Food Processing back issues from December 2004:
Ideas from Europe: sometimes even the commonplace in one country can be the next big thing somewhere else.(Editor's Plate)(Salon international de l'Alimentation)(Editorial)(Column)
Dec 01, 2004; ... I recently had the great fortune to travel through Europe, including a week split between SIAL, the world's largest food show, and touring food plants in northern France. It wasn't my first visit to Europe. I suspect anyone who's been overseas remarks at the differences in food ...
Wrigley to buy Altoids, Life Savers: Wrigley gets growth outside chewing gum, Kraft gets focus.(Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... KRAFT FOODS, NORTHFIELD, ILL., made good on recent promises to trim its portfolio by announcing an agreement to sell its Life Savers, Creme Savers and Altoids brands to Chicago based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for $1.48 billion. The transaction also includes confectionery assets and some quality ...
Hormel, Pepsi secrets revealed at Pack Expo.(Show Report)(PACKAGING)
Dec 01, 2004 ... PACKAGING INNOVATION MAY HAVE NO GREATER champion right now than Hormel Foods Corp. The Austin, Minn., processor's recent decision to move its Hormel and Stagg chili products out of cans and into a shelf-stable flexible package is symptomatic of its philosophy of how packaging helps sell ...
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc.(Freese, Walt)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., South Burlington, Vt., appointed marketing director Walt Freese as its new chief executive. Freese, who has ...
ConAgra Foods Inc.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., sold the rest of its stake in Swift Foods to majority, holder Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., a private equity firm. ConAgra received $194 million in the transaction. ...
National Assn. of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Three federal agencies signed an agreement with the National Assn. of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to further develop integrated federal-state response plans for food and ...
No-thaw turkey.(Rollout)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Willmar, Minn.-based Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., has revolutionized holiday turkey preparation with Oven Ready Whole Turkey. Preparation time eliminates the hassle of defrosting and cleaning the turkey, so it takes only minutes from freezer ...
Regional, small-batch pasta sauces.(Rollout)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Lucini Italia, Miami, known for its extra virgin olive oil and specialty vinegars, rolls out Lucini Italia Pasta Sauce, a collection of five regional pasta sauce specialties that takes bottled pasta sauce to the next level--you won't believe it's not homemade. Made by hand in ...
Sargento and Ernie team up.(Rollout)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Plymouth, Wis.-based Sargento has partnered with Ernest J. Keebler, head baker and spokes elf of Kellogg Co.'s Keebler brand, to provide tasty dual-branded non-refrigerated snacks. Ernie, as he is affectionately called, is one of the most recognizable advertising icons in the ...
Do the highland fling.(Rollout)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... For those who appreciate the finer things in life, John Dewar & Sons Co., Miami-based maker of Dewar's White Label, the No. 1 Scotch brand in the U.S. at 1.4 million cases, launched a limited edition of Dewars Ultra-Premium Blend Signature. "To add to the intricacy of the blend, ...
Brewing up innovation.(Rollout)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Iron City premium lager from Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is getting a sleek new look. It's the first North American beer to be introduced nationally in an unbreakable aluminum bottle that keeps the beer cold for more than 60 minutes longer than glass. Made by CCL Container, Hermitage, Pa., the ...
Stocking stuffer for Fifi and Fido.(Rollout)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Invite your pets to a gourmet ... er, gour-mutt holiday gathering courtesy of Halo, Purely for Pets, Palm Harbor, Fla. Dinner Party combines freeze-dried USDA-approved chicken or beef with savory seasonings, herbs and vegetables. Just sprinkle it over your pet's food, and the meal becomes ...
Doritos rolled up: 'my mom might even want to try Rollitos'.(Food Biz Kids)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Sarah Peters, 7th grade: I love the Rollitos. The packaging is bright, so they would be easy to spot on the grocery store shelf. Also there is a clear picture on the front of the package, so you can tell what you're buying. The Rollitos themselves are very cheesy and ...
Pleasant surprise in a box.(Product Spotlight)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Cakes have been linked to celebrations and special events since the ancient Greeks. Chiffon cakes in 1927 were the first really new development in cake making. Harry Baker of the Brown Derby, a trendy restaurant of the time for the Hollywood set, invented the original chiffon cake in that ...
