitary batches.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The BRX mixer for low-shear, high-flow applications was developed in conjunction with a leading pharmaceutical protein manufacturer, making it suitable for sanitary and research environments, including food and dairy, where small, valuable batches require Triclover mounting. Applications ...
Metering pumps.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The Lewa Series M900 diaphragm pumps are a line of highly accurate, low and high-capacity metering and mixing pumps for batch and continuous flow applications. They have pump heads with sealless PTFE diaphragms that provide [+ or -] 0.5 ...
Polished for sanitary.(For the floor: mixing & blending)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The Ytron jet mixer is now available in an all-stainless steel design, including motor and bearing housing. All contact parts are mechanically polished to specification and electro-polished when required. The sanitary (CIP)-designed mixers have no ...
Zero/low trans fat oils.(From the bench: fats & oils)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The new NovaLipid line can help you get ready for the FDA's 2006 requirement to list trans fatty acids on food labels. These production-friendly oils, shortenings and margarines all contain zero or reduced trans fat, so yon can produce a functional and nutritious product. And our process ...
Popcorn without diacetyl.(From the bench: fats & oils)
Sep 01, 2004 ... A newly developed natural and artificial butter flavor is free from added diacetyl, the component that is the subject of recent lawsuits. It delivers the high impact and flavor character associated with traditional microwave popcorn butter flavors but it contains ...
Try extrusion for extraction.(From the bench: fats & oils)
Sep 01, 2004 ... This equipment vendor introduces an efficient technique for using twin screw extrusion to extract the oil from a variety of grains, including rapeseed, sunflower seeds, castor beans and flax seeds. Traditional extraction techniques require transfer of each product batch from cooking to ...
Sans trans.(From the bench: fats & oils)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Sans Trans Ultra is an emulsifier system based on palm oil. It is non hydrogenated, and no trans fatty acids are produced during its manufacture. It is naturally saturated, and the ...
Low trans shortenings.(From the bench: fats & oils)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Cargill offers a portfolio of low trans fat shortenings and oils that can help you achieve trans reduction objectives for your products. TransAdvantage shortenings and Preference oils were ...
Tasty prototypes: suppliers create some wonderful foods for the IFT show, just to sell ingredients.(Toops Scoops)(Institute of Food Technologist)
Sep 01, 2004; ... Exhibitors at this year's Institute of Food Technologist' annual meeting in Las Vegas should consider putting their prototype products directly on the retail shelf or on a foodservice menu. Although IFT exhibitors are the ingredient suppliers to food processors, some of their ...
Caribbean flavor cruise.(Front Burner)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Centuries ago trading ships criss-crossing the Atlantic caught the Caribbean in a swirling, multicultural typhoon of aromatic spices from the Orient and ingredients and cooking styles from Africa. The Spanish and Portuguese, among others, who brought these elements together, donated hints ...
America's potent West Coast offense: toward an appreciation of regional U.S. cuisines.(Creation Trends)
Sep 01, 2004; ... "Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Americans are the western pilgrims, who are carrying along with them that great mass of arts, sciences, vigour, and industry which began long since ...
RCA honors achievements in Culinology.(Creation News)
Sep 01, 2004 ... More than 500 research chefs, food scientists and other food industry professionals gathered in Savannah this spring at the Research Chefs Association's annual awards luncheon. Three individuals and four companies were feted for their contributions to culinology, the associations term for ...
Rhode Island chef named U.S. "Chef of the Year".(Creation News)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Daniel Knerr, executive chef of The Black Pearl, Newport, R.I., received the American Culinary Federation's (ACF) 42nd-annual "Chef of the Year" award at ACF's national convention at the Orlando World Center Marriott in July. Knerr, an ACF-certified executive chef (CEC), has ...
New website answers your Thai cuisine questions.(Creation News)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Thai Kitchen, a leading maker of Thai foods debuts "Ask Thai Kitchen," a free website where visitors can submit Thai cuisine questions and receive advice from award winning professional Thai chefs via e-mail "Authentic Thai cuisine tastes as exotic as its ingredients--fish sauce, ...
Women Chefs to gather in Louisville.(Creation News)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The professional association of Women Chefs and Restauranteurs will gather November 6-8 at the historic Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, Ky., to showcase culinary trends and share tips for business success. In addition to keynote addresses from internationally acclaimed chef and ...
"Desktop deli" provides outlet for gourmet foods.(Creation News)
Sep 01, 2004 ... New online retailer GourmetFoodMall.com is devoted exclusively to gourmet and specialty food products and currently houses more than 5,000 gourmet food items--many from small, "more and pop" producers of gourmet and specialty foods that are inaccessible to a nationwide market ...
Palates of the Caribbean: islanders love jerk meats, fresh fruits and vegetables and tasty caribbean staples. Here's how restauranteurs and food processors are bringing them home.
Sep 01, 2004; ... Freshness, spice, flavor and imagination. It's tough to miss with those four ingredients. Throw in the hybrid vigor of cooking styles of France, Spain, India, and the Dutch, and you will understand why the cuisine of the Caribbean attracts the attention of some of the culinary world's most ...
The road less traveled: out and about with Kraft Foodservice's culinary guru, Chef Harry Crane.(Interview)
Sep 01, 2004; ... It's not often that a career in business consulting and managemnet leads one to a passionate calling for the culinary world, but that's what happened to Harry Crane, executive chef & culinary manager, Kraft Foodservice, Northfield, Ill. Crane's dual expertise in management and ...
Pampered cows produced gold: Heather and John Fiscalini nurture nature to produce award-winning artisan cheeses.
Sep 01, 2004; ... Connoisseurs realize that, like great wine, cheese with perfectly balanced texture and taste is the product of incredible care and fine ingredients. Producing artisanal cheeses is a time-consuming, labor intensive and expensive process but the nurture of nature is its own reward for ...
FTNF ingredients recreate tropical fruit notes.(Cupboard & Shelf)
Sep 01, 2004 ... New line of Treattarome ingredients derived "from the named food" (FTNF) assist in creating authentic tasting tropical flavors that reflect the true character of the original fruit. Kiwi, watermelon, passion fruit and guava are among the new products which, at varying dosage levels, can ...
National Board set to sweeten honey's appeal.(Cupboard & Shelf)
Sep 01, 2004 ... On October 20-21, 2004, in Kansas City, Mo., the National Honey Board is slated to debut eleven new product concepts and product extensions designed to increase the use of honey by food product developers. Dubbed the Honey Boards New Product Showcase, the event is open and complimentary to ...
Look ma, no-touch grill marks!(Cupboard & Shelf)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Traditionally, food processors seeking a grilled appearance were forced to sear the surface of their products with a heated press or roller. Today, however, specialized natural smoke flavors can be used to create comparable marks through the normal cooking process. Carbonyls in the liquid ...
Clear soy sauce isn't light on flavor.(Cupboard & Shelf)
Sep 01, 2004 ... As a naturally brewed product, Kikkoman Clear Soy Sauce PK-56 contains the complex salty and sweet notes typical of the Kikkoman slow fermentation process. But with its light amber color, Kikkoman Clear Soy Sauce PK-56 is particularly ...