Doing business with Wal-Mart: if the entire team is not ready, it will be the worst day of your carrer. If you're prepared, Wal-Mart will be the perfect customer.(Market View)
Dec 01, 2004; ... One food executive was asked what was the best day and the worst day in his professional career. He responded, "The day I landed the Wal-Mart business." Wal-Mart accounts for a significant portion of sales (up to 20 percent) for many food processors, and most report that is both good and ...
A pageant of new products: this year's top food products meet that established consumer paradigm--convenience, indulgence and health.(2004 Innovation Awards)
Dec 01, 2004; ... There are a couple of signs that 2004 was a difficult year for product rollouts. That was the conclusion of consulting firm Grant Thornton after its mid-year survey of U.S. food and beverage companies [see September, p12]. "Consumer loyalty is much lower than in previous years. This lack ...
Cash cow: the red meat category--beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton--has enjoyed a renaissance thanks to low-carb dieting.(Category Report)
Dec 01, 2004; ... It's not surprising that the popularity of low-carb diets, particularly Atkins, resulted in a cash cow for most meat producers and food processors during the past two years. Consumers spent $531.71 per capita on meat--that is, red meat plus poultry, according to USDA. By 2013, ...
Resistance is not futile: resistant starches are helping meet the low-carb craze, but their functionality should keep them around longer than the current diets.
Dec 01, 2004; ... THEY'RE STARCHES, BUT THEY don't always act like starches, especially where digestibility is concerned. Resistant starches (RS) behave much like ordinary starch but, because they are not easily digested, they may be assigned zero calories in foods in some cases. And of special interest in ...
Coloring for kids: colors are a powerful motivator for younger consumers, but you should paint their foods naturally.
Dec 01, 2004; ... ARMED WITH A FANTASTIC PALETTE OF NATURAL colorants, food manufacturers are attracting young consumers to try more healthful foods. The wellness implications of these plant-derived, good-for-you colorants appeal to parents, and many of the natural colorants also do a nice job of adding ...
Ounces of savings, pounds of profit: overweight means "out of shape" on production lines, too, but checkweighers can help you tone your lines.
Dec 01, 2004; ... You've cut what seems like tons of fat from plant operations. But they've asked for more. Where to look? One area to check is the production line itself. Incorporating the latest generation of checkweighers into your production lines can convert those ounces, grams and ...
Smaller footprint.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... The Tru-Fit positive displacement pump with its new close-coupled pump drive is designed to free up critical plant space, resolve alignment issues and increase process productivity. With an average 2025 percent reduction in overall pump length, the unit has a smaller footprint than ...
Front pull-out seal.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... The FPR centrifugal pump line was designed to save processors time and money through easy maintenance and reduced inventory. The front pull-out seal makes FPR pumps quickly serviced, as they do not need to be pulled out of line for seal changes, and no special tools are required. The line ...
Sinusoidal rotor technology.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... The Sine Pump MR series of sanitary positive displacement pumps incorporate the latest developments in sinusoidal rotor technology. Key features include low shear, powerful motors, less pulsation, high viscosity capability and ...
Free program calculates energy savings.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... A free computer program calculates the savings realized when users switch from an air operated double diaphragm pump to an electrically operated progressive cavity (PC) pump. The program is available in Visual Basic for personal computers running Microsoft Windows 98 ...
Pumping peanut butter.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... A series of sanitary pumps arc suitable for food, dairy and other applications where bacteria and contamination must be avoided and frequent clean-up is required. Features include standard mechanical seals, quick disassembly design for easy cleaning, no valves to clog or vapor lock, ...
When space is tight.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... New is a close coupled version of the company's popular model 3196 process pump. It's designed for applications where space is limited and the cost associated with a frame-mounted pump is ...
Valve disassembles easily.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Roto-Clean sanitary valve is available in 2- and 2.5-in port sizes. The 2-in. unit can be quickly disassembled without tools for cleaning and sanitizing. Fully ...
Polished for sanitary.(For the floor: pumps & valves)(Brief Article)
Dec 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 electropolished when required. The sanitary (CIP)-designed mixers have ...
Omron provides vision inspection solutions for the food & beverage industry.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Omron provides vision inspection solutions for the food & beverage industry to improve your packaging quality and profits. Omron offers a full-line of vision sensors and is a complete automation provider, offering PLCs, ...
Cryovac Sealed Air.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Extend product shelf life with Cryovac OS films. Nothing removes residual oxygen in MAP and vacuum packaging applications better, so you can increase your distribution opportunities too. Triggered ...
Measuring the color of food.(Konica Minolta Corporation)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Konica Minolta Corporation offers instruments like the CR-400 series of Colorimeters that accurately and quickly measure, control, and communicate the color of ingredients, vegetables, flour, sugar, nuts, meat, poultry, fish, ...
Quadro Engineering.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Quadro designs, manufactures and markets an innovative line of size reduction mills, vacuum conveyors, mixers, emulsifiers, and powder dispersion units for the food and related industries. Quadro offers ...
Wonder of it all: Jeanette Ferrary's passion for food, its history, meanings and unending pleasures.(Toops Scoops)
Dec 01, 2004; ... When one wants to know about the latest developments in developing, marketing and promoting food ingredients, the person to call is Jeannette Ferrary. She works with a variety of food accounts for Thomas J. Payne Market Development, San Mateo, Calif. Ferrary, who crafts articles ...
The champion of breakfast.(Wellness Foods)
Dec 01, 2004; ... It was the shot heard 'round the world of food. General Mills got the jump on everyone this fall in what may go down as the October Surprise of health and nutrition when the company announced it would make all its cereals with whole grains. The surprise isn't the whole grains, of course ....
Wise nutritional choice.(On The Self)(Wise Choice Potato Crisps and Wise Choice Soy-Potato Crisps)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Wise Foods, Kennesaw, Ga., introduces Wise Choice Potato Crisps and Wise Choice Soy-Potato Crisps, baked snacks with no trans fat or hydrogenated oils and no artificial colors or flavors. With 70 percent less fat than regular potato chips the crisps are either OU Pareve or OU ...
On-the-go nutrition.(On The Shelf)(Licuados)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Juanita's Foods, Wilmington, Calif., introduces three traditional and popular Licuados, a traditional Mexican liquid meal or smoothie used as breakfast or consumed around mid-day, in a new easy-to-make powder mix. Made with real fruit, fortified with 16 vitamins and ...
Reeling in a great catch.(On The Shelf)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... When you want to catch the wave, hire your own (former) Alaskan salmon fishermen. Dave Hamburg and Randy Hartnell, founders and principals of Vital Choice, Bellingham, Wash., offer 100 percent wild Pacific sockeye (red) salmon from British Columbia's beautiful Skeena River, along with all ...
ARB management with flavor.(On The Shelf)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... DNA Dreamfields Co. LLC, Oxford, Ohio, a joint venture between TechCom Group LLC (Gainesville, Fla.), B-New LLC (Cincinnati, Ohio), Buhler Inc. (Plymouth Minn.) and Dakota Growers Pasta Co. (Carrington, N.D.), rolls out Dreamfields, revolutionary new pasta with only 5 g of digestible carbs ...
Double whammy to fight heart disease.(On The Shelf)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Chicago-based The Quaker Oats Co., a unit of Pepsi-Co Inc., rolls out Quaker Take Heart Instant Oatmeal, instant oatmeal that helps to reduce cholesterol with 50 percent more soluble fiber from whole grain oats (1.5 g per serving) and supplies higher potassium levels to help lower high ...
Citrus peel may lower cholesterol.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... An animal study conducted by the USDA and KGK Synergize (London, Ontario), a nutraceutical contract research and product development company, suggests a compound found in citrus fruit peel has the potential to lower cholesterol more effectively than some prescription ...
As the pendulum swings.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Despite the popularity of low-carb diets, many consumers haven't given up their favorite snacks foods, but instead seek organic versions. According to a recent Manufacturer Survey conducted for the Greenfield, Mass.-based Organic Trade Association, consumers are finding a plethora of ...
Spirit of the blitz.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Consumers in the UK are being encouraged to grow fresh produce on their kitchen windowsill with the launch of a new "living lettuce" reports The Guardian. UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's sells the lettuces, which took two years of research to perfect, at ...
Fish tale.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... The FDA announced it will allow the following "qualified" health claim for certain foods contain fish oils: "Supportive but ...
Supergrain of the future.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Quinoa could become tomorrow's rice, according to Culinary Trend Mapping Report, published by market researcher Packaged Facts, New York, in collaboration with the San Francisco-based Center for Culinary Development. Quinoa is higher in unsaturated fats and lower in carbs than most grains, ...
The nose knows.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... American researchers Richard Axel (Columbia University, New York) and Linda B. Buck (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle) shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the sense of smell, showing how, for example, a person can smell a lilac in the ...
Olive oil health claim.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... The FDA announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Wording is: "Limited and not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 2 tablespoons (23 g) of olive oil daily may reduce ...
EU approves plant sterol ingredients.(Healthbites)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Canada-based Forbes Medi-Tech received approval from European authorities for its wood-derived, cholesterol-lowering ingredient Reducol, reports Food Navigator. Reducol joins a list of new ...
Meal replacements--convenience or compromise?(Regulatory Issues)
Dec 01, 2004; ... The term "meal replacement" is not defined in federal Food and Drug Administration regulations, but generally refers to a calorie-controlled, prepackaged product in the form of a bar or beverage (ready to drink or powder), that replaces a regular meal. Meal replacement products usually ...
Berries an ounce of prevention: a feast for the eyes as well as the palate, berries have moved beyond their traditional summertime slot to year-round availability, both fresh and frozen.
Dec 01, 2004; ... When comes it comes to taste, millions of us put berries at the top of our list of treats. Good news: Years of bumper crops, increasing numbers of growers and improved quality and shipping of fruit from the Southern Hemisphere can now feed the flames of our berry passion with an endless ...
Nothing fishy about omega oils: omega-group fatty accids, especially EPA and DHA, play essential roles in human health and nutrition.(Fats and Oil)(Eicosapentanoic acid)(Docosahexanoic acid)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Our bodies require fat to survive. It is especially vital that our diet include the omega fatty acids linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. These are called essential fatty acids, because the body cannot make them on its own (some omega-3 fatty acids can be made from alpha-linolenic ...
Health squeeze: juices and juice beverages are not what you think. True, they're delicious, refreshing and thirst-quenching. But Americans are enjoying juices in ways unimagined even a few short years ago.(Juices)
Dec 01, 2004; ... We once looked at fruit juice as a beverage. Today, thanks to clever, forward-thinking manufacturers, juice is at the center of sustenance. In short, juice and juice-based beverages are the newest fast food. This liquid nutrition revolution arose from a confluence of influences ...
New dietary guidelines identify vitamin shortfalls.(Vitamins)
Dec 01, 2004; ... The finalized USDA Dietary Guidelines are anticipated next spring. The committee reported low dietary intakes of vitamin E among children, and vitamins A, C, E and folate were considered low enough to be of concern among adults. The difficulties with keeping everyone in the food ...
Carbs restake their claim: the healthfulness of whole grains has redeemed the image of some carbohydrates. However, processors may need to police themselves when it comes to truth in labeling.(Grains)
Dec 01, 2004; ... Even as interest in low-carb diets and low-carb products is falling, interest in the nutrition benefits of whole-grain products is skyrocketing. Whole grains are just carbohydrates in a different form--a form we are now realizing can have a huge health and wellness impact on consumers ....
Simply red.(New Product Profile)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Chr. Hansen launches ColorFruit, a new range of natural reds with significantly improved stability to light and heat. ColorFruit products are developed from a blend of anthocyanins, natural colors derived from edible fruits and vegetables. They're available in four new shades of red, pink, ...
Light on the starch.(New Product Profile)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... National Starch introduces Novation Prima 600, an exceptionally stable functional native starch delivering superior freeze-thaw and shelf life stability in foods undergoing low to moderate heat and shear processing conditions. Derived from waxy maize, Novation Prima 600 is well ...
Solvent-free soy.(New Product Profile)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Protient Inc. introduces two new Soy Protein Concentrates free of the solvent hexane. Soy Protein Concentrate 6110 and 6120 are unique products produced by a proprietary cross flow ultra filtration process that purifies native soy protein into a concentrated form. The finished product can ...
Co-Q gets wet.(New Product Profile)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2004 ... Wild Flavors Inc. now has the only patented, water-soluble Coenzyme Q10 product available in North America. Based on the recommendation of an expert panel, this ingredient is self-affirmed, generally recognized as safe (GRAS). Co-Q10, a powerful antioxidant, plays a ...